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Topic Pages:
Pharmacy and prescription drugs
On this page:
Tools
- Rx Outreach
A discount medications program available to individuals and families with incomes of up to 250 percent of the federal poverty level.
- Needy Meds
Provides information for consumers to access patient assistance programs sponsored by pharmaceutical companies.
- Partnership for Prescription Assistance
Provides patients and providers with resources to help qualifying patients who lack prescription drug coverage gain access to low-cost medications. Provides access to more than 475 public and private patient assistance programs, including more than 180 programs offered by pharmaceutical companies.
Sponsoring organization: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
- Help With Medicare Prescription Drug Costs: Information for Organizations
Resources for organizations to assist in providing information to Medicare beneficiaries about extra help available for people applying for Medicare Prescription Drug coverage.
Sponsoring organization: Social Security Administration
- Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Outreach Toolkit
Designed to equip community-level organizations with the materials needed to provide information and assistance to their clients on the Medicare prescription drug coverage.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- ASHP/PSSC Patient Assistance Program (PAP) Resource Center
Information and resources to establish a patient assistance program (PAP) to increase medication access. Also includes links to state and manufacturer PAPs.
Sponsoring organization: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
- Prescription Drug Coverage Information for Partners
Outreach resource materials and information for organizations working to inform people about Medicare's new outpatient prescription drug coverage.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Pharmacy and Prescription Drugs Information Guide
Information, resources and frequently asked questions related to providing pharmacy services and access to prescription medications in rural communities.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
- The Toolkit for Healthcare Professionals: Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage
Educational materials for physicians and other healthcare professionals to learn about Medicare's prescription drug coverage. Also includes materials physicians can distribute to Medicare patients.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder
Online tool for identifying and enrolling in Medicare prescription drug plans. Includes information about plans available in each state. Available in Spanish.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Success Stories
Funding
- 340B Drug Pricing Program
Allows certain facilities to purchase prescription and non-prescription medications at reduced cost
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Bureau of Primary Health Care
Publications
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Facts About Medicare Prescription Drug Plans
Overview of the Medicare Prescription Drug benefit, with answers to common questions Medicare beneficiaries may have about the program.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Date: 10 / 2005
Format: PDF
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Future Uncertain for Rural Pharmacies
Discusses the economic problems facing rural pharmacies, problems with insurance payments, lack of pharmacists willing to work in rural areas, competition from Internet and mail-order businesses.
Author(s): Thomas D. Rowley
Journal citation: Rural Health News Volume: 9 Issue: 2 Date: 2002
Format: HTML
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A Journey to Success: Establish 340B Pharmacy Services in a Rural Community Health Center
Describes the experiences of the Southern Ohio Health Services Network and of pharmacist Jim Fethe in establishing a pharmacy service in their rural community health center using the 340B Drug Pricing program.
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
Date: 05 / 2005
Format: PDF
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Medicare and Prescription Drugs, Fact Sheet
Discusses prescription drug coverage among the Medicare population, characteristics of beneficiaries who lack drug coverage and implications of being without coverage. Includes current data on prescription drug use and spending.
Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
Date: 04 / 2003
Format: PDF
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Medicare Fact Sheet: Medicare Drug Premiums Will Be Lower Than Expected Consumer Choice, Competition Will Help Beneficiaries
Discusses the Medicare prescription drug coverage including background information and average monthly premium information.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Date: 08 / 2005
Format: PDF
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Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Fact Sheet)
Provides information and data about the Medicare Drug Benefit, including a breakdown of the standard benefit and updates on additional low-income assistance.
Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
Date: 02 / 2008
Format: HTML
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Pharmacist Workforce: A Study of the Supply and Demand for Pharmacists
Describes the shortage of pharmacists, increasing demand for pharmacy services, and potential impact of the pharmacist shortage on patient care. Includes a section on demand for pharmacists in rural areas.
Sponsoring organization: Bureau of Health Professions
Date: 12 / 2000
Format: PDF
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Preparing for Medicare Part D: An Opportunity for State Offices of Rural Health and State Rural Health Associations
Discusses how state offices of rural health and state rural health associations have an inherent interest in helping beneficiaries access necessary health care services, including prescription medications. Implementation of Part D creates an opportunity to help beneficiaries through leadership, by connecting beneficiaries and those who serve them to resources that will help them react appropriately to changes in the program.
Author(s): Keith J. Mueller, Lisa Bottsford
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Journal citation: RUPRI Rural Policy Brief Volume: 10 Issue: 2 Date: 08 / 2005
Format: PDF
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Prescription Drug Spending and Coverage Among Rural Medicare Beneficiaries in 2003
Examines out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs by noninstitutionalized rural Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older. Includes information on supplemental insurance coverage among rural and urban Medicare beneficiaries.
Author(s): Craig Caplan, Normandy Brangan
Sponsoring organization: AARP Public Policy Institute
Date: 2004
Format: PDF
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Report to the Congress: Issues in a Modernized Medicare Program, 2005
Examines issues affecting the Medicare program. Addresses Part D, Medicare's new outpatient prescription drug benefit, with some coverage of rural issues. Includes overview of the Medicare Advantage program. Discusses the effects of the Critical Access Hospital (CAH) provisions in the MMA.
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Date: 06 / 2005
Format: PDF
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State of the States: Bridging the Health Coverage Gap
Discusses how states have coped with difficult financial pressures and, in so doing, built new
relationships and crafted innovative medical coverage strategies. These strategies included the Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability (HIFA) demonstration initiative, Pharmacy Plus 1115 waivers, new partnerships with the private sector, new funds available through the federal Trade Act of 2002, and the Health Resources and Services Administration's State Planning Grant program.
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 01 / 2003
Format: PDF
Journals
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Journal of Rural Health
Offers research of projects to improve rural health, statistics, and mathematical models. Provides summaries of recently published rural health research. Provides links to author, subject and abstract indexes.
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
Organizations
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Office of Pharmacy Affairs
Administers the 340 Drug Pricing Program, through which certain federally funded grantees and other safety net health care providers may purchase prescription medication at significantly reduced prices. A federal resource on pharmacy services. Part of the Health Resources and Services Administration.
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