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Purchasing Prescription Medications Without Insurance

I am without prescription medication coverage while I wait to hear back from my employer's insurance provider and I need to get a 30-day supply of my four daily medications. If you are or have ever been without insurance, you know how expensive (and sometimes scary) my situation can be. I did some sleuthing today to compare costs between different retailers and I want to pass on my results because I know I am not alone amongst my peers in being in this situation. Your results will, of course, vary depending on medications. While Costco was the cheapest for initial costs by between $100 & $200 dollars a medication, I ended going with Target. They have a program for uninsured customers dropping their total by over $100. The discount brought them within $3 of Costco, so I filled there and saved myself a trip to the 'burbs. All Target needed for the program was my phone #. Walgreens has a $20 yearly membership that reduced their initial cost (the highest) by $200. I mi...