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TRIP Prescription Plan

Plan participants enrolled in any TRIP health plan have prescription drug benefits included in the coverage. All prescription medications are compiled on a preferred drug list ("formulary list") maintained by each health plan's prescription benefit manager (PBM). Formulary lists categorize drugs in four levels: Reduced Tier 1, Tier1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 brands. Each level has a different copayment and/or coinsurance amount.

Participants enrolled in the Teachers' Choice Health Plan (TCHP) pay 20% of the retail cost of prescriptions, not to exceed a set maximum or be less than the set minimum copayment amount.  Additionally, TCHP plan participants have a $1,500 annual prescription out-of-pocket maximum.  Once this out-of-pocket maximum has been met, prescriptions obtained for the remainder of the plan year will be covered at 100%. 

Coverage for specific drugs may vary depending upon the health plan. It is important to note that formulary lists are subject to change any time during the plan year. To compare formulary lists, cost-savings programs and to obtain a list of pharmacies that participate in the various health plan networks, plan participants should visit the website of each health plan they are considering. Plan participants who have additional prescription drug coverage, including Medicare, should contact their plan’s PBM for coordination of benefits (COB) information.

Plan participants who have additional prescription drug coverage, including Medicare, should contact their plan’s PBM for coordination of benefits (COB) information.

Plan participants enrolled in HealthLink OAP, Aetna OAP, BlueCross BlueShield of IL OAP, or the Teachers' Choice Health Plan (TCHP), have CVS/caremark as their PBM.

Under the Affordable Care Act, Food and Drug Administration-approved contraceptive methods, sterilization procedures, and patient education and counseling, not including abortifacient drugs, will be covered by the plan without cost-sharing requirements.

FY2024 TRIP Prescription Copayments


*Reduced 
Tier I​

Tier I​
Tier II​
Tier III​
​​HMOs
​30-day supply
​$4.00
​$10.00
​$20.00
​$40.00
​90-day supply
​$10.00
​$25.00
​$50.00
​$100.00

​​OAPs
​30-day supply
​-
​$10.00
​$20.00
​$40.00
​90-day supply
​-
​$20.00
​$40.00
​$80.00
**90-day
Maintenance Choice
​-
​$10.00
​$20.00
​$40.00

​TCHP



Preventive Prescription Drugs – $0
TCHP applies 20% coinsurance to the retail cost of the drug not to exceed the maximum copayment or be less than the minimum copayment.
​30-day supply
​-
Greater of 20% or ​$7.00
Greater of 20% or ​$14.00
Greater of 20% or ​$28.00
​90-day supply
​-
Greater of 20% or ​$14.00
Greater of 20% or ​$28.00
Greater of 20% or​ $56.00
​​**90-day
Maintenance Choice
-​
Greater of 10%; or $14
Greater of 10%; or $28
Greater of 10%; or $56

 * Using out-of-network services may significantly increase your out-of-pocket expense. Amounts over the plan’s allowable charges do not count toward your plan year out-of-pocket maximum; this varies by plan and geographic region.

** Medications received at CVS Caremark® Pharmacy or through CVS Caremark® Mail Service Pharmacy. Deductibles apply.