Free drug card has saved Mississippians over $360,000!
MISSISSIPI DRUG CARD
www.mississippidrugcard.com
JACKSON, MS. — The Mississippi Drug Card Program announced today that more than 29,074 Mississippians have received a FREE prescription drug card since the Mississippi Drug Card program launched December 12th. The program’s website www.mississippidrugcard.com has had over 439,630 hits in that time. Members have processed a staggering 22,348 prescriptions saving an average of 30% off their medications!
“The public response to this program has been overwhelming!” states Mississippi Drug Card Program Director, Lila Cedotal. “With total savings already over $360,000, this program is a true testament to the people of Mississippi needing help with their medication costs.” As the first of its kind, Mississippi Drug Card is a free prescription drug benefit which helps consumers to access prescriptions they need at the lowest available cost. This non-profit program was launched to help the uninsured and under-insured people of Mississippi afford their prescription medications. However, the program can also be used by people who have health insurance coverage with no prescription benefits (which is common in many HSA’s and high deductible health plans). Additionally, people who have prescription coverage can use this program for non-formulary or non-covered drugs. The Mississippi Drug Card can also be used by those individuals who do not qualify for public funded programs (I.e. Medicaid and Medicare) and by people who receive their medicines through charity care providers (under 340B, a federally funded program which grants discounts to providers) and require a drug that is not available to them. This program even covers some pet medications (medications that are available at participating pharmacies). The Mississippi Drug Card program has no restrictions or participation requirements and the program is open to every resident of Mississippi.
This free prescription card is available online for everyone in Mississippi by simply going to www.mississippidrugcard.com and printing a card. Residents with no access to the internet can receive the discount at an FRED’S pharmacy. The card is also being given out by some hospitals, doctors’ offices and clinics. Employers are also encouraged to offer the Mississippi Drug Card program to their employees as an added benefit with discounts on prescription products as well as discounts on eyeglasses, contacts, LASIK surgery, hearing exams, hearing aids, and many more discount services.
Every Mississippi resident is eligible to participate in the Mississippi Drug Card Program, regardless of age or income. Whether users have insurance has no bearing on the card’s ability to save them money. There are no restrictions to membership and no applications to fill out. Most major pharmacies, as well as thousands of independent pharmacies, accept the card. A complete list of participating pharmacies in your area can be found on the website www.mississippidrugcard.com. Participating pharmacies include the following: FRED’S, Kmart, Winn-Dixie, Rite Aid as well as many other chain drug stores and thousands of independent pharmacies.
This program is powered by UNA Rx Card, which is a division of United Networks of America. “It is exciting to know that we have brought over $109 million in prescription savings to our members around the country since the program’s inception!” says EVP Brian Oliver. UNA Rx Card is the fastest growing discount prescription card company in the United States. UNA Rx Card has set up similar programs to the Mississippi Drug Card in New York, California, Texas, New Jersey, Ohio, Utah, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Iowa and Tennessee.
For more information, press only:
Lila Cedotal, Mississippi Drug Card- Program Director
Phone: 800-726-4232
E-mail: lila@mississippidrugcard.com
For more information on the Mississippi Drug Card Program: www.mississippidrugcard.com