Patients who lack prescription coverage or have exhausted their current Medicare D coverage should contact the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) for help getting medicines. The PPA is a single point of access to more than 425 public and private assistance programs, including over 180 programs offered by pharmaceutical companies. You can call 1-888-4PPA-NOW or visit www.PPARx.org for more information.
SHIIP is the state funded organization of volunteers who can help elderly individuals with medical insurance questions and provide other links for health related issues. Find a list of volunteers and their locations at: http://www.shiip.state.ia.us/ or call 1-800-351-4664.
Jan Burk
Family Resource Management Field Specialist
Serving Your County
Ph 712-262-2264
janburk@iastate.edu
J Burk
2/1/2010