This seems like a no brainer product, I'd be surprised if something like this didn't exist earlier. cc'ing @ATKingyens who's hot on the healthcare space right now.
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@rrhoover We think we were the first to do it actually. A lot of existing discount card providers generally say they offer "up to 75%" savings, and upon research you end up finding out that deal applies to very few medications, most having savings of no real impact to the cost. Bringing transparency to not only how medications are priced, but also to what you should expect to spend at the pharmacy, was one of our most important goals for the product.
@billy_mcclure aww, I love warm fuzzies.
Disclaimer: I know nothing about healthcare.
I'm not sure what the legal restrictions are in this space so this may not be feasible today but are you planning to offer delivery of pharmaceutical drugs, perhaps based on a subscription, sourcing from the cheapest supplier?
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@rrhoover awesome question - delivering prescriptions is super-complicated; there are a lot of state and federal restrictions which make it much harder than Ubering a cab or ordering from Amazon (not that those aren't already being tried and tested). Right now GoodRx is super focused on helping provide savings for prescriptions, but it's a space we're aware of, especially with all the great startups coming out of the woodwork in the delivery scene.
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This is a great data source a friend of mine is using for his health app (they have an API) Affordability and price-transparency are critical factors for changing healthcare in the US.
This is a great site. I used it about a week ago and actually found that the price with the GoodRX coupon was cheaper than had I used my insurance. Failure to the healthcare industry, but the more people whose hands this is in the better. @ATKingyens -- It doesn't consider what insurance you have, but I called my pharmacy to check the price w/ insurance and compare it which worked out great. Perhaps something they can add down the line, if that info is available.
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Hello everyone, technical lead here at GoodRx! Thanks for the comment access @rrhoover! If you have any specific questions about GoodRx I'll be around to answer them. I wanted to take the opportunity to thank @schlaf for submitting us on the site (and all the upvotes!). It gave everyone a warm fuzzy feeling to see all the thoughtful and kind comments. We are a startup based in Santa Monica and in the stage of growing fairly fast. We try to be as transparent and open as possible so I'll be very happy to answer hopefully everything you want to ask.
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This is a great product. The API is especially useful. We run a B2B drug patent intelligence platform, and we frequently have end-consumers asking about prices. So, we integrated the GoodRx API to provide pricing information for free :)
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