Here is some of the positive feedback NACo has received about the
prescription drug discount card program!
If you have a story you would like to share about the program in your county,
please e-mail Membership Coordinator Emily Landsman at elandsman@naco.org
Monday, March 17, 2008
A terrific news clip, including an interview with a local pharmacist in Bay County, Fla.!
From WMBB, Panama City, Fla.
Friday, March 14, 2008
[Rock County Health Educator Lori] McMillan said the number of users is growing. In July, there were 68 users. By January, that number grew to 458.
“It's neat how it's taken off. It started in July 2007 with 101 prescriptions. In January of 2008, there were 909 prescriptions,” McMillan said.
McMillan said her father started using the card and saved $35 a month.
"Prescription drug card saved residents $50,000"
Beloit Daily News (Beloit, Wisc.)
Thursday, February 21, 2008
A great tv news story from Eagle County and Summit County in Colorado!
From CBS4, Denver, Colo.
Feb. 9, 2007
“This is a wonderful program,” said Bradford County Commissioner Nancy Schrader. “We’re really excited about this. This is something we can offer the citizens to try to reduce the cost of health care. I don’t know why any county wouldn’t participate in this program.”
Daily Sun Review, Towanda, Penn.
Jan. 24, 2007
“The cards are part of a real simple program,” said Linda Sappington, director of the Volunteer Center in Washington County, Utah. “All you need to do is take it out of your wallet and present it to the pharmacist when picking up your prescriptions. We’re really anxious to get them out into hands of people who really need them.”
Dixie Sun, Dixie State College of Utah
Jan. 3, 2007
The county continues to deliver high-quality services and programs amid increasing demands, doing for people what they cannot do for themselves. A significant example from this past year was the offering by Johnson County government, in partnership with the National Association of Counties, of a discount card program that saves citizens money when they purchase prescription drugs.
Kansas City Star, Kansas
December22, 2006
Everyone qualifies, and it's free. The discounts even apply to veterinary prescriptions for pets. And there isn't even a cost to the county, which will participate in the program through the National Association of Counties.It sounds too good to be true. But while there is a bit of fine print – the program only covers drugs not already covered by insurance, for example – it appears the discounts are on the up and up. Local officials last week weren't familiar with the details of the program, but said they received glowing reports from other participating counties. Still, being naturally suspicious in this business, we looked into the program in a bit more detail and we still can't find a catch.
The Evening Sun(Hanover, Pennsylvania)
Dec. 8, 2006
It's not every day elected officials get a three-page letter thanking them for something they've done. That day came for Johnson County Commissioner Dolores Furtado recently when she got a letter from a resident who's saved about 50 percent on their prescription medications with a discount card the county started providing a month ago. "I received a three-page handwritten letter detailing the positive impact on a constituent," Johnson County Commissioner Dolores Furtado said at Thursday's County Commission meeting.
The Orlathe News, Kansas
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