The people living and working in Ottawa County have saved more than $500,000 on prescription costs since 2008, thanks to the United Way and FamilyWize partnership. Since May of this year alone, local residents have saved more than $85,000 with nearly 3,000 claims. The free FamilyWize drug savings card is distributed by Greater Ottawa County United Way. “No one should be forced to choose between paying for food, rent or medicine because of the high cost of prescriptions. That’s why we’ve partnered with FamilyWize to distribute free prescription savings cards to everyone in Ottawa County,” said Greater Ottawa County United Way President Patrick Moran.
Distributed through United Ways, the FamilyWize card lowers the cost of medicine by an average of 40% or more for people without insurance or who take medications not covered by their plan. You can keep using your card every time you need to fill a prescription. All you have to do is present a FamilyWize card at a local pharmacy to receive the savings.
“The FamilyWize card provides immediate savings on prescription medicines with no paperwork or forms to fill out,” said Susan Gilmore, Executive Director of Community Engagement for The FamilyWize Community Service Partnership.
The FamilyWize card is for everyone without insurance or for medicines not covered by insurance.
The FamilyWize card is easy to use:
- The card is free
- For immediate and unlimited use
- Anyone can use the FamilyWize card
- No registration or activation required
- Discounts applied automatically
United Ways in all 50 states have helped to save more than $800 million on prescriptions in their communities.
FamilyWize cards can be found locally at Greater Ottawa County United Way’s office at 115 Clover St., Suite 300 in Holland. People with Internet access can go to www.ottawaunitedway.org or to www.FamilyWize.org/rx to print a card, request a card to be mailed or download the mobile app. There are also wonderful resources on the website such as the drug pricing look up tool and the pharmacy finder.
ABOUT THE FAMILYWIZE PARTNERSHIP
FamilyWize Community Service Partnership is committed to helping improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities. High-cost prescription medications can be the cause of financial stress for uninsured or under-insured consumers. In fact, cost is the number one reason people do not take their prescribed medications, which impacts the short-term and long-term health and financial stability of individuals and communities. FamilyWize’s mission is to reduce these challenges by making prescriptions more affordable for all, and helping people and communities live healthier and happier lives.
The FamilyWize Community Service Partnership was established by Dan Barnes in 2005 to help those in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley get the medicines they need and deserve access to. Today, FamilyWize touches families in all 50 states and the FamilyWize pharmacy discount card is accepted at more than 60,000 pharmacies across the country, including CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid, Kmart and Walmart.