Prescription Assistance Links
Individuals with cardiovascular disease have benefited in tremendous ways through the advancements made in treatments currently available, both technological and medical. This benefit has not come cheaply. Both individually and nationally more dollars are spent on health care each year. For individuals, much of this is attributed to the cost of medications. We understand this. Fortunately, there are resources available that can help reduce the cost of your prescriptions in some cases. These links will give you access to some of the programs available. The Ohio Heart and Vascular Center is not affiliated with these programs, we only offer information that will give you access to them.
Please understand that these programs frequently change. We will try to keep these links updated but we are not responsible for changes in or discontinuation of any of these programs.
The Medicare Prescription Drug Program
This link is to the Medicare home page. The site, in general, can answer numerous questions regarding your Medicare benefits. Click on the search tool for “Prescription Drug and Other Assistance Programs” to get to the information regarding the discount cards. You can also compare drug prices through this site.
The Ohio Attorney General Prescription Site
This link is to the Ohio Attorney General’s prescription information site. The site provides information on price comparisons, tips and referrals regarding precriptions.
Needy Meds
This site provides information about medications and programs that are available. It is not a program itself but it has access to almost 300 programs that do offer a wide range of services. You will need to do a little research and not everyone will qualify for assistance but with a little effort you might save some money.
Rx Outreach
Rx Outreach can be utilized by people of all ages. More than 50 generic medications are listed and may be available even if medications are received through other discount programs.
Lilly Answers
This program is sponsored by Lilly, a pharmaceutical company. This program is available to Medicare enrollees that meet certain criteria. An application can be downloaded.
Bridges to Access
This link provides information for an assistance program offered through GlaxoSmithKline , a pharmaceutical company. The information is easy to understand and you can download an application. Only certain individuals will qualify. Bridges to Access provides out-patient medications to eligible low-income patients residing in the United States who do not have prescription drug benefits.