Free Prescription Drug Cards
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For more information, call (888) 620-1749 or visit http://www.caremark.com/nlc.
BRISTOL, Va. – A free prescription drug discount card is now available for city residents through a program sponsored by the National League of Cities.
Earlier this spring, the City Council approved making the cards available for city residents who don’t have health insurance or pharmacy benefits, or those whose prescriptions aren’t covered by insurance, according to a news release.
The average savings is 20 percent off the retail price of many commonly prescribed drugs.
The cards have no restrictions on age or income and can be used at about 15 pharmacies in the city and about 59,000 nationwide.
“In the current economic climate, where many people are watching what they spend, the city of Bristol Virginia is happy to be able to offer the prescription discount card program to our residents,” Mayor Jim Rector said in the release.
Cards are available at City Hall, the city courthouse, Bristol Public Library, the Senior Center, the Social Security office and Bristol Virginia Utilities. Cards also are available online at http://www.bristolva.org.
For more information, call (888) 620-1749 or visit http://www.caremark.com/nlc.
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You can tell the city election is next May. Mayor Jim Rector is doing the very same thing that an ex-mayor did. The ex-mayor made sure that he put out all the statements and press releases for the city in his last year as mayor, instead of the city manager. The ex-mayor was just trying to keep his name out in the public, but it backfired on him on election day. Looks like Mayor Jim Rector is trying the very same thing but he will fail, just as the ex-mayor did on election day.
By the way, I wonder if Mayor Jim Rector got one of these cards for our ex-city manager? No wait, Rector was one of them that voted to pay him and his wife’s health insurance in full until each of them turn of age to draw Medicare. I don’t guess they have a need for one of these cards….
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