| Low-cost Prescription Options Available Regardless of Income & Insurance |
Local Presentations Offer Important Information & Opportunities to Sign-up
YORK COUNTY, ME - Southern Maine Medical Center (SMMC) wants to ensure more people know about the low-cost prescription options available to them. Through its relationship with MaineHealth, SMMC offers a free service, called MedAccess, which provides assistance to qualify for reduced or free prescriptions. To help spread the word and make it even easier for people to sign-up for these prescription programs, SMMC is hosting two presentations  on Wednesday, May 19th. One session will be held at the Saco Community Center at 75 Franklin Street from 9:00-11:00am. The second will be held at the Kennebunk Town Hall at the corner of Route One and Summer Street from 2:00-4:00pm.
Specially trained MedAccess staff will be available for private consultations to help determine the best low-cost prescription options for each person's individual situation and to sign them up for those programs. Anyone attending one of the presentations who wants to sign-up needs to bring several pieces of information:
A list of medications & dosages;
Names of the prescribing providers;
Copy of their 2009 federal income tax return;
Copies of other pertinent financial information (Social Security award letter, unemployment benefits statement);
Copies of Medicare, Medicare Part D or other insurance cards (front and back), if applicable.
In addition to local generic medication savings at certain pharmacies, free medications are available through pharmaceutical companies' Prescription Assistance Programs (PAP). Even moderate-income Mainers, such as a family of four that makes $60,000 a year, may qualify for no-cost prescription drugs. Since drug companies' income guidelines can be up to 300 percent of Federal Poverty Level more working individuals and families qualify. MedAccess caseworkers, using special software, help patients find the right PAP and assist them with the application process.
If you plan to attend, or for more information, please call 207-283-7234. MedAccess is funded by grants from the Maine Health Access Foundation and MaineHealth.
Southern Maine Medical Center (SMMC) is a national award-winning medical center offering excellent clinical care that is also compassionate and attentive to each patient's individual needs. In conjunction with a medical staff of over 200 highly-skilled physicians, SMMC offers Maine's newest state-of-the-art emergency and fast track care as well as a full range of inpatient and outpatient services at its 150-bed acute care medical center located just off Exit 32 of I-95 in Biddeford. Additionally, SMMC's physician services offer high quality medical care at physician offices located in Biddeford, Kennebunk, Old Orchard Beach and Saco; a full range of outpatient services at its diagnostic and therapy centers in Saco, Kennebunk, and Biddeford. SMMC also offers superior home nursing care through affiliate SMMC Visiting Nurses. SMMC is Joint Commission accredited, state-licensed, and a member of MaineHealth. To find a physician associated with SMMC, go to www.smmc.org/medstaff.
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