Resource helpful hints & tips
- Have the name of your prescription and the dosage handy before you call or view the website
- BenefitsCheckUp website is free service of the National Council on Aging (NCOA), a nonprofit service and advocacy organization in Wash., D.C.
- Answer some questions to find benefit programs that can help you pay for medications, health care, food, utilities, and more
- 55+
Dakota County Pharmacy Discount Drug Card Program
651-554-6100
www.co.dakota.mn.us/HealthFamily/HealthServices/PrescriptionDrugs
Dakota County has teamed with several local pharmacies to offer residents the Pharmacy Discount Drug Card Program that makes prescription drugs more affordable for people without insurance coverage for medications
To use the program:
- Free to enroll
- Download the program brochure or pick up a copy at participating pharmacies or the Administration Center in Hastings, Western Service Center in Apple Valley and the Northern Service Center in West St. Paul, or by calling 651-554-6100
- Present the program brochure to one of the participating pharmacies. The pharmacist will enroll you in the program and provide the discount. You may receive a card for future prescriptions
Glaxo Smith Kline Assistance Program
www.gskforyou.com
- Web site designed to help people who need help paying for their GlaxoSmithKline prescription medicines
- When you answer a few basic questions on the site, GSKForYou will guide you to a patient assistance program that may help to save you money on your out-of-pocket costs for your medicine
- Eligibility criteria apply
Merck Patient Assistance Program
1-800-727-5400
www.merck.com/merckhelps/patientassistance
- Private and confidential program provides medicine free of charge to eligible individuals, primarily the uninsured who can not afford needed Merck medicines
- Individuals who don’t meet the insurance criteria may still qualify for the Merck Patient Assistance Program if they attest that they have special circumstances of financial and medical hardship, and their income meets the program criteria
Medicare Part D
1-800-MEDICARE
(1-800-633-4227)
www.medicare.gov/part-d
- Part D adds prescription drug coverage to your Medicare plan that is offered by insurance companies that have been approved by Medicare
Novartis Patient Assistance Foundation
1-800-245-5356
www.patientassistancenow.com
- Provides assistance to US resident patients experiencing financial hardship who have no third-party insurance coverage for their Novartis brand medicines
Partnership for Prescription Assistance
1-888-4PPA-NOW
1-888-477-2669
www.pparx.org
- Helps qualifying patients without prescription drug coverage get the medicines they need through the program that is right for them
Pfizer Helpful Answers
www.phahelps.com
- Pfizer Helpful Answers is a family of prescription assistance programs that provides eligible patients with their Pfizer prescriptions for free or at a savings
- Fill out application for program you need (available online)
RxAssist
www.rxassist.org
- Website run by pharmaceutical companies to provide free medications to people who cannot afford to buy their medicine
- RxAssist offers a comprehensive database of patient assistance programs
RxOutreach
1-800-769-3880
www.rxoutreach.org
- Fully-licensed mail order pharmacy providing over 400 affordable medications to people in need
Together RX Access Program Card
1-800-444-4106
www.togetherrxaccess.com
- Gives eligible individuals and families without prescription drug coverage access to immediate savings on brand-name and generic prescription products right at their neighborhood pharmacies
- Most cardholders save 25 to 40 percent on brand-name prescription medicines and products
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