CoverMyMeds is a healthcare technology platform dedicated to improving medication access by streamlining the prior authorization (PA) process. By automating and integrating PA workflows, CoverMyMeds connects healthcare providers, pharmacies, and health plans, reducing administrative burdens and accelerating patient access to necessary medications. The platform's extensive network includes over 950,000 providers, 50,000 pharmacies, and most health plans, representing 96% of prescription volume.
Key Features and Functionality:
- Electronic Prior Authorization (ePA): Automates the PA process, enabling providers to submit requests up to three times faster than traditional methods, thereby reducing approval times from days to minutes.
- Real-Time Benefit Check (RxBC): Provides prescribers with patient-specific prescription cost and coverage information at the point of prescribing, helping to reduce prescription abandonment.
- Extensive Integration: Seamlessly integrates with over 350 electronic health records (EHRs) and numerous pharmacy management systems, allowing for in-workflow submission, automatic form population, and real-time status updates.
- Comprehensive Network Connectivity: Maintains connections with a broad network of health plans and pharmacy benefit managers, enabling electronic prior authorization submissions across most major payers.
Primary Value and User Solutions:
CoverMyMeds addresses critical challenges in the healthcare system by reducing the time and complexity associated with prior authorizations. By automating these processes, the platform minimizes administrative burdens for healthcare providers and pharmacists, leading to faster medication access for patients. This efficiency helps decrease prescription abandonment rates and improves patient adherence to prescribed therapies. Additionally, the platform's real-time benefit information empowers prescribers to make informed decisions, enhancing the overall quality of care.