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Do Free Prescription Savings Cards Really Work?
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Posted On :
Jan-25-2010
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Prescription prices for name brand and generic medications have been on the rise for years, so we wanted to know if it really was possible to save money with a free prescription savings card.
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Prescription prices for name brand and generic medications have been on the rise for years, so we wanted to know if it really was possible to save money with a free prescription savings card. We wanted to find a card that would allow us to enroll for free. We also did not want to have a card that would expire or limit the pharmacies where it could be used. We also wanted a card that we could easily pass along to our family and friends.
We begin our search and found a card that claimed to save between 15% and 75% off of the price of medications at over 54,000 pharmacies across United States and Puerto Rico. Some of the major chain pharmacies and retail outlets that offer pharmacy services are among those who have contracted to offer savings to those who have this card. The pharmacy savings card could be printed from the supplier's website. We didn't need to provide our name, e-mail address, phone number or order a card and wait for it to come in the mail. We simply printed the page that contained all of the details the pharmacies needed in order to discount medication prices.
With the card in hand, we enlisted an elderly lady whose prescription medication expenses totaled nearly $400 per month. Because the card didn't have our name on it, we could simply give it to her for her to use during that month's purchase. After she paid for her prescriptions, she excitedly reported that she had saved over $330. She was able to purchase her monthly prescriptions for only $70. We then enlisted a young lady with a $200 a month prescription. With no insurance, she told us that the $200 depleted her monthly discretionary income. After using the card for her medications, she was able to save $100 off of her bill.
Because the card does not require that you have your name or a specific account number, we were able to take the card to locations where small businesses, not-for-profit organizations, restaurant workers, churches, uninsured or underinsured and more could use the card to save on their prescription expenses.
So, do free prescription savings cards really work? From what we have experienced, there are free prescription savings card programs that really do save money for the individuals that use them. What's more is the card we found that only seem to prescription medications but also could be used as for a laboratory and medical imaging expenses.
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Article Source :
http://www.articleseen.com/Article_Do Free Prescription Savings Cards Really Work?_9444.aspx
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Author Resource :
To learn more about how you can get a free printable prescription, imaging and laboratory savings card, please visit www.CutCostEz.info or call Loraine Roberson 1-888-281-6662. You can also email her at lr1899@live.com.
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Keywords :
Free Drug Card, Prescription Card, Rx Drug Card, Low Cost Prescriptions, Free Savings Card, Pharmacy Prescription Card, Pharm,
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Finance
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Finance
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