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Lilly
Offers $12 Flat Fee Per Prescription for Millions of Needy Seniors
Without Coverage, But WAIT!
This
may not be the answer for those that use medications not made by
Lilly
Don’t
miss next weeks feature “DRUG
COMPANIES AID LOW INCOME PATIENTS”
(Next
week Diabetes In Control will announce a new program available
that will allow you to get a 90
day supply
of your meds from Lilly for only 8 dollars.)
LillyAnswers(SM)
Program Helps Medicare Beneficiaries Achieve Potential Annual
Savings on Average of $600 per Lilly Prescription.
Pfizer has also announced a program for 15 dollars for a 30
day supply of it’s medications.
To
assist those seniors and people with disabilities enrolled in
Medicare, who most need help in purchasing vital prescription
drugs, Eli Lilly and Company today announced the creation of the
LillyAnswers patient assistance program. The centerpiece of the
program, the LillyAnswers card, allows low-income seniors without
prescription drug coverage to pay a flat fee of $12 for a 30-day
supply of any Lilly retail drug.(1) Eligible participants can save
an average of nearly $52.00 per 30-day prescription, or an average
of $600 per year per medication under Lilly's $12 fee.(2)
LillyAnswers
will provide eligible Medicare beneficiaries access to Lilly's
portfolio of retail products for illnesses such as osteoporosis,
diabetes, depression, and schizophrenia -- chronic diseases that
afflict nearly 18 million or one of every two seniors.(3) These
products include Evista(R) for osteoporosis, Humulin(R) and
Humalog(R) for diabetes, Prozac(R) for depression, and Zyprexa(R)
for schizophrenia.
"LillyAnswers
will provide real savings, right away, to Medicare beneficiaries
in the greatest need," said Sidney Taurel, chairman of the
board, president and CEO of Eli Lilly and Company. Seniors with an
annual income below $18,000 per individual or $24,000 per
household, with no prescription drug coverage, are eligible for
the LillyAnswers program. It offers immediate help to the more
than five million Americans who qualify.
"Lilly
has taken an important step in helping the neediest of seniors
gain access to critical prescription drugs," said U.S. Health
and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson. "This innovative
approach demonstrates the private sector's willingness to address
this important issue between now and the time we implement
Medicare reform. We thank them for stepping forward."
"Seniors
should not have to choose between paying for groceries or taking
prescription drugs," said U.S. Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN).
"While we commit ourselves to crafting a long-term,
comprehensive solution, Lilly's effort is an important first step
toward helping seniors."
Don’t
Miss Next Weeks Feature Article:
“DRUG
COMPANIES AID LOW INCOME PATIENTS”
Find a better way to help your patients.
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