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Margaret Green wrote: > I also could find no financial help to pay for prescriptions. PA has a prescription > plan called PACE. We might have just squeaked in on income, but he was not 65, so was > not eligible. This might be a good time to re-post information on free prescription medications (see below). It is true that the booklet makes it sounds as though you must be a beggar, but in reality physicians and drug companies don't take that stance. The program was set up for the very reasons mentioned above. Not all medications are included, but even getting one or two of them free can help greatly. Several of my clients have benefited, and I thought it important enough that I have included the iformation in the appendices of my book. ************************************ Free Prescription Drugs Many drug manufacturers will provide drugs free if your doctor requests it. For information, call the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association hotline: 1-800-762-4636 and ask for the Directory of Prescription Drug Patient Assistance Programs. They'll mail you a booklet that you take to your physician. If your prescription is listed in the booklet, your doctor can request that you receive it free. Don't be put off by the name of the program, or the eligibility requirements listed in the booklet. Prescription medications are expensive, especially when more than one household member requires them. This program is designed to help. *********************************************** -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD "Nutrition you can live with!" Medical nutrition therapy http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/ Tel: 970-493-6532 // Fax: 970-493-6538