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Rx for Access was jointly conceived and created by two different nonprofit programs--Volunteers in Health Care (Rhode Island) and Medicine for People in Need (California)--as a unique information and planning resource for safety net providers delivering pharmaceutical services in a changing, complex health care system. Bi-monthly and then monthly issues were published July 2004 through December 2005.

This wide-ranging publication covers such topics as:

• Patient assistance programs (both for brand name and generic drugs)
  
• 340B drug discount pricing issues
  
• Medicare drug discount cards and Part D drug coverage
  
• Medicaid pharmaceutical benefits and state management trends
  
• Strategies for effective pharmacy services
  
• Case studies of nonprofit organizations with successful, innovative pharmacy-related activities
  
• Research of interest to safety net providers

Thanks to all of the Rx for Access subscribers, Advisory Board members, and individuals who contributed time and knowledge to this publication.

Additional appreciation to the following organizations
for financial support of Rx for Access:
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The California Endowment
The California HealthCare Foundation
The California Wellness Foundation
Kaiser Permanente

For more information, call 510-285-5650 or email info@medpin.org

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