Escambia To Make Drug Discount Card Available To All County Residents

April 11, 2008

nacocard1.jpgA free drug discount card will be available to Escambia County residents beginning Saturday. The card will offer a discount up to 20 percent on common prescription drugs for those with no or inadequate insurance.

To get the free card, you must be a legal resident of Escambia County and provide proof of no or inadequate insurance. There are no enrollment fees, no forms to fill out, no age or income requirements, and no medical condition restrictions. The entire family is covered with just one card and virtually all commonly prescribed medicines are covered.

The card will be accepted at about 65 pharmacies in Escambia County. Century Pharmacy on Mayo Street in Century will accept the card, according to Pharmacist Julie Booth-Moran.

The drug card is the NACo Prescription Drug Discount Card from the National Association of Counties. Escambia commissioners were first going to cut membership in the association, but decided to continue to pay the $5,000 membership fee in order to make the discount card available to Escambia residents.

There is no cost to the county, county taxpayers, or consumers to participate. Caremark negotiates the discounts directly with participating pharmacies. Neither NACo nor the participating counties receive any revenue from the program.

The discount cards are provided free to residents living in participating NACo member counties across the country. A national network of more than 57,000 retail pharmacies honor the card.

The drug discount cards will first be available during the National County Government Week event Saturday, April 12 at the Pensacola Civic Center.

The will also be available at Escambia County Community Services, 2257 N Baylen St., and at the Escambia County Governmental Complex, 221 Palafox Place in the first floor lobby beginning Monday.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News