Cheshire County
Prescription Drug Program
Cheshire County
Prescription Drug Program
Cheshire County launched a discount
card program to help consumers cope with the high price of prescription drugs.
The county is making free prescription drug discount cards available under a
program sponsored by the National Association of Counties (NACo) that offers
average savings of 20 percent off the retail price of commonly prescribed drugs.
The cards may be used by all county residents, regardless of age, income, or
existing health coverage, and are accepted at most of the county’s pharmacies. A
national network of more than 59,000 participating retail pharmacies also will
honor the NACo prescription discount card.
“Cheshire County is proud to be one of the counties nationwide participating
with NACo.” said Roger Zerba, Chairman of the Cheshire County Commission. “The
NACo prescription discount card offers significant savings for the uninsured and
underinsured residents of our county, and even those fortunate to have
prescription coverage can use the card to save money on drugs that are not
covered by their health plan. Residents do not have to be Medicare beneficiaries
to be eligible for this program.”
Best of all, there is no cost to county taxpayers for NACo and Cheshire County
to make these money saving cards available to our residents.
Cards will be available at the Commissioner's office at 33 West St., second
floor; Local town and city halls; CVS; Rite Aid; Walgreens; Target; WalMart;
Hannaford; Shaws; Price Chopper; HCS; MFS; Southwestern Community Services;
Keene Public Library; Keene Senior Center; Community Kitchen; residents can call
352-8215 for card availability.
For assistance with the program call toll free 1-877-321-2652 or visit
www.caremark.com/naco.
“Using the NACo prescription discount card is easy,” said Roger Zerba. “Simply
present it at a participating pharmacy. There is no enrollment form, no
membership fee and no restrictions or limits on frequency of use. Cardholders
and their family members may use the card any time their prescriptions are not
covered by insurance.”
The discount card program is administered by Caremark Rx, Inc.
The National Association of Counties (NACo) is the only national organization
that represents county governments in the United States. Founded in 1935, NACo
provides essential services to the nation’s 3,066 counties. NACo advances issues
with a unified voice before the federal government, improves the public’s
understanding of county government, assists counties in finding and sharing
innovative solutions through education and research, and provides value-added
services to save counties and taxpayers money. For more information about NACo,
visit www.naco.org.
Click here to see how this drug plan has helped Cheshire County residents. March report
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