SOUTHFIELD ? Nearly three quarters of a million people in Michigan who lack prescription coverage could qualify for free or nearly free drugs through the new Michigan chapter of The Partnership for Prescription Assistance.
The Michigan chapter of the partnership, which went public Monday, units pharmaceutical companies, doctors and other health care providers, patient advocates and community leaders to help patients find public or private assistance programs.
The Partnership provides a single point of access to more than 275 programs, including more than 150 programs offered by pharmaceutical companies. These programs provide assistance on more than 1,200 brand name medicines and generics. Patients in need may qualify to get prescription medicines for free or nearly free.
?More than 704,000 people in our state who lack prescription coverage and have difficulty affording their medicines could benefit from the program,? said Arlene Gorelick, president, Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan. ?We will work with our contacts across the state to spread the word about this important initiative.?
Organizations that have signed on to support the Partnership for Prescription Assistance of Michigan include: HIV/AIDS Alliance of Michigan, American Heart Association ? Greater Midwest Affiliate, Scleroderma Foundation Michigan Chapter, Kent Health Plan, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America ? Michigan Chapter, National Kidney Foundation of Michigan, Autism Society of Michigan, Michigan League for Human Services, Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan, Michigan Association for Children with Emotional Disorders, Michigan Osteopathic Association, American Lung Association of Michigan, Mental Health Association in Michigan, Michigan Academy of Family Physicians, American Cancer Society ? Great Lakes Division, United Cerebral Palsy of Michigan, The Arc Michigan and Michigan Association of United Ways.
Patients who need help paying for their prescription medicines should call toll-free at 1-888-4PPA-NOW (1-888-477-2669). Or click on PPARXMI.Org
