Relief from skyrocketing prescription drug prices may be on the way to qualifying families in the South Bay thanks to a new program called MedAssist.
The pilot program is aimed at the “missing middle”, households with incomes that are too high to qualify for the county’s safety net programs, but still pay hundreds of dollars out-of-pocket every month for medicine, even with health insurance.SJPD Chief: Officer Shot Man Who Had Disarmed Another Man Brandishing Gun During Restaurant Fight Chaos
MedAssist only serves patients who require regular doses of insulin, asthma inhalers, and epinephrine injection pens. The subsidy is dependent on the applicant’s income. For example, a household with a $200,000 income and $8,500 in annual out-of-pocket prescription drug expenses would qualify for $282 per month.
“And if we can reduce those unnecessary visits to the ER we are reducing the health care costs within our community,” said Singh.Wildfire Smoke Study Raises Concerns About Health Effects From Future California Wildfires “The analogy I always use is when the house is on fire you have to react and take care of the situation. We can always think about building better houses, building a better fire station, and building all the other things. But when your house is on fire, you have to take care of that immediate issue,” said Singh.
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