RxUtility, a real-time medication affordability toolkit, has announced a new partnership with Buzz Health, integrating its RxCompare multi-discount card pricing API to provide greater price transparency for medications at the points of prescribing and fulfillment.
Through this collaboration, cash discounts and copay coupons will be directly integrated into pharmacy, provider, and other healthcare systems. This aims to offer users enhanced price transparency at the points of prescribing and fulfillment, providing patients with more control over cost options.
Miriam Paramore, CEO and Founder of RxUtility, stated, “Consumers need price transparency that gives them real choice and helps them save money on medicine. Today, most patients don’t know what they will pay for their medication until they reach the pharmacy counter. Even then, they are rarely told about the numerous discounts and price options available.” She added that the partnership with Buzz Health is a significant step towards empowering consumers with easy access to the best prices.
The market need for such solutions is substantial, with approximately half of patients reportedly not taking medications as prescribed, primarily due to affordability issues. Poor medication adherence is linked to an estimated $100 billion to $300 billion in avoidable healthcare costs annually. Studies have shown that improved visibility into copay coupons, cash prices, and other discount options can reduce out-of-pocket costs and lower prescription abandonment rates.
Joseph Kleiman, President of Buzz Health, commented, “When prescription pricing is transparent, fast, and reliable, everyone benefits. By combining RxCompare’s robust discount card network and dynamic pricing APIs with RxUtility’s infrastructure, we give partners greater control over prescription economics, allowing them to deliver accurate pricing at scale without disrupting workflows or compromising security.”
The partnership involves RxUtility sharing its copay coupon transparency API with RxCompare, while RxCompare shares its cash-pay transparency API with RxUtility. These combined API integrations are designed to provide providers, pharmacists, and consumers with broader visibility into medication costs, acknowledging the economic reality that prices for the same medication can vary significantly based on pharmacy, insurance coverage, copay coupons, or cash-pay options.
The integrated tools support real-time price visibility across a configurable discount card network, side-by-side comparisons of copay and cash pricing within existing workflows, and automated coverage continuity to apply affordable pricing when medications are not covered. These features aim to lower out-of-pocket costs, thereby reducing prescription abandonment and improving adherence.
Through this collaboration, RxUtility and Buzz Health aim to enhance the predictability and affordability of prescription pricing for patients at the point of decision.
RxUtility provides healthcare technology focused on making medications affordable for consumers. The company connects providers, pharmacists, employers, payers, and digital health partners with real-time access to medication prices via its AI-powered platform. By embedding prescription affordability and transparency into technology workflows, RxUtility seeks to reduce patient payment confusion, improve medication adherence, and ensure equitable access to prescription drugs.
Buzz Health is a healthcare technology company that delivers customizable, HITRUST-certified prescription solutions through its integrated platforms, including BuzzRx, RxCompare, and RxAffect. Designed for scalability, Buzz Health’s technology aims to streamline pharmacy operations, optimize claims in real time, and improve access and affordability across the prescription ecosystem. The company positions itself as an intelligence layer behind prescription savings and benefit navigation, working to achieve measurable cost reductions, improved adherence, and better health outcomes.
