Plum Health DPC Lowers the Cost of Prescription Drugs via Channel 7 Action News

Plum Health DPC Lowers the Cost of Prescriptions Drugs in Detroit and Beyond

This evening we were featured on Channel 7 Action news for lowering the cost of medications in Detroit. We started Plum Health DPC in 2016 with a mission: to make health care more affordable and accessible in Detroit and beyond. One part of that broader mission is to lower the cost of medications for our patients.

Paul Thomas MD of Plum Health on Channel 7 Action News

Paul Thomas MD of Plum Health DPC is on Channel 7 Action News with Jennifer Ann Wilson, discussing how we lower the cost of medications in Detroit and beyond.

We buy the most common medications at wholesale and sell them to our patients directly - without a mark up. That’s why our service is called Plum Health DPC, the DPC stands for Direct Primary Care - we deliver primary care services directly to our patients.

By delivering care directly to our patients, we remove the profit takers, pharmacy benefit managers, and retail pharmacies between you and your medications, effectively lowering the cost of those prescriptions by 50% to 90%. Here’s the cost of our seven most commonly used medications:

• Metformin 500 mg 1.2 cents/pill or $0.36 for a 1 month supply

• Ibuprofen 600 mg 7 cents/pill or $2.10 for a 1 month supply

• Lisinopril 10 mg 2.3 cents/pill or $0.66 for a 1 month supply

• Amlodipine 5 mg 1.1 cents/pill or $0.33 for a 1 month supply

• Sertraline/Zoloft 50 mg 4.8 cents/pill or $1.44 for a 1 month supply

• Cetirizine/Zyrtec 10 mg 5.2 cents/pill or $1.52 for a 1 month supply

• Loratadine/Claritin 10 mg 3.4 cents/pill or $1.02 for a 1 month supply

We do this work because we know that the cost of medications continues to climb and that people in our community need a fair shake when it comes to getting the medications that they need to stay healthy.

Here’s what Detroit’s Channel 7 Action News (WXYZ Detroit) had to say:

Dr. Paul Thomas started Plum Health Direct Primary Care four years ago in Detroit with a mission.

"We believe that medication should be affordable and accessible," Dr. Thomas said.

His membership-based business model eliminates the pharmacy and prescription benefit managers by getting medications directly from the wholesalers then selling it to his patients at cost.

Here’s the full interview from Channel 7 Action News:

Thanks for reading and watching, and have a wonderful day,

-Dr. Paul Thomas with Plum Health DPC in Detroit, Michigan

Paul Thomas MD of Plum Health DPC on Channel 7 Action News

Dr. Paul Thomas on Channel 7 Action News discusses how Plum Health DPC lowers the cost of medications for patients in Detroit and beyond.