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Forced to buy meds from employer
Is it legal for my employer to require us to buy all our prescriptions through them via our employee health plan? I work for a local grocer that has a pharmacy. I prefer to get my medications elsewhere due to privacy concerns.
Asked on November 8, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Ohio
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
They can require that if you use employer-provided or paid for health insurance, they can require you to use their pharmacy: employers may put rules and restrictions on their health benefits. If you are paying out of pocket or otherwise without their benefits, they can not require this.
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