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President and CEO Deborah Bayle Nielsen  

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Making Prescription Drugs Affordable for Those Most in Need
Did you know that more than 161,000 people in United Way of Salt Lake’s service area, which includes Davis, Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele counties, are unable to access the medications they need and 42 percent of low-income individuals do not fill a prescription given to them due to financial reasons? That’s a surprising number, given Utah’s robust economy, low unemployment rate, and rising wages, but it reflects the reality of inadequate availability of prescription medications for many individuals and families.

Prescription drug prices are skyrocketing, making them largely unaffordable for those who do not have insurance with prescription coverage. Between 2000 and 2003 the average cost of brand name drugs nearly doubled, rising from $33.76 to $60. In an effort to address the lack of prescription drug coverage for those most in need, United Way of Salt Lake is pleased to announce that it has joined the FamilyWize Partnership Program, which was established to reduce the cost of medicine for children, families and individuals with no prescription drug coverage. (Read the full article)
 
 Deborah S. Bayle
 President and CEO


IMPACT MATTERS

UWSL Joins FamilyWize Partnership Program to Make Prescription Discount Cards Available
 

To make prescription drugs affordable for individuals and families, United Way of Salt Lake has joined the FamilyWize Partnership Program, which is committed to reducing the cost of medicine for children, families and individuals with no prescription drug coverage by $100 million in five years. The FamilyWize Partnership has donated over 1.2 million FamilyWize prescription discount cards to United Ways throughout the country to distribute within their communities.

Most pharmacies in the United States accept these prescription drug discount cards. They have no usage limits, age requirements or registration forms. By using the discount cards at participating pharmacies, eligible recipients will receive discounted prescription prices that would otherwise not be available to them. (Read the full article)

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Nov. 16, 2007

Action Box

Visit FamilyWize.com to learn more about the FamilyWize Partnership Program and how you can be involved.

Download a free discount prescription card here.

View the list of participating pharmacies here.

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