Doctor's Life Magazine, Tampa Bay Doctor's Life Tampa Bay Vol. 2 Issue 1, 2014 | Page 4

is an important and
“Florida Rx Cardresidents of our state.valuable
program for the
”

- Dr. Ronald F. Giffler, M.D., J.D.
Florida Medical Association Treasurer

common in many health savings accounts
(HSA) and high deductible health plans.
Another unique component of
the program is their preferred pharmacy
option. Florida Rx Card has chosen
CVS/pharmacy as their preferred pharmacy so that residents who don’t have
access to a computer and can’t obtain a
hard card, can visit any CVS/pharmacy to
have their prescriptions processed
through Florida Rx Card. Residents can
simply reference “Florida Rx Card” to
have their prescription processed through
the program. Florida Rx Card is accepted
at over 56,000 participating regional and
national pharmacies.
“We strongly believe that this is
an easy and innovative way to help the
residents of Florida find affordable
prescription options,” states Program
Development Director, Brandon Knox.

More Floridians Have Access
to Prescription Savings
Statewide Prescription Assistance Program
Offers a Prescription to High Healthcare Costs
he Centers for Disease Control
reports that Americans spend
more on prescription drugs than
people in any other country: some $45
billion in out-of-pocket dollars in the last
year alone. With that in mind, the Florida
Rx Card is reminding physicians that their
patients who aren’t insured or who take
prescription drugs that aren’t covered by
their health insurance plans, can use the
Florida Rx Card to obtain discounts of up
to 80 percent off the retail price for brand
and generic FDA-approved medications.

Florida Medical Association has
been working closely with Florida Rx
Card to distribute free discount prescription cards to all Floridians. The goal of the
partnership is to provide additional card
distribution channels and create awareness
so that all residents will have access to this
free statewide prescription assistance
program. Florida Rx Card was launched to
help the uninsured and underinsured
residents afford their prescription medications. The program can also be used by
people that have health insurance coverage
with no prescription benefits, which is

Florida Rx Card has helped
residents save over $63 million since its
inception in August 2007. You can help by
encouraging your patients to print a free
card at
www.FloridaRxCard.com or
www.flmedical.org. Florida Rx Card is
also available as an app for iPhone and
Android.