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MoreThanRx Pharmacist Prescribing
New access pathways in a constrained care environment
You’re hearing more client questions about access—driven by physician shortages, long appointment wait times, and growing expectations for convenience. In response, many plans are exploring alternative access points that fit within existing benefit designs.
The MoreThanRx Pharmacist Prescribing solution introduces pharmacy-based prescribing for select medications, giving you another access pathway to discuss with clients when traditional care routes are constrained.
Convenience built into the pharmacy
The MoreThanRx Pharmacist Prescribing solution allows plan sponsors to offer members access to certain prescription therapies directly through in-network pharmacies. By enabling pharmacists to prescribe select medications, this approach introduces an alternative pathway when traditional primary care access is limited.
For you, this creates space to talk with clients about access, convenience, and care pathways—without reframing the entire benefit design.
What it delivers for clients and members
Faster access to treatment
Members can receive pharmacist-based prescribing for select categories, reducing delays tied to primary care scheduling.
Convenience and accessibility
Community pharmacists extend care options into locations where many members already live and work. Approximately 60% of members live within five miles of a pharmacy.1
Downstream medical cost avoidance
Earlier access to treatment may reduce reliance on higher-cost care settings such as emergency rooms or urgent care.
Aligned to evolving access needs
Supports members who face challenges securing timely physician appointments due to capacity constraints.
What pharmacists can prescribe
These prescribing capabilities sit within the broader MoreThanRx portfolio, which continues to expand pharmacy-based access and affordability options.
*Availability and scope of services are subject to state and local regulations.
Under this solution, pharmacists can prescribe medications in select categories:
Oral contraceptives
HIV/AIDS therapy
Smoking-cessation medications
Why this matters now
You’re seeing access pressures intensify across client populations:
Physician shortages are projected to exceed 187,000 by 2037, increasing pressure on traditional care pathways.2
Members increasingly expect same-day options for routine or acute needs.
Employers are looking for approaches that reduce friction for members while remaining practical to administer.
Clients should enroll by April 2, 2026 to ensure access to Pharmacist Prescribing for their members on May 1, 2026.
MoreThanRx Test to Treat solution
Pharmacists play a pivotal role in expanding access to timely, high-quality care for members.
This respiratory season, we’re highlighting pharmacy-based solutions that can help. Solutions within our MoreThanRx suite, billed via the pharmacy benefit, are helping expand access to more affordable flu and COVID-19 care at in-network pharmacies.
Pharmacy Vaccination Program: Flu and COVID-19 vaccines administered by a pharmacist, directly at the pharmacy
*NEW* Test to Treat: Members can receive rapid flu and COVID-19 testing, and with a positive test, walk out with an appropriate antiviral treatment—all in a single, convenient pharmacy visit
Our pharmacy partners are highly trained, accessible, and ready to help members get well, faster. These services help reduce care barriers and improve outcomes. Member cost shares follow plan-specific copay accumulator rules.
Sources
- MoreThanRx network coverage as of 12/23/2024, subject to change; Express Scripts by Evernorth membership as of 1/22/2025.
- National Center for Health Workforce Analysis. “Physician Workforce: Projections, 2022-2037.” November 2024. https://bhw.hrsa.gov/sites/default/files/bureau-health-workforce/data-research/physicians-projections-factsheet.pdf