Starting October 1, 2025, members enrolled in an Albertsons medical plan (except the HSA Plan and any Kaiser Permanente Plan) can reduce their prescription drug costs by using available non-specialty medication manufacturers’ copay assistance programs.

The MedImpact Assist® Non-Specialty Copay Assistance Program reduces drug costs for you and Albertsons by maximizing copay assistance funds available from pharmaceutical manufacturers for non-specialty medications. Non-specialty brand name drugs covered under the program are used to treat common conditions such as diabetes, respiratory conditions, or to prevent heart attacks and strokes.

You can use copay assistance programs for brand name drugs on MedImpact’s list of eligible medications. Note that eligible medications change periodically, with new brand name drugs being added to the list of eligible medications and other brand name drugs being removed from the list of eligibile medications.  MedImpact will notify you if a brand name drug you are taking is removed from the list.

Download a list of eligible medications.

Here’s a Quick Overview of the Program

How the Program Works

  • Drug manufacturer copay assistance programs are specific to a particular brand name drug and are provided by the company that makes the drug.
  • Follow the steps outlined in the letter from MedImpact to enroll in the program for your covered medication. The easiest way to enroll is through the manufacturer’s copay assistance website included in the letter.
  • Once you are enrolled in the manufacturer’s copay assistance program, the pharmacy will apply the manufacturer’s savings when you fill your next prescription.
  • Manufacturers’ copay assistance can’t be used online the first time you fill a prescription after October 1, 2025. You should visit a retail pharmacy in person the first time you use a copay assistance program. Provide your copay assistance information to the pharmacist. Once you’ve filled your initial prescription at a retail pharmacy, you can refill it online for delivery or in-person pickup.
  • If a copay remains after the manufacturer’s copay assistance is applied, you can use the MedImpact $0 Commercial Copay Card included in the letter from MedImpact to cover the remaining copay amount.

Some Important Rules

  • If you are taking an eligible medication and you do not enroll in the manufacturer’s medication discount, starting with the third fill of your prescription after October 1, 2025, you will pay your regular copay/coinsurance under your medical plan plus a copay penalty equal to the amount of the manufacturer’s copay assistance for the medication. The total amount you pay will not exceed the cost of the medication.
  • If you are enrolled in the HSA Plan or any Kaiser Permanente Plan, you are not eligible to use manufacturers’ copay assistance through this program.
  • If you are covered by Medicare, Medicaid, Tri-Care, or another government program, you are not eligible to use manufacturers’ copay assistance through this program.
  • Any amounts covered under the program through a manufacturer’s coupon or the MedImpact $0 Commercial Copay Card do not count towards your medical plan’s annual deductible or out-of-pocket maximum.
  • If a manufacturer’s copay assistance program ends, you will be notified by MedImpact. You will be responsible for the coinsurance that applies to your prescription under your medical plan.