Who do they sell the data to? It's certainly not the insurer/consumer/PBM/pharma...

lotsofpulp · on Aug 28, 2020

Supposedly drug companies according to this pharmacist around 5 min mark:

I am not sure either, but I can’t figure out what other play there is than selling data.

headbansown · on Aug 29, 2020

Life insurance companies (speculation - but they won't have the visibility into Barry Boomer's cholesterol meds that his health insurer will)

lotsofpulp · on Aug 29, 2020

You typically have to give permission for life insurance companies to access all of your medical history when you apply for it.

headbansown · on Aug 29, 2020

From your doctor, sure - but from databases of who bought what that the pt consented to be in as a condition of getting a discount? Is GoodRx a HIPAA covered entity? (Not being rhetorical; don't actually know.)