At the height of this country’s recession, patients are feeling the pinch when in comes to prescription drug coverage. And those stresses are further passed to physician offices in the form of nearly 191 hours spent monthly helping patients receive necessary drugs through pharmaceutical prescription assistance programs. While no one would insinuate that it’s anything but noble to help your patients obtain the prescriptions they need, the bottom line is that this is a non-reimbursed service for your office that is stealing man hours from an already overworked staff.
Prescription assistance programs, or PAPs, are a critical resource for low-income individuals who are without public or private health insurance. Many of those who are eligible for assistance need help to complete and file applications for PAP benefits. It is a complicated process. There are literally hundreds of PAPs, each with their own intricacies: application forms, eligibility criteria, and review process. Applicants often have low-literacy skills, limited English or are frustrated by paperwork.
HNA has teamed up with prescription drug card administrator, MedPro, to offer a co-pay prescription drug card and mail order program tailored to help HNA physician clinics and their patients who are uninsured or underinsured. Named the HNA RX Card Program, this initiative provides prescription drug discounts to individuals or families regardless of current health condition, age, or employment status. Participants can expect to experience a 10-85 percent savings on brand and generic medications at more than 58,000 pharmacies nationwide.
MedPro LLC President Tim Warnecke is enthusiastic about the partnership. “MedPro LLC and HNA are committed to being resourceful partners on behalf of all families across the United States by supporting solutions that maintain a person’s health.” He adds, “We are proud to offer a program that will lend a helping hand and improve the lives of the underserved.”
MedPro LLC helps by providing the following:
- A comprehensive database and understanding of pharmaceutical company prescription assistance programs
- An initial evaluation of individual situations
- A streamlined application process – comparing individual prescriptions with the appropriate programs
- A complete review and eligibility verification for each program
- Recommendations for programs that meet your patient’s unique needs
MedPro LLC saves your office time by:
- Accessing the forms and completing the application process for your patients
- Acting as the communication link between you, your patient and the pharmaceutical companies
- Ordering patient refills as needed
- Keeping current on changes and trends that may impact your patient’s coverage or medications
The best part…this kind of service comes at no charge to your office. What are you waiting for? Your patients need this, your staff needs this, and you might even get to be the office hero for finding such useful information.
#1 by Kennee Halye on August 6th, 2010
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my son is a patient who has no perscription coverage and needs adderall to work effectively… I found the medpro website and have been working with them for the past almost 3 month to get his perscription… 1st they needed a money order and scrip from his dr. 6 weeks passed and nothing I repeatedly called our rep from medpro and she did get back but then we had to switch to a scrip for concerta… because adderall cab’t be shipped over state lines… concerta and ritalin are also controlled substances so why can they? our dr. complied with the concerta request… now they say that a money order willnot suffice.. that they need a credit card or debit card #… I said what about the money order.. she said they would send it back to me and I said why can’t we send a money order each month since this is a controlled substance and we need a new scrip each month anyway.. she said the meds would be delayed since they have to wait for the money order to clear… SINCE WHEN??? I money order is paid for with cash it should be the same as cash!! something sounds very fishy with this… Are you sure this is a legit pap?? I have tried to find more info but the testimonials are only found on Medpros website… can anyone else vouch that this isn’t a scam???