Prescription Drugs . . .

Government Prescription Assistance Programs

• AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP).
  A program offering free medication for the treatment of HIV/AIDS and opportunistic infections caused by the disease. To qualify, applicants must be HIV positive (asymptomatics are eligible), a NYS resident (U.S. citizenship and immigration documentation are not required), have income less than $44,000/year for a family of one, and have financial resources (savings, stocks, bonds, etc.) equaling less than $25,000. Applications are available in both English and Spanish. For application instructions, or enrollment and eligibility information, please click here or call 1-800-542-2437 or 1-800-TALK-HIV. Sponsored by the NYS Department of Health.

• Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) Program.
  EPIC is a New York State program for lower-income seniors that shares in the cost of prescription drugs. Eligibility requirements and applications may be accessed on the EPIC Web site or by calling 1-800-332-3742. Sponsored by the NYS Department of Health.

• VA Health Benefits Center.
  Provides veterans with free or $7 prescriptions. Program requires that the veteran enroll with the US Veterans Administration (VA), be seen by a VA doctor, and have been honorably discharged from the military. For more information, call 1-877-222-8387 or click here for application.

• The Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D)