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The Executive Director of the Indiana State Nurses Association joined Governor Mitch Daniels and nearly 60 other health care, community, business, and consumer groups on March 8 to make it easier than ever for eligible Indiana residents to access programs that provide free or significantly discounted prescription medications.
Through www.RxforIndiana.org and the toll-free hotline 877/793-0765, Hoosiers and their health care providers or family members can search more than 300 public and/or private programs that provide more than 2,400 prescription medications through pharmaceutical assistance programs for which they may be eligible.
“Today is a great day for Hoosiers,” Daniels said. “I am pleased that so many answered the call to be a part of this diverse and committed group dedicated to ensuring that Hoosiers have access to the miracles of modern medicine.”
The first prescription assistance programs began more than 50 years ago. In 2004 patient assistance programs sponsored by American’s pharmaceutical companies provided more than 22 million prescriptions with an estimated wholesale value of more than $4 billion.
“This will be a terrific resource for our members,” said Ernest C. Klein, Jr., ISNA Executive Director. “Until now nurses have had to spend hours helping patients find a prescription assistance program that meets their needs. Now we have a one-stop shop to find all the programs for which they may be eligible.
“We were very pleased to be part of this launch,” Mr. Klein continued. “Because Rx for Indiana includes both a Web site and a toll-free number, our clients and patients can take their health care needs into their own hands.”
Rx for Indiana has been designed for anyone who needs to access prescription assistance programs. There is a Spanish language Web site as well as trained Spanish speaking operators at the toll-free number. Additionally, operators are able to accept Relay Indiana calls to help the hearing impaired.
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