Online Prescription Drug Assistance Directory Available

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Online Prescription Drug Assistance Directory Available

Information on programs providing prescription drug assistance to Medicare recipients in need can be found on Medicare`s new online Prescription Drug Assistance Program Compare at www.medicare.gov. The site includes information on how to apply for drug assistance programs provided by pharmaceutical companies, states, community-based programs, and disease-specific programs. It also allows users to search by their zip code for drug coverage benefits offered by Medicare managed care plans and supplemental Medigap plans in their community.

This article first appeared in Volume 6, Issue 5 of "The Social Security and Medicare Advisor" newsletter (April/2001). To receive future editions of "The Advisor" in its special, free e-mail version, please click here.