2009 Press Releases

  • 10/22/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Celebrates Milestone Helping More Than 6 Million Uninsured Patients

    Super Bowl Winning Running Back Jerome “The Bus” Bettis And “Help Is Here Express” Bus Tour Coming To Harrisburg to Help Patients in Need Access Prescription Medicines Bookmark and Share Harrisburg, PA (October 22, 2009) – After visiting more than 3,000 cities in all 50 states, the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) has reached a historic milestone today by helping the six millionth person at an event in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The PPA is a nationwide effort sponsored by America’s pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies that links uninsured and financially struggling Americans to programs that provide prescription medicine for free or nearly free. The help provided by the PPA is particularly important in these troubling economic times, when Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate is 8.6% and residents are increasingly facing layoffs and the loss of health benefits.

  • 9/25/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared to Help New Jersey Workers Hurt by Recession

    FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J., Sept. 23 Bookmark and Share The 'Help is Here Express' bus tour will be in Franklin Township this week, stopping at Franklin Township Community Resources Building (935 Hamilton Street) to help uninsured and financially-struggling New Jersey residents access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. The bus will be at the Community Resources Center September 23rd from 12:00 p.m. - 5 p.m. and September 24th from 7 a.m. until noon. With the state's unemployment rate now hitting 8.8 percent, compared to 5.1 percent a year ago, the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) is ready to help state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits find programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free.

  • 9/22/2009 - Pharmaceutical, Biotech Research Companies Support Newark Rx Assistance Program

    Washington, D.C. (September 22, 2009) — The City of Newark, New Jersey, today launched Newark Rx with the support of a number of America’s pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies. The program is designed to deliver free or nearly free medicines to the uninsured and low-income patients who do not qualify for Medicaid.

  • 9/4/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared To Help Kentucky Workers Hurt by Recession

    Lexington, KY – The ‘Help is Here Express’ bus tour will be stopping in Kentucky throughout the week of September 8 - 11 at various cities in order to help uninsured and financially-struggling Kentuckians access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. With the state’s unemployment rate now hitting 11 percent – one of the worst rates in the Nation– the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) bus tour is raising awareness of patient assistance programs among state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits.

  • 8/27/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared To Help Virginia Workers Hurt by Recession

    Richmond, VA – The ‘Help is Here Express’ bus tour will be stopping in Virginia throughout the week of August 31 – September 3 at various cities in order to help uninsured and financially-struggling Virginians access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. With the state’s unemployment rate now hitting 6.9 percent –and having risen for 26 straight months– the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) bus tour is raising awareness of patient assistance programs among state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits.

  • 8/14/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared To Help Connecticut Workers Hurt by Recession

    Hartford, CT – The ‘Help is Here Express’ bus tour will be stopping in Connecticut throughout the week of August 17 – 21 at various cities in order to help uninsured and financially-struggling Connecticutians access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. With the state’s unemployment rate now hitting 8 percent, as compared to 5.5 percent unemployment a year ago, the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) is ready to help state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits find programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free.

  • 8/6/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared To Help New Jersey Workers Hurt by Recession

    Newark, NJ – The ‘Help is Here Express’ bus tour will be stopping in New Jersey throughout the week of August 9-15 at various cities in order to help uninsured and financially-struggling New Jersey residents access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. With the state’s unemployment rate now hitting 8.8 percent – compared to 5.1% a year ago – the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) bus tour is raising awareness of patient assistance programs among state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits.

  • 7/30/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared To Help New York Workers Hurt by Recession

    Albany, NY – The ‘Help is Here Express’ bus tour will be stopping in New York throughout the week of August 3 – 7 at various cities in order to help uninsured and financially-struggling New Yorkers access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. With the state’s unemployment rate now hitting 8.2 percent, compared to 5.2 percent a year ago, the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) is ready to help state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits find programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free.

  • 7/22/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared To Help Pennsylvania Workers Hurt by Recession

    Pittsburgh, PA – The ‘Help is Here Express’ bus tour will be stopping in Pennsylvania throughout the week of July 27 – 31 at various cities in order to help uninsured and financially-struggling Pennsylvanians access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. With the state’s unemployment rate now hitting 8.2 percent – compared to 5.1% a year ago – the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) bus tour is raising awareness of patient assistance programs among state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits.

  • 7/17/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared To Help Michigan Workers Hurt by Recession

    Lansing, MI – The ‘Help is Here Express’ bus tour will be stopping in Michigan throughout the week of July 20 – 24 at various cities in order to help uninsured and financially-struggling Michiganians access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. With the state’s unemployment rate now hitting 14.1 percent, nearly double the state’s 8.2 percent unemployment a year ago and currently the highest in the nation, the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) is ready to help state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits find programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free.

  • 7/15/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared to Help California Workers Hurt by Recession

    SACRAMENTO, Calif – The ‘Help is Here Express’ bus tour will be coming to California from July 20th to August 7th, making stops in various cities throughout the state in order to help uninsured and financially-struggling Californians access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. With unemployment rates in California having risen steadily over the last 30 months, standing today at 11.5 percent, the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) is ready to help state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits find programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free.

  • 7/13/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared To Help Iowa Workers Hurt by Recession

    Des Moines, IA – The ‘Help is Here Express’ bus tour will be stopping in Iowa throughout the week of July 13 – 16 at various cities in order to help uninsured and financially-struggling Iowans access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. With the state’s unemployment rate now hitting 5.8 percent, compared to 3.7 percent a year ago, the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) is ready to help state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits find programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free.

  • 7/1/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared To Help North Dakota Workers Hurt by Recession

    Bismarck, ND – The ‘Help is Here Express’ bus tour will be stopping in North Dakota throughout the week of July 6 – 10 at various cities in order to help uninsured and financially-struggling North Dakotans access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. With the state’s unemployment rate now hitting four percent, compared to three percent a year ago, the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) is ready to help state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits find programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free.

  • 6/24/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared To Help South Dakota Workers Hurt by Recession

    Sioux Falls, SD – The ‘Help is Here Express’ bus tour will be stopping in South Dakota throughout the week of June 29 – July 3 at various cities in order to help uninsured and financially-struggling South Dakotans access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. With the state’s unemployment rate now hitting 4.9 percent, compared to 2.9 percent a year ago, the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) is ready to help state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits find programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free.

  • 6/17/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared To Help Nebraska Workers Hurt by Recession

    Omaha, NE – The ‘Help is Here Express’ bus tour will be stopping in Nebraska throughout the week of June 22 – June 26 at various cities in order to help uninsured and financially-struggling Nebraskans access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. With Nebraska’s unemployment rate now hitting 4.4 percent – compared to 3.3% a year ago – the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) bus tour is raising awareness of patient assistance programs among state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits.

  • 6/11/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared To Help Wyoming Workers Hurt by Recession

    Cheyenne, WY – The ‘Help is Here Express’ bus tour will be stopping in Wyoming throughout the week of June 15th - 19th at various cities in order to help uninsured and financially-struggling Wyomians access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. With the state’s unemployment rate now hitting 4.5 percent and having risen steadily the past 14 months, the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) is ready to help state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits find programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free.

  • 5/31/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Adds New Feature to Website to Help America’s Uninsured Access Information about Medicaid and CHIP

    Washington, DC – Recognizing that many uninsured Americans may have difficulty accessing information about available public programs that provide critical health insurance coverage, the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) website now features a new resource to help eligible patients learn about state Medicaid programs and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

  • 5/27/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared To Help Washington Workers Hurt by Recession

    Spokane, WA – The ‘Help is Here Express’ bus tour will be stopping in Washington throughout the week of June 1st - 5th at various cities in order to help uninsured and financially-struggling Washingtonians access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free.

  • 5/20/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared To Help Montana Workers Hurt by Recession

    Helena, MT – The ‘Help is Here Express’ bus tour will be stopping in Montana throughout the week of May 26 – May 29 at various cities in order to help uninsured and financially-struggling Montanans access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. With the state’s unemployment rate now hitting 6.1 percent – and having steadily risen for two years – the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) bus tour is raising awareness of patient assistance programs among state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits.

  • 5/14/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared To Help Utah Workers Hurt by Recession

    Salt Lake City, UT (May 14, 2009) – The ‘Help is Here Express’ bus tour will be stopping in Utah throughout the week of May 18 – May 22 at various cities in order to help uninsured and financially-struggling Utahans access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. With the state’s unemployment rate now hitting 5.2 percent – the highest rate in 5 years – the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) bus tour is raising awareness of patient assistance programs among state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits.

  • 5/7/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared To Help Colorado Workers Hurt by Recession

    Denver, CO (May 8, 2009) – The ‘Help is Here Express’ bus tour will be stopping in Colorado throughout the week of May 11 – May 15th at various cities in order to help uninsured and financially-struggling Coloradans access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. With the state’s unemployment rate now hitting 7.5 percent, the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) is ready to help state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits find programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free.

  • 5/6/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Provides Trusted, Reliable and Free Help to Struggling Americans

    Washington, DC (May 6, 2009) – In this period of economic uncertainty, many uninsured and underinsured Americans are going online to seek help getting the prescription medicines they need. America’s pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies want patients to know that they can rely on the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) to help them confidentially — and for free.

  • 4/29/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared To Help Kansan Workers Hurt by Recession

    Topeka, Kansas – The ‘Help is Here Express’ bus tour will be stopping in Kansas throughout the week of May 4 – May 8th at various cities in order to help uninsured and financially-struggling Kansans access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. With the state’s unemployment rate now hitting 8.7 percent, the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) is ready to help state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits find programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free.

  • 4/22/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared To Help Missouri Workers Hurt by Recession

    Missouri – The ‘Help is Here Express’ bus tour will be stopping in Missouri throughout the week of April 27–May 1 at various cities in order to help uninsured and financially-struggling Missourians access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. With the state’s unemployment rate now hitting 8.7 percent, the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) is ready to help state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits find programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free.

  • 4/15/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared To Help Indiana Workers Hurt by Recession

    Indianapolis, Indiana – The ‘Help is Here Express’ bus tour will be stopping in Indiana throughout the week of April 20 – April 24 at various cities in order to help uninsured and financially-struggling Indianans access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. With the state’s unemployment rate now hitting 9.4 percent, above the national average of 8.5 percent, the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) is ready to help state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits find programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free.

  • 4/8/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared To Help Arkansas Workers Hurt by Recession

    Little Rock, Arkansas – The ‘Help is Here Express’ bus tour will be stopping in Arkansas throughout the week of April 13 – April 17 at various cities in order to help uninsured and financially-struggling Arkansans access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. With the state’s unemployment rate now hitting 6.4 percent, the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) is ready to help state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits find programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free.

  • 4/5/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Celebrates Four Year Anniverisary; Helps More Than 5.7 Million Uninsured Patients Across United States

    Washington, DC — This week, the Partnership for Prescription Assistance - a nationwide effort sponsored by America’s pharmaceutical research companies - is celebrating its fourth anniversary of helping uninsured and financially-struggling Americans get access to information about programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. Since its launch in April 2005, the PPA has helped more than 5.7 million patients nationwide. Also in that time, the PPA bus tour, the "Help is Here Express," has traveled the country, visiting all 50 states and more than 2,500 cities, to educate people about patient assistance programs.

  • 4/1/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared To Help Illinois Workers Hurt by Recession

    Program Celebrates Four Year Anniversary With Appearances by Actor Jerry Mathers Springfield, Illinois –The ‘Help is Here Express’ bus tour will be stopping in Illinois the week of April 6th – April 10th at various cities throughout the state celebrating its fourth anniversary of helping more than 5.7 million uninsured and financially-struggling Americans get access to the medicines they need for free or nearly free. With the state’s 8.6 percent unemployment rate now exceeding that of the nation (8.1 percent), the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) is ready to help state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits.

  • 3/25/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared To Help Tennessee Workers Hurt by Recession

    Nashville, Tennessee – The ‘Help is Here Express’ bus tour will be stopping in Tennessee the week of March 30- April 3 at various cities throughout the state in order to help uninsured and financially-struggling Tennesseans access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. With the state’s 8.6 percent unemployment rate now exceeding that of the nation (8.1 percent), the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) is ready to help state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits find programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free.

  • 3/22/2009 - National Cover the Uninsured Week Another Impetus for Action on Healthcare Reform

    Washington, D.C. — Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) President and CEO Billy Tauzin today released the following statement regarding this year’s National Cover the Uninsured Week

  • 3/18/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared To Help Georgia Workers Hurt by Recession

    Atlanta, Georgia – The ‘Help is Here Express’ bus tour will be stopping in Georgia the week of March 23-27 at various cities throughout the state in order to help uninsured and financially-struggling Georgians access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. With unemployment rates in Georgia having risen for nine straight months, and having passed the national unemployment rate (7.6 percent) to stand today at 8.1 percent, the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) is ready to help state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits determine if they may qualify for free or nearly free medicines.

  • 3/11/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared To Help Alabama Workers Hurt by Recession

    Montgomery, Alabama – The ‘Help is Here Express’ bus tour will be stopping in Alabama the week of March 16-20 at various cities throughout the state in order to help uninsured and financially struggling Alabamans access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. With unemployment rates in Alabama having risen for seven straight months, standing today at 7.8 percent, the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) is ready to help state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits find programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free.

  • 3/4/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared To Help Mississippi Workers Hurt by Recession

    Several Stops to Feature ‘Leave It To Beaver’ Star Jerry Mathers Jackson, Mississippi – The ‘Help is Here Express’ bus tour will be stopping in Mississippi the week of March 9-13 at various cities throughout the state in order to help uninsured and financially-struggling Mississippians access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. With the unemployment rate in Mississippi (7.8 percent) now exceeding the national average (7.6 percent), the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) is ready to help state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits find programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free.

  • 2/25/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared To Help Louisiana Workers Hurt by Recession

    New Orleans, Louisiana – The ‘Help is Here Express’ bus tour will be stopping in Louisiana throughout the week of March 2-6 at various cities throughout the state in order to help uninsured and financially-struggling Louisianans access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. With unemployment rates in Louisiana having risen for seven straight months, standing today at 6 percent , the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) is ready to help state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits find programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free.

  • 2/17/2009 - Partnership for Prescription Assistance Prepared To Help Texas Workers Hurt by Recession

    The ‘Help is Here Express’ bus tour will be stopping in Texas throughout the week of February 16-20 at various cities throughout the state in order to help uninsured and financially-struggling Texans access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. With unemployment rates in Texas having risen for seven straight months, standing today at 6 percent , the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) is ready to help state residents who face layoffs and loss of health care benefits find programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free.