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Statewide Drug Assistance Programs*
Last Updated:  December 2 , 2010

State
Population Served: 
E=Elderly** D=Disabled
L= Low income M=Medicare
Name of Program
 Program type
Contact Information
Alabama E (55+) D SeniorRx Gov't PAP assistance program 1-800-AGE-LINE (800-243-5463)
Alaska   No Program    
Arizona All Arizona CoppeRx Card Prescription Discount Program (RxAmerica)

Gov't drug discount card

1-888-227-8315
Arkansas L Arkansas Health Care Access Foundation, Inc. Non profit prescription assistance program 1-800-950-8233 or 1-501-221-3033
California M Drug Discount Program for Medicare Recipients Gov't prescription assistance program

Show your Medicare card at participating pharmacies to get drugs at Medi-Cal
prices (when paying out of pocket)

1-800-434-0222
Colorado   No Program    
Connecticut E, D or M Connecticut Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract to the Elderly and the Disabled Program (ConnPACE) Gov't prescription  assistance program; will wrap around Medicare Part D 1-800-423-5026
Delaware E, D or M Delaware Prescription Assistance Program (DPAP) Gov't prescription assistance program; will wrap around Medicare Part D 1-800-996- 9969
District of Columbia L (<64) DC Healthcare  Alliance Gov’t health care insurance program 1-202-842-2810 or  1-866-842-2810
Florida E, L Florida Discount Drug Card Gov't drug discount card  
1-866-341-8894
Georgia   No program    
       
Hawaii M State Pharmacy Assistance Program Gov't prescription assistance program; will wrap around Medicare Part D 808-692-7999 or 866-878-9769
Idaho   No program    
Illinois E , D or M Illinois Cares Rx Gov't prescription assistance program; will wrap around Medicare Part D 1-800-226-0768
Illinois L Illinois Rx Buying Club Gov't drug discount card 1-866-215-3463
Indiana   No Program  
Iowa   No program    
Kansas
No Program    
       
Kentucky L Health Kentucky Non profit prescription assistance program 1-800-633-8100
Kentucky   Kentucky Pharmacy Assistance Program Gov't PAP assistance program 1-502-564-8966 extension 4216
Louisiana
E
Louisiana SenioRx Program Gov't PAP assistance program 1-877-340-9100
Maine E, D, or M Maine Low Cost Drugs for the Elderly & Disabled Program Gov't prescription assistance program; will wrap around Medicare Part D 1-866-796-2463
Maine L Maine Rx Plus Gov't prescription discount program 1-866-796-2463
Maryland L Maryland Medbank Program Non-profit PAP assistance program 1-877-435-7755
Maryland D,M Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program Gov't prescription assistance program;will wrap around Part D 1-800-551-5995
       

 

Massachusetts E, D or M The Prescription Advantage Program Gov't prescription assistance program; will wrap around Medicare Part D
1-800-243-4636
Massachusetts L Mass MedLine Non-profit PAP assistance program 1-866-633-1617
Michigan L MiRx Prescription Saving Program Gov't prescription assistance program 1-866-755-6479
Minnesota L RxConnect/Senior Link Age Line Gov’t PAP assistance program 1-800-333-2433
Mississippi   No program    
Missouri M, Medicaid Missouri Rx Plan Gov't prescription assistance program 1-800-375-1406
M Big Sky Rx Program Gov't prescription assistance program only for Medicare Part D wraparound 1-866-369-1233
Nebraska   No Program    
Nevada E and M Senior Rx  Gov't prescription assistance program; will wrap around Medicare Part D 1-866-303-6323 or 687-4210 x244
Nevada D Nevada Disabilty Rx Gov't pharmacy assistance program; will wrap around Medicare Part D 1-866-303-6323
New Hampshire L NH Medication Bridge Program Non-profit PAP assistance program 603-225-0900
New Jersey E, D or M Pharmaceutical Assistance for the Aged and Disabled (PAAD) Gov't prescription assistance program; will wrap around Medicare Part D 1-800-792-9745
     
New Mexico L Discount Prescription Drug Program Gov't prescription assistance program 1-800-233-2576
New Mexico L New Mexico MedBANK Non profit PAP  assistance program 1-866-451-2901
New York E, M (65+ only) Elderly Pharmaceuticals Insurance Coverage (EPIC) Program Gov't prescription assistance program; will wrap around Medicare Part D; EPIC considered creditable coverage by Medicare 1-800-332-3742
North Carolina M (65+) NCRx Gov't prescription assistance program; will wrap around Medicare Part D 1-888-488-6279
North Dakota L Prescription Connection for North Dakota Gov’t  PAP assistance program 1-888-575-6611
Ohio E, M or L Ohio's Best Rx Gov't drug discount card program 1-866-923-7879
Oklahoma L Rx for Oklahoma Gov't PAP assistance program 877-RX4 OKLA
Oregon All Oregon Prescription Drug Program Gov't drug discount card 1-800- 913-4146
Pennsylvania E, M Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly (PACE) & PACE Needs Enhancement Tier (PACENET) Gov't prescription assistance program; will wrap around Medicare Part D; PACE/PACENET considered creditable coverage by Medicare 1-800-225-7223
Rhode Island E, D (55 +) , M Rhode Island Pharmaceutical Assistance for the Elderly (RIPAE) Gov't prescription assistance program;will wrap around Medicare Part D Dept of Elderly Affairs 401-462-3000
         
     
South Carolina L Welvista Non-profit prescription assistance program 1-803-933-9183
South Dakota   No program    
Tennessee L Cover Rx Gov’t prescription assistance program 1-866-CoverTN
Texas   No Program    
Utah   No program    
Vermont M VPharm Gov't prescription assistance program;will wrap around Medicare Part D 1-800-250-8427
Vermont E, D VHAP-Pharmacy, VScript Gov’t prescription assistance program 1-800-250-8427
Vermont L Healthy Vermonters Gov't prescription assistance program 1-800-250-8427
Virginia L RxRelief Virginia Non-profit grantsmaking program 1-804-828-5804 or 1-434-361-0331
Washington All Washington Prescription Drug Program Gov't drug discount card  

1-800-913-4311

West Virginia E, L West Virginia Rx Program Gov’t prescription assistance program 1-877-388-9879
Wisconsin E, M Senior Care Rx Gov't prescription assistance program; will wrap around Medicare Part D 1-800-657-2038
Wisconsin No rx coverage Badger Rx Gold Gov't drug discount program 1-866-809-9382
Wyoming L Prescription Drug Assistance Program Gov't prescription assistance program 1-800-438-5785

* Information compiled from various sources including:

National Conference of State Legislatures, State Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs
State prescription assistance web sites

** States define "elderly" differently, this can mean anything from 55 and older.

 

 
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