SECTION9. PRESCRIPTIONDRUGBENEFITS SEPARATEANNUALDRUGDEDUCTIBLES • In addition to other cost sharing, some covered workers are also required to meet a separate prescription drug deductiblebeforetheplancoverssomeoralldrugs. Fifteenpercentofcoveredworkersareinaplanwithaseparate annualdeductibleforprescriptiondrugs[Figure9.15]. Theseprescriptiondrugdeductiblesareseparatefromany generalannualdeductibleandmayapplytoalloraselectnumberoftiers. – For57%ofcoveredworkersinfirmswithaseparatedeductibleforprescriptiondrugs,thedeductibleappliestoall drugsoneachoftheformularytiers[Figure9.16]. – Theaverageannualdeductibleamongcoveredworkersinfirmswhofaceaseparateannualdeductibleis$149 [Figure 9.16]. The Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research & Educational Trust / Page 159