Blink Health: Save Money on Prescriptions at Local Pharmacies

Blink Health is a prescription savings service that works differently from a traditional pharmacy. You search for your medication on the Blink Health website or app, purchase it at Blink's discounted price, and then pick up your prescription at any participating pharmacy near you — including major chains like CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, Kroger, and many independent pharmacies. The pharmacy fills the prescription and checks you in using your Blink ID or confirmation number.

Blink Health works by negotiating volume-based prices with pharmacies and passing those savings on to customers. For many common generic medications, the Blink price is substantially lower than the retail cash price. Prices are listed openly on the website before you commit to purchasing, so you can compare and decide.

Blink Health is useful for people who do not have health insurance, people whose insurance does not cover a specific medication, people who are in their deductible period and paying full price, and people who want to check whether they are getting the best price on a prescription they already take.

There is no membership fee to use Blink Health — you create a free account and pay only for the medications you purchase. Blink accepts payment by credit card, debit card, or FSA/HSA cards, which is important because FSA and HSA funds are specifically designed for healthcare expenses like prescriptions.

Blink Health is available at blinkhealth.com and as a free app for iPhone and Android. A competing service, GoodRx (goodrx.com), offers similar savings through coupons that you present at the pharmacy — both services are worth comparing before filling an expensive prescription.