“Help Is Here Express” Bus Tour Coming to Kingman Thursday, April 19th, Kingman Regional Medical Center will host the “Help Is Here” Express Bus from Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA). The bus will be in the parking lot outside the Medical Professional Center of Kingman at 1739 Beverly Avenue from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. The bus tour focuses on helping uninsured Americans find programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free. Since its launch in April 2005, the bus tour – sponsored by America’s pharmaceutical research companies – has visited over 50 states and more than 1,200 cities to raise awareness about patient assistance programs. The “Help is Here Express” is part of the PPA, a national effort that has helped more than 3.5 million patients, including more than 45,000 in Arizona. The “Help is Here Express” is staffed by trained specialists
able to quickly help low-income, uninsured or under-insured patients
access more than 475 patient assistance programs, including more than
180 programs offered by pharmaceutical companies. When the “Help
is Here Express” moves on, patients in need can visit PPA’s
easy-to-use Web site (www.PPARX.org) or call the toll-free phone number
(1-888-4PPA-NOW) where trained operators field calls in more than 150
languages.
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