• Are you struggling or unable to pay for medicine that you need to manage your health and live a higher quality of life? 

• Do you lack insurance for help with prescription medication costs?

• Are you in need of real prescription assistance in order to benefit from medical help with prescriptions?

Because of incentives created by the United States Government, Pharmaceutical Companies have created charitable programs called Patient Assistance Programs.  These programs aid low income, uninsured Americans by providing them free prescription drugs with no strings attached.   Currently, there are over 270 Patient Assistance Programs offering help with prescriptions to those in need.

If you are in need of prescription help and are suffering from the high cost of medications, you may qualify to receive help with prescriptions from Patient Assistance Programs.

Though every one of the over 270 Patient Assistance Programs has different guidelines for qualification, you will generally qualify for assistance if:

• You are a United States Resident
• You lack insurance coverage for outpatient prescription medication.
• Your income is low enough to cause a hardship when paying retail prices for outpatient prescription medication.  (Though each Patient Assistance Program is different, you will generally qualify for help with prescriptions if your income is below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines as shown below.)

200% of  Federal Poverty Guidelines (2008)

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SCBN is a Patient Advocate organization that specializes in helping uninsured, low income Americans access help with prescriptions on an ongoing basis from Patient Assistance Programs.  Since 2002, we have helped over 15,000 Americans get over $100,000,000 of medicine directly from the pharmaceutical companies. 

We work one on one with you to get you the maximum amount of help with prescriptions possible.  Using state of the art, proprietary technology we pre-qualify you based on over 270 Patient Assistance Programs current guidelines to make sure that you know you will be approved before applying.  We then take on as much responsibility as humanly possible to make sure that you get your help with medication on an ongoing basis.  

We begin by filling out all of the applications completely with your information and giving them to you with clear, simple and easy to follow instructions for completing your application.  You will simply need to sign the Patient Assistance Program applications where they are highlighted in one color and have your physician sign them where highlighted in another color and return them to us with the documentation asked for in your simple instructions.

The trick is to get approved the first time you apply for help with prescriptions.   This is why we thoroughly check over all of your applications for prescription assistance for 100% accuracy before they are sent in.  We also ensure that the documentation that we are attaching to the applications is the exact documentation that the Patient Assistance Program will approve.  This ensures you get approved right away and begin receiving help with prescription medications without any delay. 

But this is just the beginning of what we do as we work tirelessly as your patient advocate to ensure that you get the maximum amount of help with prescriptions available to you- and continue to receive your medications on an ongoing basis.  

Yes, this is just the beginning of what we do for you.

Once your applications are sent in and we know that you will be approved, we also work with you and your physician to ensure that you get your initial supply of free medicine as quickly as possible.  Also, we track your renewal dates and walk you step by step through all of the multiple and differing processes involved in getting your refills.  This is a very tricky step and is where most people who get help with prescription medication make mistakes.  These mistakes cause people to have to pay full price for their medicine at their local pharmacy.  Or worse, they may not be able to take their medicine at all- possibly causing serious health consequences. 

Though these renewal and reapplication processes are tricky- and one mistake can cause you to go without free medicine for a matter of months- we are experts at it.  It’s what we do everyday.  We stay up to date on over 270 different Patient Assistance Program guidelines and, guided by state of the art software designed specifically to manage these programs, we turn getting help with prescriptions through multiple bureaucracies with differing structures, requirements and guidelines into a simple and easy to follow system. 

Many times, you will not have to do anything but receive your medications.  Other times, the Patient Assistance Program will require you to do some things such as sign new paperwork or give new income documentation.  Either way, you will be notified and given clear and simple to follow instructions in plenty of time to make sure you always have a continuous supply of free medicine.  And as always, we are here as your safety net to make sure everything is in perfect order according to the Patient Assistance Program’s most recent requirements.  This assures you never get a delay or a denial on your applications for prescription help.

To say all that we do for you would take a long time.  But the bottom line is that we do more for you than anyone else to assure that you get prescription help on an ongoing basis.  More importantly, we are here for you.  No matter what the issue is you can call us and we will solve it. This will make sure that you are getting the maximum amount of help with prescriptions possible.   We are your advocate.  We work hand in hand with you and we work tirelessly for you. 

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Though help with prescriptions is available to those in need, many people find it challenging to obtain prescription help through Patient Assistance Programs.  Especially when trying to receive help with medications on an ongoing basis.   The reason is because of the complicated processes that these over 270 charitable programs have in place for qualifying, receiving and refilling your prescription medicine. 

Out of over 40 Million Americans who are uninsured, only about 7 Million have received even 1 medication from Patient Assistance Programs.    Of those, most did not receive all the help with prescriptions that they qualify to receive.  Just as many do not continue to receive prescription help after their initial supply because of the complicated renewal, refill and re-application processes required by each of the over 270 bureaucratic Patient Assistance Programs.  

The reason so many people have difficulty obtaining help with prescription medication is because Patient Assistance Programs are all different.  Currently, SCBN works with over 270 Patient Assistance Programs and each one has its own guidelines and procedures to qualify to receive help with prescriptions.  The elements of these differing guidelines and procedures include:

• Pre-Qualification (Are you allowed to pre-qualify for prescription help or do you just apply and find out?)
• Interim medications (Some will send you a voucher to pick up medications locally while you wait for approval, most won’t.)
• Applications (Each Patient Assistance Program has it’s own application)
• Qualification Criteria including income and insurance guidelines
• Proof of Income Documentation (Requirements are different from program to program, regardless of your income and life situation)
• Requirements for other Documentation
• Who Can Apply (Can you apply directly or do you need a Prescription Advocate to apply on your behalf)
• Approval Processes
• How long you will be approved (will you be approved for 1 year, 1 month, 3 months?)
• Processing Times
• Amount of Medication Sent
• Where Medication is sent (Some send to you, some send to your physician)
• When you are able to apply for a refill (each programs has it’s own guidelines on when you can apply for a refill)
• How to apply for a refill (Some require new documentation, application and prescription and others simply require a phone call)
• When refill will be sent, to where and in what supply.
• How often you must re-apply
• How you can appeal a negative decision
• The appeals process
• How appeals are handled
• Many more

So you can see that working with over 270 Patient Assistance Programs to receive help with prescription medication could be difficult.  The truth is, though this much needed help is available, it’s available through multiple bureaucracies.  Therefore, trying to receive help with prescriptions on your own can be a daunting task. 

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Imagine trying to deal with multiple bureaucracies in order to get help with prescription medications.  Even if you’re able to locate the multiple programs that cover your multiple medications and even get the applications, will you be sure that you will be able to apply and manage the programs on your own?  You must fill each and every application out with 100% accuracy and attach just the right documentation that each Patient Assistance Program requires.  This by itself can be a daunting task and is the reason a large percentage of applications for help with prescriptions are denied- EVEN WHEN THE PATIENT MEETS THE QUALIFICATIONS.  That is because 100% accuracy is required.  If you make a single mistake they won’t call you and ask you what the right answer is, they will just send you an ugly letter saying you are denied and cannot get help with prescriptions- even if you qualify. 

But that’s just the beginning!

Even if you are able to attach all the correct proof of income and other documentation to multiple applications filled out 100% correctly and send them to the right place in order to get approved, you’re only getting started. 

What would happen next is that some of the Patient Assistance Programs would send you your free prescription drugs to your home and others would send them to your physician’s office (though they may not notify you that its going there and your doctor may not know what to do with the medicine once they get it.)  Some will send a 90 day supply, some will send a 60 day supply and some will only send 30 days worth of free free prescription drugs.   It will be up to you to manage the renewal processes.

The great thing about Patient Assistance Programs is that they are set up to provide you with free medication on an ongoing basis.  However, each one has different processes in place to manage the refill and reapplication process in order to make tnedicine help possible.   The first thing you will have to do is reorder your medications in what we call the “Renewal Time Window.”

The “Renewal Time Window” is that period of time in which you can order your medications and receive them before you run out of free prescriptions.  You cannot order it too early or the Patient Assistance Program will not accept the order.  Also, if you order too late, considering each program has a different processing time, you will run out of your medication before your next order of free medicine arrives… and this can cause serious health consequences.  

Therefore you must order in the “Renewal Time Window,” a period of time on or after the date that the Patient Assistance Program will accept your refill order and before the time where, allowing for processing time, that you would be out of medication before receiving your refill.  

What do they accept?  Well, that’s not an easy question to answer.  Remember, we’re dealing with over 270 different bureaucracies here.  Each one has its way of doing business.  Some will accept a simple phone call for help with prescriptions (though some will require that an advocate or your doctor’s office call).  Others will require a new application and some even a new prescription or new documentation such as proof of income, a copy of your driver’s license or more.  They all differ.    Some will require this request for help with prescription help 30 days, others every 60, some every 90 and some only once per year.  

Or things could be worse, you could end up like millions of Americans who have just given up and gone back to suffering because they simply couldn’t manage these complicated processes of receiving help with prescriptions through Patient Assistance Programs.    Then you are worse off then when you started.  Not only are you not getting medication help, but you are stressed from all of the work that you’ve done to no avail. Furthemore you are disheartened because you couldn’t make it work and your hopes of getting help with prescription medications are all but gone. 

As a Member of SCBN you will have unlimited access to our highly trained team of prescription advocates who will walk you through every step of the process of getting help with prescription medications.  What’s more, these advocates will be there to assist you in the rare event that any problems do occur.  Remember, when working with such complicated processes that change all the time, some things can happen.  But that’s why we’re here.  No matter what happens, we will solve the problems and fight for you to get you the maximum amount of help with medication assistance possible, and on an ongoing basis that you can count on.

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So what would you expect to pay for such a valuable service?  What price can you put on the peace of mind of knowing that you will CERTAINLY receive an ongoing supply of free medicine?  How much is it worth to know that you have a fully trained and up to date team of Prescription Advocates on your side and at your beck and call to handle any issues that may arise and make sure your medicine is always in your cabinet? 

With prescription costs at astronomical levels and the average name brand prescription costing nearly $100 per month such a service definitely has a high value.  Just making one mistake could cause delays of at least 2 months. At worst, you could never get help with prescriptions at all.   If you took 5 prescriptions and had to go without each one for two months you would miss out on approximately $1000 worth of medications.  That’s $1000 less that you would have to buy food, electricity, gas or the things that make your life enjoyable.  What’s worse, if you couldn’t afford your medication you could suffer serious health consequences from not taking your medications or you could even die unnecessarily. 

We’ve had many patients tell us that if they could pay us just half what they pay for their medications now that they would be getting a tremendous value.    With the average brand name drug approaching $100 per month that would only be $50 per month to get free medicine on an ongoing basis.  If you took 5 medicines then that would be a $250 savings per month-  a savings of $3000 per year. 

But we don’t need to charge $50 per month for each medication that you take to get you this valuable drug assistance that you need.  Though this would definitely be a good value for you, it doesn’t take that much for us to do our job and make sure you get a continuous supply of free medicine.    All it takes us to do all of the work necessary and pay our bills is $20 per month per medication that we assist you in getting.  That’s right, only $20 per medication per month.* 

Imagine if you walked into a pharmacy and they told you that from now on all of your medications would only be $20 per month, and you didn’t have to pay a big insurance premium to get this.  How would that change your life?

Well the same thing is true here.  You will begin receiving all of your medicine for free from now on (if you qualify, of course) and to ensure that it’s always there for you and that you don’t have to get bogged down by extensive processes and eventually give up all you have to invest is $20 per medication that you qualify to receive.

We have over a 99% success rate in getting people an ongoing supply of medications.  That’s why we guarantee you that you will get your help with prescriptions by recieving free medicine.

That’s right, we guarantee that you will be approved and receive help with prescriptions and that you will continue to get an ongoing supply of these medicines.  If we ever fail to get you these results, we will give you all of your money back that you paid us to assist you with that medication for the time you did not receive it.

But there is a catch.

The catch is that you have to work with us.  We will take on 100% of the responsibility for getting your free medicine that we can possibly take on.  However, there are some things only you can do.  You will be required to sign the documents where we ask you to and take them to your physician for his signatures as well.  You will also need to provide us with the correct documentation as is required by the Patient Assistance Programs for which we will give you simple and easy to follow instructions.   Also, if any problems arise, we will ask you to do the small amount of work required of you.  So if you do not work with us or give us what is needed then you will not be entitled to a refund. 

That’s our guarantee.  The reason we have it is so that you can be confident that we will get you your help with prescriptions for only $20 per medication per month.   We’ve done it for over 15,000 patients so far, and we can do it for you as well. 

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To become a member and begin receiving drug assistance, you must complete an interview with one of our Patient Advocates to see if you are a suitable candidate for membership.  In this interview we will pre-qualify you to see if you are eligible for prescription assistance and then, if you are, if you are a suitable candidate for membership in Select Care Benefits Network.

Unfortunately, we don’t accept everyone to be a member.   We want to make sure that we are a right fit and that we will be able to work together before we are ready to take you on as a member. 

We will do the majority of the work to get you help with prescription medications but there are some things that only you can do, and we need to make sure that you are willing and able to do them.  We also only take patients who agree to work with us when and if any problems arise and who understand the terms and conditions of our membership fully and agree to fulfill their end of the agreement.  We do this to ensure a smooth and beneficial relationship that ends up in you getting help with prescriptions on an ongoing basis.

The main things are that you:

1) Qualify for free medicine
2) Understand what our membership consists of and are willing and able to do your part as our partner. 

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Here are some of the medications that are available on Patient Assistance Programs.  This is just a partial list.  Many free medicines are available that are not included. 

*Some medications require more work or less work and will have a different price, call for details on your specific situation.

We at SCBN would like to thank Montel Williams for the work he has done in promoting Free Medicine Programs to America’s uninsured.