Affordable Medicine
Maple City Health Care Center offers a program to reduce the cost of medicine for low-income patients.
The program is called the federal 340B Drug Discount Program. The reason that patients of Maple City Health Care Center qualify for the 340B program is because the center earned designation as a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike.
Rose Gillin and Susana Alonzo review a prescription
We estimate that our patients benefit from a general savings of 20% to 50% on many prescriptions, but some drugs cost much less.
For example, many of our patients with diabetes need a drug called Actos. The typical cost of Actos is $162. With the 340B discount, the cost to our patients is $4.
The center won designation as a Federally Qualified Health Center in November 2010.
Many people struggle to pay for the medicine they need. About a third of our patients have no insurance.
In the past, some people tried to live without their prescriptions. Now, these medications are much more affordable.
The 340B Drug Discount Program fits Maple City Health Care Center because the center’s mission is to improve the health of the community by providing affordable and accessible health care.