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

Now There Are Places for Free to Low Cost Health Care

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.

 
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Anyone who takes medicine knows that the cost of prescription medication is rising in this country. For a lot of us, prescriptions help us live a more productive, happier life, but only if we can afford to take them. Here are some ideas that may help you pay less. 1.Talk to your doctor. Not being able to afford medications is nothing to be embarrassed about. Your doctor wants to know everything that affects your healthcare, including whether or not you can pay for your medications. If the price means you may not fill your prescriptions and take your medicine, then it is important to be honest about this with your doctor. Taking your prescriptions helps him help you! There may be a cheaper generic drug or a similar medicine that you can take, but your doctor may not consider these unless you explain that you cannot pay for the more expensive drug. Your doctor may also have samples of your medicine that he can give you at no cost. 2. Shop around. Studies have shown that prices can

Posted on 02/16/2009 at 5:02:21 AM

Generic medications are a great way to keep your prescription drug costs down. I've seen ads on TV for Caduet. It has two ingredients. One is Amlodipine and the other is Atorvastatin. With my RxDrugCard I can get 30 tablets of Amlodipine for $9 and 30 tablets of Simvastatin for $9. I'll bet they are charging more than $18 for this new drug! The unthinking public is going to pressure their doctors into giving them something just because it's new, when something old or generic would do the job for cheaper.

Posted on 01/16/2009 at 3:01:28 PM

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