To help residents offset the rising cost of prescription drugs, Sand Springs officials are offering prescription assistance cards free of charge to area citizens. Providing a savings up to 75 percent on prescription drugs, the Sand Springs RX Card is accepted at more than 56,000 pharmacies across the country, including CVS and Walgreens.
According to Sand Springs City Manager, Rocky Rogers, “The program is a meaningful way for the City to give back to its citizens with no restrictions on membership, income or age and no applications to complete. Most brand name and generic medications are included, with an average savings of 30 percent.”
“Working with the Oklahoma Drug Card and the Oklahoma Municipal League, we are launching this program specifically to help our uninsured and underinsured residents afford their prescription medications, but everyone in the City is eligible to participate.”
“The state of the economy combined with ever increasing prescription costs makes it very difficult for many individuals and families to obtain necessary medications. While this program was started to help those most in need, it also is open to those with health insurance coverage who have no prescription benefits which is common with many health savings accounts, those with high deductible health plans and Medicare Part D,” Rogers said.
Those with prescription coverage can use the Sand Springs RX Card to save on non-covered drugs.
Cards can be downloaded online for free at www.oklahomadrugcard.com. Residents can also obtain cards in person at the City of Sand Springs Customer Service Department at 100 E Broadway Street.
“We encourage everyone who is interested to stop by our Customer Service Department to pick up a card. With the constant changes in our health care system, it’s hard to know when a prescription will not be covered by insurance. With this free card, residents can save money while being able to purchase needed medications,” Rogers said.
In addition to discounted prescriptions, the program offers other discounts on teeth whitening supplies, prescription eyeglasses, hearing aids and diabetic supplies. The Sand Springs RX Card is compliments of the Oklahoma Drug Card funded through the participation of pharmacies and pharmaceutical companies.
For more information, contact Joe Willard, Oklahoma Drug Card Program Director, at 918-640-9395.