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Benefits Checkup online tool can help people over age 55 search for help with drugs, health care, and other items.
www.benefitscheckup.org
http://www.healthwellfoundation.org/medications.aspx including breast cancer
Finding Help - http://www.uneedpsi.org/CMS400Min/index.aspx helped people who live with certain chronic illnesses or conditions locate suitable health insurance coverage and access ways to satisfy expensive co-payments. PSI provides assistance with the cost of health insurance premiums associated with COBRAs, State High Risk Pools, Open enrollment, Guaranteed Issue policies, HIPAA conversion policies; and prescriptions co-payments associated with private insurance as well as with Medicare Parts B and D.
RX for Oklahoma underinsured Oklahomans Gaye 561-1117 (if you have no health or prescription insurance they will help with ones with major--no generics, since they figure one can go to Wal-mart or Target. They will help with diabetic supplies, BP prozac, etc. They can take app over the phone.)
Prescriptions- for underinsured Oklahomans will provide brand name drugs, at no charge, if one qualifies who have no health or prescription insurance RX for Oklahoma will help with non-generic drugs only diabetic supplies, BP prozac, etc. They can take application over the phone 918 561-1117 or 561-8579
CARD - Community Action Agency www.cardcaa.org
You will need to provide:
- proof of age
- residence
- gross annual household income
- insurance coverage (if applicable).
- List of meds
- List of your physicians
Outside of the Tulsa area, go to the Dept of commerce website or call 877 794-6552
Prescripton discount card http://www.okrxdiscount.com/ $9.95 or for free when at less than 150% of poverty level (21,000 for 2 people) for last yr. 1-800-511-7410 Fig in school grants.
GenScripts Pharmacy
3980 South Hudson
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135
(On E 41st. Street between Yale and Sheridan- next to Panera Bread) 50%
http://www.genscripts.com/
http://www.genscripts.com/images/GenscriptsFreeDrugs%20(3).pdf
NAMI Prescription Drug Patient Assistance Programs
Free or low-cost medications provided by pharmaceutical companies
http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?section=about_medications&Template=/ContentManagement/contentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=19169
To help fill out forms-
http://www.freemedicineprogram.org/index.html
www.helpingpatients.org 202.835.3400 On these Web sites, sponsored by PhRMA, you can search for information and application forms for company and state programs by company name, drug name or state. On rxhope.com you can apply online for certain programs.
http://www.freesamplesite.com/ydf/showthread.php?t=151213
Be sure to also check out this list with a huge amount of info on it! http://www.freewebs.com/myresourcelist/
List of free prescription cards http://www.freesamplesite.com/ydf/showthread.php?s=&threadid=151213&highlight=free+medication
To find assistance programs to help low-income patients, who can also get help with Medicare Part D costs, call 800 677-1116 or go to www.eldercare.gov )
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Directory of manufacturers that have programs can be obtained by calling 1-800-762-4636. The name of the manufacturer of your drug can be obtained from the Physician’s Desk Reference , available at any library or bookstore.
Confidential, personalized report of public and private programs that
offer free or low-cost prescription drugs, health care, utilities and
other essential services for people 55 or older National Council on the Aging provides
http://www.benefitscheckup.org/
See if you qualify- http://www.benefitscheckup.com/before_you_start.cfm?screen=BenefitsCheckUpRx
Confidential online questionnaire that determines your eligibility for government programs.
http://www.medicare.gov/AssistancePrograms based on information you enter, the site searches for programs in your state or assistance programs for a certain medication.
Getting help for drug addicted http://www.12and12.org/
Pill Pushers How the drug industry abandoned science for salesmanship.
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2006/0508/094a.html
Drugmakers spend billions a year wooing doctors either gifts and free trips:
http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourhealth/medications/articles/ties_that_bind.html
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