Federal

Medicare Prescription Drug Plan
The Official U.S. Government Site for People with Medicare

TogetherRx
The Together Rx Card was introduced as a temporary program to help people save until the new Medicare prescription drug coverage is available on January 1, 2006. The Together Rx Program is an independent program and is neither a Medicare prescription drug plan nor a Medicare-approved drug discount card.

State

State of California – Health Services
This site provides links to the various health programs offered by the state.

RxHelpForCalifornians
RxHelpForCalifornians is a program that connects qualified, low-income people with discount prescription drugs, direct from the pharmaceutical manufacturer.

Additional Sites

Benefits Check Up
BenefitsCheckUp is the nation's most comprehensive online service to screen for federal, state and some local private and public benefits for older adults (ages 55 and over). This website is a service of The National Council on the Aging.

NeedyMeds
A resource for people who cannot afford medicine or other healthcare costs, NeedyMeds has information on over 600 programs.

Partnership for Prescription Assistance
This website offers uninsured patients a single point of access to more than 475 public and private patient assistance programs, including more than 180 programs offered by specific pharmaceutical companies. Its mission is to increase awareness of patient assistance programs and boost enrollment of those who are eligible.

RxAssist
Patient assistance programs are run by pharmaceutical companies to provide free medications to people who cannot afford to buy their medicine. RxAssist offers a comprehensive database of these patient assistance programs, as well as practical tools, news, and articles so that health care professionals and patients can find the information they need. All in one place.

RxHope
RxHope is the only patient assistance Internet initiative financially supported by PhRMA (Pharmaceutical and Research Manufacturers of America) and participating pharmaceutical companies. RxHope began as a grassroots effort of the Patient Assistance Managers and Directors of the PhRMA-member companies and has grown into the leading Internet-based patient assistance and sampling web portal in the pharmaceutical industry.

Specific Illnesses

Alzheimer's Association
The Alzheimer's Association, the world leader in Alzheimer research and support, is the first and largest voluntary health organization dedicated to finding prevention methods, treatments and an eventual cure for Alzheimer's.

AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP)
The state website lists the requirements for financial and medical eligibility for the ADAP program.

American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society understands the growing concern over the high-cost of prescription drugs. The Society does not have an official policy on purchasing drugs online or in other countries, but we do provide information to empower constituents to make their own informed decisions on ways to reduce the cost of prescription drugs.

Cancer Supportive Care Programs
The mission of the Cancer Supportive Care Web Site (CSCW) is to provide multidisciplinary information and services for cancer patients and their families/friends This website provides online support for patients undergoing surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy or immunotherapy.

Epilepsy.com
This site features information about epilepsy and furthers the vision of the Epilepsy Therapy Development Project to create a powerful resource for everyone involved in caring for, or treating, those with epilepsy.

National Alliance on Mental Illness
NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families.

Program Assistance by State

National Conference of State Legislatures - State Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs
Prescription drug assistance has been a substantial and growing state interest for a number of years, generally in response to residents who lack insurance coverage for medicines or who were not eligible for other government programs.  Between 2000 and 2006 at least 26 states authorized and/or started pharmaceutical assistance programs, many intended to aid low-income elderly or persons with disabilities who do not qualify for Medicaid.  As of mid 2007, at least 42 states had established or authorized some type of program to provide pharmaceutical coverage or assistance.  The subsidy programs utilize state funds to pay for a portion of the costs, usually for a defined population that meets enrollment criteria.  In addition, an increasing number of states use discounts or bulk purchasing approaches that do not spend state funds for the drug purchases.