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Pharmacy Services

The Take CARE Employee Clinic and Pharmacyfeatures a full-service pharmacy.

Note: The Take CARE Employee Clinic and Pharmacyaccepts credit, debit, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Health Savings Account (HSA) cards. The center does not accept cash.

This is an in-network pharmacy for Children's Mercy medical plan members:

  • You can fill prescriptions for yourself and your entire family, including children under the age of 18.
  • You have the option to refill maintenance medications in 30- or 90-day supplies at this pharmacy only. At other in-network pharmacies and through mail order service, you only may refill your maintenance medications in 90-day supplies.
  • The pharmacy carries generic and brand-name medications. However, all brand-name medications will be considered "preferred," so you won't pay the higher non-preferred drug coinsurance . You will pay the same amount or less than you would pay at your local in-network pharmacy - based on the prescription type and quantity.

How the Blue Plan, Gold Plan and Green Plan cover prescriptions

 

Gold Plan

Blue Plan

Green Plan
(New for 2021 – 2022)

Retail (30-day supply)

  • Generic

  • Preferred Brand*

  • Nonpreferred Brand

 

  • $8

  • 30% up to $75

  • 50% up to $150

 

  • $8

  • 30% up to $75

  • 50% up to $150

You pay the full, negotiated cost before you meet your deductible; after you meet your deductible you pay 20% coinsurance and CM pays 80% ***

Prescription on the ACA preventive prescription drug list are covered at 100%

Prescriptions on the Green Plan preventive drug list - the deductible is waived and you pay 20% coinsurance and CM pays 80%

Maintenance (31-90 day supply) and Mail Order (90-day supply)

 

  • Generic

  • Preferred Brand*

  • Nonpreferred Brand

 

  • $18

  • 30% up to $150

  • 50% up to $375

 

  • $18

  • 30% up to $150

  • 50% up to $375

You pay the full, negotiated cost before you meet your deductible; after you meet your deductible you pay 20% coinsurance and CM pays 80% ***

Prescription on the ACA preventive prescription drug list are covered at 100%

Prescriptions on the Green Plan preventive drug list - the deductible is waived and you pay 20% coinsurance and CM pays 80%

Specialty

  • Generic

  • Preferred Brand*

  • Nonpreferred Brand
  • 30% up to $200

  • 30% up to $200

  • 50% up to $200
  • 30% up to $200

  • 30% up to $200

  • 50% up to $200

You pay the full, negotiated cost before you meet your deductible; after you meet your deductible you pay 20% coinsurance and CM pays 80%

Prescription Drug Out-of-pocket Maximum

$1,600 per person/$5,800 family**

$1,600 per person/$5,800 family**

Prescription drug costs are combined with your medical costs to meet your medical out-of-pocket maximum (there is not a separate out-of-pocket maximum for prescription drugs)

*  Minimum per-prescription costs do not apply to prescriptions subject to Dispense as Written (DAW) provisions. In addition, ancillary costs due to DAW do not count toward your annual out-of-pocket maximum.

** Summary of infertility prescription benefits:
- $5,000 lifetime maximum allowable benefit 50% of cost/coinsurance.
- Infertility coinsurance does not apply to out-of-pocket maximum.
- After reaching the $5,000 lifetime maximum, you will pay 100%.

*** In the Green Plan, prescription drug costs are combined with your medical costs to meet your medical out-of-pocket maximum (there is not a separate out-of-pocket maximum for prescription drugs).
  If you participate in the Blue or Gold plan family coverage, your out-of-pocket maximum for prescription drug coverage will not exceed $5,800.

  • For those in the CM Blue or Gold plan, your prescription drug purchases will count toward your annual out-of-pocket maximum (the most you pay for prescription drugs during the plan year).
  • For those in the CM Green plan, your prescription drug purchases will count toward your annual deductible and out-of-pocket maximum.

If you are not covered by a Children's Mercy medical plan, you also may fill your prescriptions at the center. You will pay a market-competitive rate, and you will need to file your own claims.

The pharmacy also will fill prescriptions from providers at other health care facilities. Simply ask your provider to fax your prescription to the Take CARE Employee Clinic and Pharmacy at (816) 421-1197.

The pharmacy will accept credit and debit cards only.

For your convenience, the pharmacy offers a prescription drug delivery service at the Adele Hall Campus and Children's Mercy Broadway.

What's In Stock


The pharmacy stocks our 1,000 most commonly used drugs and more than 100 frequently used over-the-counter items, including medications to treat ADD/ADHD. If a drug you need isn't in-stock, you may order it to arrive within two business days.

If you get allergy injections and want to receive your shots at the clinic, you may store your serum at the center. You will be responsible to ensure you have an ample supply on hand to receive your injections.

The pharmacy does not stock medications that require sterile compounding.

Transferring Prescriptions to the Take CARE Employee Clinic and Pharmacy


To transfer prescriptions from other pharmacies, take your prescription bottle to the pharmacy or call the pharmacy at (816) 412-2358, and let them know where you currently fill your prescriptions. They will contact the pharmacy on your behalf to have your prescriptions transferred.

If you have any questions, email CMHKCWC_Pharmacy@cerner.com.