Bourbon County releases new free prescription card

Bourbon County residents who are underinsured now have another option when purchasing prescription medications.

The county recently signed a contract that will make free prescription drug cards available to residents in Bourbon County. With the new cards, area residents will have the opportunity to save an average of 20 percent on various prescription medications.

The discount drug card program, which is sponsored by the National Association of Counties, is not an insurance program, but it provides residents discounts at the time of purchase.

According to Bourbon County Commissioner Bill Brittain, the new cards, which are now available for residents to use, help guarantee the lowest price for prescriptions.

"There's no reason for someone to not pick one (drug card) if they don't have insurance because they have nothing to lose," Brittain said. "It doesn't cost them anything. It is definitely one of those programs that is a win-win situation."

The cards are accepted at Mercy Pharmacy, 401 Woodland Hills Blvd.; Woods Pharmacy, 2322 S. Main; Walgreens Pharmacy, 2229 S. Main St.; and Wal-Mart Pharmacy, 2500 S. Main. Residents who are under insured or not insured at all, can present the prescription discount card at the participating pharmacy of the person's choice when filling or refilling prescriptions.

According to written information attached to the card, families can use the card any time a prescription is not covered by other insurance.

"You and your family may use your prescription discount card any time your prescription is not covered by insurance. There are no restrictions and no limits on how many times you may use your card," the flyer said.

Brittain said residents who wish to participate in the program can pick up a card in most of the county court house offices; city hall; any of the participating pharmacies; Buck Runn Community Center; Union Station, Uniontown; the Mapleton Mini Mart; or at various other locations.

To obtain more information about participating pharmacies, prescription price estimates, drug interactions, or to access health-related articles, residents can visit www.caremark.com/naco or call (877)321-2652.

Brittain said he encourages anybody who does not have insurance coverage to take advantage of this new program.