There are thousands of health and human services programs to help people in Idaho. Finding the one you need can be difficult. The first step in finding help is knowing WHO to call... you know to dial 911 for emergencies... and 411 for directory assistance... and now, you can dial 2-1-1 for help in finding community health and human resources! Dialing 2-1-1 or 1-800-926-2588 can help you locate a variety of health and human services across Idaho.  More:

Program Aims To Help Poor Pay For Medicines
Associated Press -- Drug industry groups, aiming to deflect criticism over the high cost of prescription medicine, have joined Idaho health care organizations in a program to make it easier for people without insurance to get medications. Rx Idaho: A Partnership for Prescription Assistance,  part of a national program, combines drugmakers, health care providers, patient advocates and community leaders to help Idaho residents find public or private assistance programs to get drugs.   More:

Cheaper Prescriptions Available To Uninsured
Eleven leading pharmaceutical companies launched a new drug card program Tuesday that will offer discounts on prescription drug purchases for 36 million uninsured Americans. The Together RX Access Card program, which begins in February, will provide savings of 25 to 40 percent off the retail price of more than 275 brand name drugs offered by the sponsoring companies.  Legal U.S. residents who are uninsured, under age 65, ineligible for Medicare and have no public or private drug coverage are eligible for the card if they meet program income guidelines. Those guidelines, which vary depending on family size, require that cardholders earn less than $30,000 if single or less than $60,000 for a family of four.  More: 

WHAT'S THE BEST KEPT SECRET of the drug business? 
You can get your medicine free of charge. Amid the growing furor about rising prescription costs, many patients and doctors aren't aware that the drug companies themselves give away millions of dollars worth of drugs each year. Most people do not know these programs exist. 

An organization known as The Medicine Program is here to help and cuts the red tape for thousands of eligible Americans. You can request a free brochure/application by calling 1-573-996-7300.

Children's Health Insurance Program 
Unfortunately, not all jobs provide health care benefits, and buying a private health plan may be too costly for many of us. That is why the State of Idaho created the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Thanks to CHIP, your children—infants to teens—may qualify for health insurance at no cost to you. For example; a family of four with a monthly income less than $2,206 qualifies for the program. CHIP provides insurance to working and non-working families. It allows you—parents, grandparents, guardians—to get the health insurance coverage your children need and deserve. For more information call 
1-800-KIDS-NOW or visit the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Web Site.

Idaho Children Don't Have To Be Uninsured
Carpenters union helps make sure Legislature's secret gets out. The Idaho Legislature cut funding for CHIP outreach last year and again this year as a cost-cutting measure. So the Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters teamed with health organizations throughout Idaho to spread the word. In Idaho, 29,600 children who are eligible for CHIP are not enrolled. Spokesman Review

 

 

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