Savascript® Prescription Discount Card Program Announces Strategic Alliance with Welldyne® PBM
Press Release – Monday May 3, 2021
New Orleans, LA – Savascript® Value Services, Inc. (www.savascript.com), formally announces its ongoing strategic alliance with WellDyne® (www.welldyne.com), a leading independent Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) company committed to delivering transparent, lowest net cost solutions through integrated data and technology.
Founded to help non-profits and consumers during the Coronavirus pandemic, Savascript®’s New Orleans-based team introduced its innovative prescription discount card program, “The Prescription Discount Card That Pays It Forward.” This new program allows non-profits to augment revenues by distributing discount cards to members, families, stakeholders, and communities, while delivering impressive savings to the public on their prescription medications.
Although there are many prescription discount cards currently on the U.S. market, Savascript® has distinguished itself by consistently delivering industry-leading discounts on prescription drugs while providing per-transaction donations to a variety of community, advocacy, educational, professional, healthcare, and mission-based organizations.
According to WellDyne® VP Joseph Feliciani, “WellDyne® is proud to publicly announce its partnership with Savascript® prescription discount card program. The ability of our partnership with Savascript® to generate much-needed revenue for the nation’s non-profits during the economic dislocation caused by the pandemic, while delivering industry-leading cost savings to the American public on their prescription medications, is one of WellDyne’s proudest achievements.”
Savascript® is led by its President, Dr. Eric Griggs. After receiving an M.D. from Tulane University Medical School, Dr. Griggs dedicated himself to public & community health advocacy, serving on committees and boards for the Louisiana Primary Care Association, 100 Black Men of America, Louisiana Community Health Outreach Network, American Diabetes Association, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, Association of Health Care Journalists, and more.
Dr. Griggs won the Dr. James T. Black Health & Wellness National Award, the NAACP Louisiana Outstanding Community Service Award, the American Heart Association Service & Leadership Award, the American Cancer Society Mid South Region Award, and awards from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Tulane University Medical School.
Widely regarded as a leading public and community health advocate, Dr. Griggs regularly appears as a featured guest on TV & radio broadcasts to raise public awareness in the areas of community health, wellness, nutrition, exercise, and health equity. Dr. Griggs also provides public health information on vaccinations, epidemiology, and related topics.
WellDyne® (www.welldyne.com) is an independent PBM providing access to 66,000+ retail pharmacies across the U.S. For 25 years, WellDyne has leveraged clinical expertise to drive improved health outcomes, partnering with nearly 2,000 clients, serving 2.5 million+ members, and with the capacity to fulfill more than 15 million prescriptions per year.
Savascript® Value Services, Inc. (www.savascript.com) is a nationwide Prescription Discount Card Program founded during the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic by a diverse group of executives from healthcare, insurance, HR, and IT sectors to assist American consumers in lowering their prescription costs, while benefitting non-profit organizations with each transaction.
| Contact: Ashley Kent, Savascript® Director of Operations | Cell: 504-909-5282 | akent@savascript.com |