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Contact: Joyce Graves-Hinton

Alamance County PIO

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Alamance County Launches Prescription Drug Discount Card That Can Be Used by All Residents

Discount Cards Offering Average Savings Of 20 Percent Off Retail Price

JANUARY 2, 2008 — Alamance County today launched a discount card program to help consumers cope with the high price of prescription drugs. The county is making free prescription drug discount cards available under a program sponsored by the National Association of Counties (NACo) that offers average savings of 20 percent off the retail price of commonly prescribed drugs.

The cards may be used by all county residents, regardless of age, income, or existing health coverage, and are accepted at pharmacies throughout the county. A national network of more than 59,000 participating retail pharmacies also will honor the NACo prescription discount card.

“Alamance County is proud to be one of the counties nationwide participating with NACo.” said Larry Sharpe, Chairman of the Alamance County Board of Commissioners. “The NACo prescription discount card offers significant savings for the uninsured and underinsured residents of our county, and even those fortunate to have prescription coverage can use the card to save money on drugs that are not covered by their health plan. Residents do not have to be Medicare beneficiaries to be eligible for this program.”

Best of all, there is no cost to county taxpayers for NACo and Alamance County to make these money saving cards available to our residents.

Cards are available at the following locations:

●Most retail pharmacies in Alamance County

●Alamance County Public Libraries:

May Memorial: 342 South Spring St., Burlington 27215

Graham: 211 South Main St., Graham 27253

Mebane: 101 South First St., Mebane 27302

North Park: 849 Sharpe Road, Burlington 27217

South Annex: 6343 Snow Camp Rd., Graham 27253

●Other Locations:

Alamance County Health Department: 319 Graham Hopedale Rd., Burlington 27217

Alamance County Offices: 124 West Elm St., Graham 27253

Agricultural Extension Office: 209 North Graham Hopedale Rd., Burlington 27217

Veterans’ Services: 217 College St., Graham 27253

Alamance County Department of Social Services: 319 Graham Hopedale Rd., Burlington 27217

Alamance County Sheriff’s Department: 109 South Maple St., Graham 27253

John Robert Kernodle Senior Activity Center: 1535 South Mebane St., Burlington 27217

Alamance County Community Services Agency: 1946-A Martin St., Burlington 27216

Alamance Partnership for Children: 1206-A Vaughn Road, Burlington 27217

Habitat For Humanity For Alamance County: 317 E Sixth St., Burlington 27217  

Time Warner Cable: 316 Huffman Mill Rd., Burlington 27215

County residents can call toll free 1-877-321-2652 or visit www.caremark.com/naco for assistance with the program.

“Using the NACo prescription discount card is easy,” said Chairman Sharpe. “Simply present it at a participating pharmacy. There is no enrollment form, no membership fee and no restrictions or limits on frequency of use. Cardholders and their family members may use the card any time their prescriptions are not covered by insurance.”

The discount card program is administered by Caremark Rx, Inc.

The National Association of Counties (NACo) is the only national organization that represents county governments in the United States. Founded in 1935, NACo provides essential services to the nation’s 3,066 counties. NACo advances issues with a unified voice before the federal government, improves the public’s understanding of county government, assists counties in finding and sharing innovative solutions through education and research, and provides value-added services to save counties and taxpayers money. For more information about NACo, visit www.naco.org.

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