In 2011, they will receive a 50 percent discount on brand-name drugs.
There are no posters on the walls for brand-name drugs.
A small number of plans also cover brand-name drugs, but beneficiaries usually must pay higher premiums.
And why are they so much cheaper than brand-name drugs?
They want companies that make both brand-name and generic drugs to compete to offer the best prices.
Drug plan members typically pay $20 to $55 toward the price of brand-name drugs.
The list will give the cost of the brand-name drug and its generic equivalent.
If several generic drugs are competing, she said, they may sell for 60 percent less than the brand-name drug.
Employees would have to pay the full price for brand-name drugs.
And the price is lower than the brand-name drugs - about $30 for a 30-day supply.
