Prepaid Drug Plan with no deductible. Effective January 1, 2014 (if the provider’s system conversion is delayed, implementation date will need to be delayed), the Employer agrees to provide a direct pay prescription drug card for use in Pharmacies operated by Safeway. (If the employee chooses to get their prescription filled at a non-Safeway pharmacy, they must submit their claim on the approved paper forms). For employees who work in single store bargaining units with no Pharmacies, the paper claim option will be the only option available. All prescription reimbursements will be at the low cost alternative where the plan pays the lowest price for the interchangeable products with the same active ingredients. If a generic equivalent is not available or if there is a medical reason for prescribing a brand drug as adjudicated by Pacific Blue Cross the brand drug will be reimbursed.
