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Catholic Medical Center - Medication Assistance Program
The Medication Assistance Program helps uninsured and underinsured patients obtain long-term prescription medication through pharmaceutical companies. Catholic Medical Center staff assist patients in determining eligibility, as well as completing and submitting the necessary paperwork for consideration. Patient eligibility criteria in general includes: U.S. residency, a household income of less than 200 to 400 percent of the federal poverty level (varies across pharmaceutical companies) and a lack of qualification for any other prescription coverage.
What is it?
The Medication Assistance Program helps uninsured and underinsured patients obtain long-term prescription medication through pharmaceutical companies. Catholic Medical Center staff assist patients in determining eligibility, as well as completing and submitting the necessary paperwork for consideration. Patient eligibility criteria in general includes: U.S. residency, a household income of less than 200 to 400 percent of the federal poverty level (varies across pharmaceutical companies) and a lack of qualification for any other prescription coverage.
Who is it for?
Eligible patients who cannot afford their prescription medications
Why do they do it?
Too often, patients forgo lifesaving medications because of cost and lack of prescription coverage
Impact
In the past five years, the program has helped patients obtain more than 15,550 much-needed prescription medications with a value of more than $11.5 million.
Contact: Kim Kennedy, R.N.
Manager, Community Outreach and Wellness
Telephone: 603-663-8705
Email: kkennedy@cmc-nh.org
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