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To the Prices I am really not an expert on this. To tell you the truth my speech has been so rotten that I tend to not ask many questions these days unless it's via e-mail or letters (although I had my first speech therapy session on Friday and it was encouraging). I first learned of this benefit in The Parkinson's Bulletin put out by the APDA Information and Referral Center at Robert W. Johnson Hosp. in NJ. The article described it as being avialable from the VA Hospital in East Orange NJ. Who knows, it doesn't sound likely but maybe this is available only there. Having said that, I wouldn't imagine a spouse of a deceased veteran would be eligible though, but since her husband had 20 years in the USAF wouldn't she continue the same benefits she had when he was alive and wouldn't they include drugs? I looked for phone #'s but all I found was the NJ #. When looking for it, please know that they're now called the Department of Veteran's Affairs, not the Veteran's Administration. In re-reading the info to respond to you, I noticed that apparently any Vet can also be treated by them, besides just getting the meds, for non-service related chronic diseases like PD. It says that "exempt" (unknown financial criteria) pay nothing and "non-exempt" pay a $41 outpatient co-payment charge. I don't really have any knowledge about the quality of their neurologists, but the one who sees me just to verify my own doctor's prescriptions is a bit difficult to communicate with (in this case it's HIM and not me!), but then the visit with him is pretty pro forma anyway. I go every six months and get a six months supply of meds. Would you, and Clara Nester too, please let me know what you find out? I'd hate to be giving out incomplete advice. Thanks Bruce Anderson (51, 2 1/2)