Wicomico County Executive Richard M. Pollitt, Jr., announced today the new county free discount drug program is exceeding expectations. Pollitt said, “During the first eight weeks of the Wicomico County free prescription drug discount program, county residents used the cards 463 times and earned prescription discounts averaging $11.27 per use.”
Lori Brewster, County Acting Health Officer and the administrator of the program, said,
“We launched the program in early January to help consumers cope with the high price of prescription drugs. The county is making the free prescription drug discount cards available under a program sponsored by the National Association of Counties (NACo) that offers average savings of 20 percent off the retail price of commonly prescribed drugs.
“The cards may be used by all county residents, regardless of age, income, or existing health coverage, and are accepted at most all of the county’s pharmacies. A national network of more than 59,000 participating retail pharmacies also honors the Wicomico County Prescription Discount Card.
“Using the NACo prescription discount card is easy,” continued Brewster. “Simply present it at a participating pharmacy. There is no enrollment form, no membership fee and no restrictions or limits on frequency of use. Cardholders and their family members may use the card any time their prescriptions are not covered by insurance.”
A list of card pick-up locations and participating pharmacies is available on the Wicomico County Health Department’s website at www.wicomicohealth.org. County residents may also call toll free 1-877-321-2652 or visit www.caremark.com/naco for additional assistance with the program.
I would love to have one of these cards. I pay almost 800.00 to Care First each month but have such a high deductable to meet before anything even kicks in. Sounds like this would help out alot as I am paying full price for prescriptions until I hit the deductable (I own my own business by the way). Not sure why people who have insurance through their place of employment are always bellyaching for more. They get most of their health coverages taken care of.
ReplyDeleteJust go to Wal-Mart and join their program. Any script is just $4.
ReplyDeleteIs that Wal-Mart in Maryland or Delaware? I thought it was just Delaware.
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