Atorvastatin is the generic for Lipitor, one of the most prescribed cholesterol medications in the world. Employees take it every day, every month, for years. Through StraightLineRX, covered employees pay $0 at the counter, no copay, no deductible, no coupon required.
Atorvastatin calcium is a statin medication used to lower LDL (“bad”) cholesterol and triglycerides while raising HDL (“good”) cholesterol. It is prescribed to reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, and cardiovascular disease. It was originally sold under the brand name Lipitor by Pfizer and was once the best-selling drug in the world.
High cholesterol affects approximately 86 million American adults. In a company of any size, a significant portion of your workforce is almost certainly taking a statin. Atorvastatin is a lifelong medication, employees do not stop taking it. That makes it a predictable, permanent monthly cost that StraightLineRX can eliminate entirely.
Generic atorvastatin is available, but costs still vary significantly. Without coverage it runs $15–$40/month. With typical group insurance, employees pay $25–$45 as a copay depending on their plan’s tier structure. On a high-deductible plan at the start of the year, they may pay the full retail price.
And this is a medication employees will fill every single month, likely for the rest of their lives. It compounds: a $35/month copay is $420/year, $2,100 over five years. For employees across a whole company, the collective prescription spend on statins alone is often significant.
StraightLineRX eliminates this cost entirely for enrolled employees, and routes the fills outside your group insurance plan, meaning no claims on your plan and no deductible spend, because covered fills are intercepted before they ever hit your books.
StraightLineRX is an employer-sponsored prescription benefit powered by Liviniti, an established national pharmacy benefit manager (formerly Southern Scripts) that has operated for 15 years and serves more than a million people across the US. These are the same FDA-approved medications your employees already fill, dispensed by licensed pharmacists at CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, and 65,000+ other pharmacies nationwide. Nothing about the medication changes. What changes is the price.
The benefit costs employers $25 per employee per month, a flat fee covering the entire workforce and their households. Many employers save more than that in reduced prescription spend in the first month alone.
Employees cannot sign up for StraightLineRX individually. This is an employer benefit, the company adds it for the whole team at once, and every enrolled employee and their household gets access immediately.
If you’re an employee: Forward this page to your HR director or benefits manager using the email template below. Once your employer signs up, you’ll receive an enrollment link and can start using the benefit within days.
If you’re an employer or HR manager: Schedule a call below. We’ll show you the exact monthly savings for your team and get you live in 2 business days.
Subject: Benefit idea, could get Lipitor and cholesterol meds to $0 for employees Hi [HR Manager / Benefits Director], I take atorvastatin (generic Lipitor) for high cholesterol. I found a prescription benefit called StraightLineRX that covers it at $0 copay, along with 1,050+ other common medications, for employees and their families. The company pays $25/employee/month flat. Many employers save more than that from reduced prescription plan spend. And employees like me stop paying copays on medications we fill every month for life. More info here: https://straightlinerx.com/atorvastatin Worth a quick look, they apparently launch in 2 business days. Thanks, [Your name]
Yes. Atorvastatin calcium is the FDA-approved generic equivalent of Lipitor. They contain the same active ingredient at the same dose and are considered therapeutically interchangeable. StraightLineRX covers generic atorvastatin at $0 copay.
Generic atorvastatin typically costs $15–$40 per month at retail pharmacies without insurance. Brand-name Lipitor can run $200–$400/month. With StraightLineRX, enrolled employees pay $0 for generic atorvastatin at any of 65,000+ network pharmacies.
The most reliable path is an employer prescription benefit. If your company adds StraightLineRX, atorvastatin is $0, no coupons, no manufacturer program, no income qualification. Ask your HR director to schedule a call with StraightLineRX.
Yes. StraightLineRX works alongside your existing health plan. Covered prescriptions like atorvastatin are filled through StraightLineRX at $0. For anything not on the formulary, your regular insurance continues to work exactly as before, nothing changes.
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