Lung Disease Support & Information
Prescription Assistance
A number of resources are available for lung disease patients who need assistance with purchasing or accessing treatment:
- Medicare Access Network of North Caroloina
Find out how the new Medicare prescription drug coverage can help you. - Medicare
Prescription Drug Plan Finder
This new plan finder from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services allows beneficiaries to sort plans offered in their communities by annual costs based on prescriptions, monthly premiums, coverage levels in the so-called "doughnut hole" and other factors and view the information in one chart. - Partnership for Prescription Assistance
offers a single point of access to more than 275 public and private patient assistance programs, including more than 150 programs. - NC Senior Care
North Carolina Senior's Prescription Drug Program - U-Share ( United HealthCare ) or (800) 344-3095
Medicare-Approved Prescription Drug Discount Card - AstraZeneca Patient Assistance
- Pfizer's Helpful Answers
- GlaxoSmithKline's "Bridges to Access"
- GSK Access
- Boehringer Ingelheim Patient Assistance Program
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ChecKmeds NC is the first-of-its-kind initiative in
News Articles:
- Choosing Medical Insurance When You Have Chronic Lung Disease (California Thoracic Society - May 22, 2007)
- GlaxoSmithKline Announces New Patient Assistance Programs for Low-Income Medicare Part D Patients (Dec 7, 2006)
- AstraZeneca Helps More People Afford Its Medicines (Nov 2, 2006)
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News and Observer
Uninsured Wake County residents get help finding primary care, specialists - GlaxoSmithKline Announces Transitional Plan For Former Patient Assistance Program Enrollees
