Hobbs pursues drug discount card program as alternative to price caps

• Gov. Katie Hobbs pursues state-issued discount card for prescription drugs • The card offers average 18% discount for named drugs and 80% for generics • Arizona residents will be eligible to enroll in the discount card program in 2026

Unable to get traction on her 2024 controversial plan to cap drug prices, Gov. Katie Hobbs is pursuing an alternate approach: a state-issued discount card.

An executive order signed Aug. 6, joins Arizona with other states that issue cards that can give an average 18% discount for named prescription drugs, with an average mark-down of 80% for generics. There is no cost for the card.

If all of that sounds familiar, it should: Various private companies like GoodRx, SingleCare and WellRx already offer such cards, without cost – and with the same promised