Rheumatoid Arthritis - The Humira Medicare Assistance Program provides Humira, Abbott's rheumatoid arthritis drug, at no cost to Medicare-eligible seniors without prescription drug coverage. For more information, visit www.humira.com or call 1-866-4HUMIRA.

National Organization of Rare Disorders (NORD) - NORD administers medication assistance programs to assist uninsured or under-insured individuals in securing life-saving or life-sustaining medications. It also administers the "Early Access Programs" for investigational new drugs (INDs)under the FDA approved "Treatment- IND" programs that allow for a limited number of individuals to receive certain investigational drugs prior to FDA marketing approval. For more information, visit www.rarediseases.org/

Abbott Diabetes Care – will provide qualified individuals with test strips and lancets for the FreeStyle or Precision Xtra Glucometer. If the individual does not have a glucometer, Abbott may provide one of these two models as well. To qualify, an individual must first apply to Medicaid. If s/he is ineligible for Medicaid and receives a denial letter, s/he can get an application from Abbott Diabetes Care by calling the toll-free customer line (800-527-3339 ext. 8505). To apply, the individual must submit the Medicaid denial letter (this does not include spend down cases), proof of income, and a letter from his/ her physician which addresses testing frequency along with the completed application. Specific instructions for enrollment will be provided by the customer representative.

Help With Prescription Out-of-Pocket Costs for Selected Disorders/ Illnesses:

The HealthWell Foundation®
The HealthWell Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, charitable organization that helps individuals with specific illnesses afford prescription medications. Financial assistance may be offered to eligible patients to cover certain out-of-pocket health care costs such as prescription drug coinsurance, co-payments, and deductibles.
www.healthwellfoundation.org

Medicaid

Medicaid is a program for New Yorkers who can't pay for medical care. People who meet certain income, resource requirements, age, or disability requirements may be eligible for enrollment. Even with a higher income, pregnant women and children, disabled persons, and those with high medical bills may qualify.

Medicaid covers many health care services such as physician visits, hospital inpatient and outpatient visits, diagnostic services, medicine, dental care, supplies and equipment, mental health treatment, ambulance, family planning, and more.

To find out more, visit www.health.state.ny.us/health_care/medicaid/index.htm or call you local department of social services to enroll.

Medicare

Medicare is a federal health care coverage program for people age 65 and older, people with certain disabilities, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease. Medicare recipients can purchase coverage for prescription drugs under one of the supplemental medical insurance plans, Medigap. For more information, visit hiicap.state.ny.us or contact the HIICAP program at Lifelong, (607) 273-1511.

For more information on the Medicare-approved drug discount cards or the Part D Prescription Drug Benefit, visit:

www.medicare.gov (Medicare) or call 1-800-633-4227. TTY users, 1-877-486-2048.

www.medicarerights.org (Medicare Rights Center) - An independent source of health care information and assistance for people with Medicare.

Women's Health Center of Livingston County

The Women's Health Center of Livingston County provides medical services, advocacy and education about sexual health. It accepts most major insurance plans, but also uses a sliding fee scale to determine the charges for medicals services for patients without insurance. While the Women's Health Center of Livingston County can write and fill prescriptions for people who go to them for medical care, it cannot fill prescriptions from other doctors.

Planned Parenthood of Tompkins County provides a number of contraceptive supplies with a prescription including:
· birth control pills
· emergency contraception
· diaphragms
· cervical caps
· Depo-Provera (the birth control shot)
· IUDs
· Norplant

For more information contact the Women's Health Center at (585) 243-7540.