Seniors eligible for drug discounts
Meetings will offer sign-up information
Times Picayune
Tuesday September 09, 2003
By John Pope
Staff writer
Senior citizens who need help paying for their prescriptions can get assistance this week signing up for discount cards from an array of drug manufacturers.
To qualify, they must be enrolled in Medicare, the federal insurance program for older Americans, and meet various income thresholds set by the drug companies. Moreover, they cannot have any prescription coverage from such sources as veterans' programs; Medicaid, which provides government-sponsored insurance to low-income people; or private policies.
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-- Together Rx Card from Abbott Laboratories, AstraZeneca, Aventis, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, Novartis and Ortho-McNeil; income ceiling: $28,000 for one person, $38,000 for a couple. Savings range from 15 percent to 40 percent, depending on the prescription. More information is available at www.togetherrx.com or 1-800-865-7211.
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