WICOMICO COUNTY RESIDENTS SAVE BIG WITH PRESCRIPTION DISCOUNT CARD PROGRAM

The Wicomico County prescription discount card offers significant savings for both uninsured and underinsured residents.

Salisbury, MD -- January 26, 2012 Wicomico County Executive Rick Pollitt and County Health Officer Lori Brewster have just announced that in 2011, residents using the Wicomico County free prescription discount program saved $41,034.93 on the cost of their prescriptions. More than 3,600 prescriptions were filled with an average savings of 25% off commonly prescribed medications.

In 2008, Wicomico County launched the program to help consumers cope with the high price of prescriptions. Since then, the discount prescription card program has saved residents more than $235,000. Through the program, the county is making the free prescription discount cards available through a partnership with the National Association of Counties (NACo). The program is free to the county and to residents.

“Every cardholder has the opportunity to use the card, including people with insurance coverage that might exclude certain drugs,” Pollitt said, “It’s easy to present the card, which has no limits on how often it may be used, and there is no membership fee or enrollment form.”

The cards may be used by all county residents, regardless of age, income and existing health coverage, and are accepted at more than 25 of the county’s pharmacies. A national network of more than 60,000 participating retail pharmacies also honor the Wicomico County Prescription Discount card. The card can be used on all prescriptions not covered by insurance, as well as on pet medications.

Cards are available at the Wicomico County Health Department or participating pharmacies. Visit www.wicomicohealth.org, or call toll free 1-877-321-2652 for additional assistance with the program.