GoodRx helps people with and without insurance save on medications they need. And the impact goes beyond consumers’ pocketbooks. By improving medication access and affordability, GoodRx also benefits the health of millions of Americans, helping people stick to their medication regimens and achieve better health outcomes.
GoodRx Research is tracking our impact — the GoodRx Effect — on healthcare and well-being. Below, we'll overview the methodology for how we calculate out-of-pocket savings. Our 2024 GoodRx Effect white paper details the methodology behind the other impact areas.
Reducing out-of-pocket costs
We calculated average GoodRx savings relative to retail prices as the total percent GoodRx savings relative to retail prices for prescriptions filled using GoodRx from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.
We calculated cumulative GoodRx savings off retail prices as the total GoodRx savings relative to retail prices for prescriptions filled using GoodRx from January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2024.
We calculated the number of Americans who saved with GoodRx in 2024 as the total number of unique GoodRx users who filled a prescription using GoodRx from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.
Helping improve health outcomes
We calculated the number of healthcare professionals with a patient who used GoodRx in 2024 as the number of unique prescribers who wrote a prescription that was filled using GoodRx from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.
We calculated GoodRx savings relative to retail prices for Medicare beneficiaries using the same methodology above, for the subset of GoodRx users 65 years of age and older at the time the prescription was filled. Savings to date were calculated through June 30, 2025.
In our 2024 GoodRx Effect white paper, which used data through September 30, 2023, we detailed the methodology for calculating:
Average GoodRx savings by chronic condition
Improved medication adherence
Improved health outcomes
Savings to the healthcare system
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Using the same methodology detailed in the white paper, we calculated newly adherent prescriptions, emergency room and hospital visits prevented, and savings to the healthcare system through June 30, 2025.
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