The assistance programs below help patients get medicine at a lower cost. Separate applications may be required for each medicine needed.
- Medicare lets you search for State Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs, which are in most States and often serve people with low incomes and HIV/AIDS.
- Medicare beneficiaries with low incomes may be eligible for the Medicare Part D Extra Help program, which helps pay deductibles and copays for medicine.
- Medicare has a searchable list of drug company programs that help people who do not have insurance or are enrolled in a Medicare Drug Plan (Part D) pay for prescriptions.
- Medication Assistance Tool (MAT), operated by Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, which represents drug companies, lets you search for discount programs offered by drug companies.
- NeedyMeds is a non-profit that provides information about drug assistance programs. In some areas, people may be able to get help with completing the application.
- RxAssist, a non-profit established with funding from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, offers a database of patient-assistance programs.
- RxOutreach is a non-profit, mail order pharmacy that offers prescription medicines to people who are uninsured or have limited prescription drug coverage.
- Select Care Benefits Network (SCBN) is a membership-based organization that helps people get expensive medicines at a reduced price if they do not have insurance that covers medicines. There is an application fee and monthly dues that depend on the number of medicines.
- The Assistance Fund an independent charitable patient assistance organization that helps pay for copayments, coinsurance, deductibles, and other health-related expenses for specific high-cost diseases.