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@justlucky No I don't. It's not a means-tested discount, your income doesn't matter. The only requirements ( listed in a questionnaire you fill out on the website when you apply) are that you 1) are a US citizen, 2) have prescription drug insurance coverage and 3) that drug coverage is through a private insurance company, not through a government carrier such as Medicare, Medicaid or Tricare ( or any other military-related coverage).

My husband and I are both on Medicare Parts A and B, with a secondary insurance coverage through the federal employees BC/BS retirement coverage. It's the FEPB coverage that provides the prescription drug coverage, it's a private, not government insurance company, so we qualify for this Eliquis discount card. Note though, that approximately two years ago this retirement FEPB coverage adopted a "FEP Medicare Prescription Drug Program" (MPDP) where the premiums a Medicare subscriber paid for this insurance gets them into a Medicare prescription drug program ( Medicare must really want that Blue Cross money) similar to a Part D program, and all the subscribers, including us, were transferred without our ok into that program. We had to opt out of this program in writing to be put back into the FEPB traditional drug coverage program, but they did it. If I'd remained in the FEPB MPDP program where they moved me, I'd not have been eligible for this Eliquis discount program.

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@marybird -Thank you for all of the details. I have a Medicate Part D coverage via Wellcare so I guess I wouldn't qualify for this pricing. It's great that you can get the special pricing.
Separate, but related, any time I have pursued manufacturers' special offers in the past they have required a copy of my income tax return and there's no way I'm giving a drug company that information!
Thanks again.

@marybird

You're fortunate to have such great insurance coverage and be eligible to pay only $10 for Eliquis. I have a Part D plan so don't qualify -- even though my income is low enough to qualify for hospital discounts. So I'm paying $240 a month. Rather, I'm CHARGING $240 a month, because I can't possibly afford it otherwise, and that added debt load has bad consequences.

I'd really like to know how to find a reputable Canadian pharmacy where I could order it.