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NeedyMeds.org U.S. Social Security Administration
www.needymeds.org www.ssa.gov
Phone: 800.772.1213/TTY for deaf and
NeedyMeds is a national nonprofit organiza- hard-of-hearing callers: 800.325.0778
tion that helps people who cannot afford Calls are answered Monday through Friday,
medicine or health care costs. Their website 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (ET).
has information about patient assistance pro-
grams, disease-based assistance programs, Social Security Online is the official website
free and low-cost clinics and much more. of the U.S. Social Security Administration,
NeedyMeds also offers a free drug discount which oversees both Social Security and
card that can save people up to 80 percent Medicare. From this site, you can access
off the cost of medications. information and print out forms that relate
to all aspects of Social Security and Medi-
Partnership for care. This includes finding out what benefits
Prescription Assistance (PPA) you qualify for, applying for benefits and
www.pparx.org requesting information about Social Security
Phone: 888.477.2669 policies or procedures. The site also provides
information on how to apply for burial funds
The Partnership for Prescription Assistance or survivors benefits, as well as how to find
is an organization of pharmaceutical compa- out what benefits survivors are entitled to.
nies, doctors, health care providers, patient Information is available in many different lan-
advocacy groups and community organiza- guages including Arabic, Armenian, Chinese,
tions. PPA helps uninsured or underinsured Farsi, French, Greek, Haitian-Creole, Italian,
individuals find programs that offer free or Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish,
nearly free prescription medicines. You can Tagalog and Vietnamese.
also find and print applications for the pro-
grams for which you qualify. Information on U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
the site is available in Spanish. www.va.gov
Phone: 800.827.1000/TTY for deaf and
RxAssist hard-of-hearing callers: 800.829.4833
www.rxassist.org
Email: info@rxassist.org The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Phone: 401.729.3284 oversees benefits for nearly 25 million men
and women who have served in the military
RxAssist is a web-based medication assis- during wars or official periods of conflict. If
tance resource center with information on you are a veteran or the spouse or child of a
patient assistance programs set up by drug veteran, you can contact this agency for infor-
companies that offer free or low-cost drugs to mation about your benefits. The website has
uninsured individuals who cannot afford their information about health services, pharmacy
medication. Most brand-name drugs are found benefits, life insurance, vocational rehabilita-
in these programs. Companies offer these tion, employment resources, compensation,
programs voluntarily; the government does not pensions and more. Some information on the
require them to provide free medicine. RxAs- site is available in Spanish.
sist gives providers, advocates, consumer and
caregivers comprehensive, up-to-date informa-
tion in an easy-to-use format.
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