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Opting Out of Maintenance Choice®
You will generally pay the lowest price for maintenance medications if you use Maintenance Choice® to obtain a 90-day supply by mail or at a CVS retail pharmacy. However, you may "opt out" of Maintenance Choice® and obtain a 90-day supply (or a 30-day supply) at any participating network pharmacy. You will be subject to the annual retail deductible, and, for 90-day supplies of medication, your per-prescription maximum will be higher, as shown in the following table.
Comparing Per-prescription Maximums Under Maintenance Choice® to Opting Out of Maintenance Choice®
 
Maximum per-prescription charge
 
Maintenance Choice® (obtain through mail or at a CVS retail pharmacy)
Opt Out
(obtain prescription at a non-CVS retail in-network pharmacy*)
Annual Deductible
Not Applicable
$100
Generic non-specialty 90-day supply
$20
$30, after satisfying annual deductible
Preferred brand-name and specialty generic 90-day supply
$500
$600, after satisfying annual deductible
Non-preferred brand-name 90-day supply
$625
$750, after satisfying annual deductible
* Or picking up three 30-day supply prescriptions at a CVS retail pharmacy.
To compare pricing for using Maintenance Choice® vs. purchasing the drug at a non-CVS retail in-network pharmacy, visit CVS Caremark's website.
To continue to fill your maintenance medication prescription at a non-CVS retail in-network pharmacy after your two 30 days' supplies at a network pharmacy, you must opt out of Maintenance Choice® by calling CVS Caremark. If you order maintenance medications through a non-CVS retail in-network pharmacy without calling CVS Caremark first, your claim will be rejected and you will pay the full cost of the medication. Please Note: Your "opt out" status will apply to all maintenance medications that you fill through the Plan.