Low Cost Health Care: Need Help Paying for Your Prescriptions?

Americans without health insurance, or little insurance, can really be making decisions on whether to pay the car payment or that month’s supply of medication. With skyrocketing prescription medication prices, most average low to middle class Americans have trouble paying for the very pills they need to stay healthy. No one should have to make that decision, and now there are some companies around where you can get free or very low cost prescription medications. If you are one of the many who cannot afford your medication or need a bit of help to get through a rough patch, see if one of the agencies below can help you. Most of the popular prescriptions are included in these programs.

The finest drug help site around:
https://www.pparx.org/Intro.php

The Partnership for Prescription Assistance brings together America’s pharmaceutical companies, doctors, other health care providers, patient advocacy organizations and community groups to help qualifying patients who lack prescription coverage get the medicines they need through the public or private program that’s right for them. Many will get them free or nearly free. This is often a first stop for affordable health care.

Through this site, the Partnership for Prescription Assistance offers a single point of access to more than 275 public and private patient assistance programs, including more than 150 programs offered by pharmaceutical companies. To access the Partnership for Prescription Assistance by phone, you can call toll-free, 1-888-4PPA-NOW (1-888-477-2669).

Other Health Care Options

http://www.rxassist.org
RxAssist coordinates Rx Outreach, a new Patient Assistance Program developed by Express Scripts Specialty Distribution Services, Inc. (ESSDS). The program provides qualified low-income individuals and families access to generic versions of brand name medications. A great site for affordable health care.

http://www.medicare.gov
This is for Medicare recipients and offers information on discount prescription cards and other services for Medicare.

http://www.rxhope.com
Rx Hope provides government and corporate-sponsored Patient Assistance Programs for over 1000 medications. This site has a wonderful index by state that shows assistance programs, contact information, and qualifications. Along with your health care provider this should be your best friend.

http://www.needymeds.com/
NeedyMeds is NOT a drug assistance program. We are an information provider. We are trying to make this information available to you so you will know how to get help from patient assistance programs. It’s up to you to use the information. While it is not a program itself, it does show you the health care options and affordable health care facilities out there.

http://www.rxoutreach.com/en/vih/
Rx Outreach is an easy and affordable way for people of all ages to get medicines they need. Through this program, people who qualify financially can get more than 50 generic medications that treat a wide range of conditions including diabetes, asthma, heart disease, and depression. People may take advantage of the program even if they receive medicines through another discount program. The program is available to individuals and families with incomes of up to 250 percent of the federal poverty level. For a family of four, this figure is about $47,000 per year.