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Sue Maltais wrote: > Many of the people I work with have need of > assistance paying for medications, either for themselves or their > spouses, and have found the free prescriptions a great help. > -- >> > > Do you happen to have an idea of how low a person's income needs to be? > > Sue, in Ma. Sue, It's really up to the doctor, in my experience, and the doctors I know of have been happy to assist. So far, I've never heard of the companies investigating or challenging any physician's request. I suspect the pharmaceutical companies place these statements, in the hope that wealthier people won't take advantage of the program. It's entirely up to the individual whether to seek the doctor's help; but I would, if it were me. Best regards, Kathrynne -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD Editor-in-Chief, "Spotlight on Food--nutrition news for people 60-plus" http://www.fortnet.org/~fivstar and NUTRITION TOPICS copy-ready handouts http://www.dietetics.com/class/fivstar/ Tel: 970-493-6532 Fax: 970-493-6538