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Patient FAQs
Below are the questions we receive most frequently about the Partnership for Prescription Assistance. Click on a category to find your question.
- About the Partnership for Prescription Assistance
- Am I Eligible?
- Getting Started
- Prescription Drugs & Medications
- Health Insurance, Medicare and Medicaid
- Additional Information
About the Partnership for Prescription Assistance
- How does this program work?
- Who is involved in the PPARx prescription assistance program?
- How does this fit within the existing health care system?
- What role do doctors and other health care providers play in the PPARx prescription assistance program?
- How long can patients get free or nearly free medication from programs available through the PPARx prescription assistance program?
Am I Eligible?
- Who qualifies?
- Will non-citizens be eligible?
- Can I have other drug coverage and still qualify for a patient assistance program?
- Why am I eligible for patient assistance programs for some medicines, but not others?
- I don't need help now. Can I qualify in advance?
- Can I join multiple patient assistance programs?
- What happens next if patients are informed that they may be eligible for one or more programs?
Getting Started
- How do I get an application?
- What questions will applicants be prompted to answer?
- How can I tell the status of my application?
- I experienced technical difficulty while attempting to print my application. Does this mean that my private medical information has been compromised?
Prescription Drugs & Medications
- What drugs are available?
- What drug companies participate in this program?
- Can you give me information about specific drugs?
- What will I have to pay for my prescription?
- How long does it take for qualified patients to get their medicine?
- How should patients expect to receive their medicine?
Health Insurance, Medicare and Medicaid
- How can I get health insurance?
- Where can I get help paying for my insurance premiums and co-payments?
- Can Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries qualify?
- Can I join a patient assistance program and also have a Medicare approved drug discount card?
- How is the Partnership for Prescription Assistance helping connect seniors to the Medicare Drug Benefit program?
- How has the Partnership for Prescription Assistance informed seniors about
the Medicare drug benefit? - Can the Partnership for Prescription Assistance enroll seniors in the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit?
- What happens to the patient assistance programs and discount card programs offered by the companies now that Medicare is implemented?