Kern Legacy Health Plan | A Legacy of Good Health | Summer 2015

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WE are pleased to offer “Direct to
Desk” Medication Delivery to employees
enrolled in Kern Legacy Health Plan at
no additional cost.
To participate in this service you must:
wComplete a “Notice of Consent for
Pharmacy Delivery Service” including
the “Dependents Page,” if applicable.
These forms can be found at www.kern
legacyhp.com. See the website for a list
of current county department delivery
locations.
wFax completed forms to 661-862-7615.
Please include your department’s fax
cover sheet.
If you are interested in this service and
have questions or would like to arrange
a delivery, call Kern Medical Center
(KMC) Campus Pharmacy’s Delivery
Line at 661-862-7552. Please do not call
the regular Pharmacy line.
Feedback about the service and sug-
gestions for improvement should be di-
rected to (do
not send prescriptions or other personal
information to this email address as it is
not a secure form of communication).
Value Formulary
For the 2015 plan year, Kern Legacy
has implemented the Value Formulary
to our pharmaceutical benefit through
Catamaran.
wWhat is a formulary? A formulary is
a list of medications approved to be pre-
scribed under the plan. The development
of the formulary is based on evaluation of
efficiency, safety and cost-effectiveness of
medication.
w What does this change mean for me?
If you were taking a medication that is
not on our Value Formulary, it is now
considered an exclusion of the plan and
is not a covered medication. There are
clinical alternatives for each excluded
medication.
w If medication is listed as an exclusion:
Speak with your doctor regarding tran-
sitioning to a covered clinical alterna-
tive. Have your doctor give you or fax in
a new prescription to a network KMC
Pharmacy. There may be a co-pay if your
medication is a brand name.
You can view a list of formulary
medication exclusions and the
clinical alternatives at
.
Co-pays
At KMC you are able to get
your medication at a reduced
to no out-of-pocket expense.
To save the most money,
opt for generic medication.
Whether you are on Kern
Legacy’s active em-
ployee health plan
or retiree health
plan, you will have
no co-pay for
generic medica-
tions. You also
have the option to select brand-name
medication; however, a co-pay will be
applied. Although you will pay a co-pay
for brand-name medications, you are able
to get a 90-day supply (prescribing doctor
must write the prescription for a 90-day
supply). See our website for additional
co-pay information.
Having trouble or have questions?
Are you experiencing issues when fill-
ing new prescriptions or refills? Do you
have questions about co-pays, formulary
exclusions or clinical alternatives? We are
here to help you. We are available Mon-
day through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
You can call us at 661-868-3280, option 1
and then 5.
KMC Pharmacy:
‘Direct to Desk’Medication Delivery
to make sure you’re using
your medication correctly
1 When you go to your doctor's o ce, the
pharmacy or the hospital, bring a list or a
bag with all your medicines.
2 Ask questions about your medicines.
3 When you go to the pharmacy, make sure
your medicine is what the doctor ordered.
4 Ask how to use the medicine correctly.
5 Ask about possible side e ects.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
5 ways
661-868-3280