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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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Additional Information

• I would like more information than appears on your Web site. Can you call me?
• Is there a telephone number I can call to get more information?
• Can you send information directly to my house?

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