Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona and Sempre Health Collaborate to Further Improve Medication Adherence and Affordability Expanded program has successfully saved members hundreds of dollars since inception News provided by Share this article Share this article PHOENIX, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ) and Sempre Health announce today an expansion of their highly successful medication adherence affordability collaboration. The program, which uses SMS messaging to provide discounts for specific chronic disease medications, has saved the average participating BCBSAZ member hundreds of dollars, totaling more than $500,000 in savings since the partnership's inception in August 2019. Based upon this success, BCBSAZ and Sempre Health are expanding the program to include six additional diabetes medicines. Members eligible for the expanded program will be able to begin enrolling immediately.