East Haven Prescription Discount Cards Still Available

Mayor Joseph Maturo, Jr. would like to remind residents that The Town of East Haven, through its association with the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM), the statewide association of towns and cities, is still providing resident with prescription discount cards that will offer uninsured and underinsured residents steep savings on prescription medicines. East Haven is a member of CCM and the town entered into this program 2012.

At that time, every household in East Haven was mailed the card. Cards are still available on line or residents can obtain them at the Mayor’s office in Town Hall. Cards may be used by all town residents regardless of age, income or existing health coverage. There are no enrollment forms, membership fees, restrictions or limits on frequency of use for residents. Cardholders and their family members are encouraged to use the cards any time their prescriptions are not covered by insurance. Cards may also be printed by visiting www.CTRxDiscountCard.com, and selecting East Haven from the drop-down menu.

Since that time, 1259 cards have been used, for a total of 2,234 claims, with a total savings to residents of over $ 110,000 ! Cost savings have been averaging over 55%.

The “Town of East Haven Prescription Drug Discount Card” helps residents save money on their prescription medications any time their prescription is not covered by insurance. The prescription discount card will provide immediate fiscal relief at the pharmacy counter for uninsured and underinsured residents and offers the following features and benefits:

Anyone can participate regardless of age or income
All prescription medications are covered including pet prescriptions that can be filled at a pharmacy
There is no cost to the municipality or to participating residents
Cost savings average 55%
There are over 63,000 participating pharmacies nationwide including most of the large chains and many independent pharmacies
Discounts are also offered on other medical services including vision, hearing and Lasik services.

Joseph Maturo, Mayor of East Haven, said, “The savings of over $ 110,000 has enabled the card users to receive relief from the continued rising costs of medical care. Many of these dollars have been utilized in other “staple” purchases vital to many of our families. Despite the emergence of the CT Health Insurance Exchange, with the current number of unemployed, many people today are still without medical coverage for the first time and still more remain underinsured. Our desire to subscribe to this program has obviously given us the kind of results initially hoped for.”