Help Affording Medications

Prescription Assistance Programs

• Rx Hope - Information on programs to allow people who qualify to apply for free or low cost meds from the drug companies.
  
  
• The Medicine Program - U.S. based charity assists qualifying patients (no insurance or Medicaid) in receiving free prescription medication
  
  
• Needy Meds - Extensive website run by a U.S. social worker and physician, describing pharmaceutical companies' patient assistance programs
  
  
• RxAssist - Provides health care providers with the information they need to help patients use pharmaceutical companies' patient assistance programs
  
  
• NuMedX.com - Information about patient assistance for various medications, sponsored by 7 pharmaceutical companies
  

Government Programs

• Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - This is a U.S. government program paying benefits to people with disabilities who don't own much or have a lot of income. Children with disabilities may qualify for SSI.
  
  
• Insure Kids Now - An outreach website for the U.S. State Child's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Your child may eligible for free or low cost medical insurance through your state's CHIP/Medicaid program.
  
  
• Medicaid - A U.S. government program providing medical services to people and families with low income and resources

  Medicaid home page: http://cms.hhs.gov/medicaid
  Medicaid hotline numbers for each state: http://cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/tollfree.asp
  

• Medicare - A U.S. government program providing free hospital insurance and low-cost medical insurance to the elderly and to people who have received Social Security disability benefits for more than 24 months.
  
  

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