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Prescription Drug Discount Cards Now Available
County Residents Can Pick Them Up at Area Libraries and Senior Centers
Posted 3-3-08
All Westmoreland County residents can now
participate in the county's new prescription drug discount card
program. The Board of Commissioners today announced a number of
distribution points throughout the county for residents to pick
up their cards.
The discount cards are available at the
Westmoreland County Courthouse, local libraries from the
Westmoreland County Federated Library System, as well as at the
county's senior centers.
Westmoreland County has partnered with the
National Association of Counties (NACo) to offer the discount
cards that offer average savings of 20 percent off the retail
price of commonly prescribed drugs.
There is no enrollment form, no claim forms, no
membership fees and no restrictions or limits on how often it
may be used. Cardholders and their family members may use the
card any time their prescriptions are not covered by insurance.
Only card per family is needed.
All medications are covered except for
over-the-counter (OTC) products. As long as the medication
requires a prescription written by a doctor, it is covered under
the NACo card.
The cards may be used by all county residents,
regardless of age, income, or existing health coverage, and are
accepted at all major pharmacy chains, including Giant Eagle,
Wal-Mart and Rite-Aid, as well as most local pharmacies.
Additional information about the program,
including a complete list of participating pharmacies, is
available on-line through the Westmoreland County homepage at
www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/rxcard or by calling the County
Helpline toll-free at 800.222.8848.
Editor's Note: Cards may be obtained at the
following locations during their regular business hours:
Westmoreland County Courthouse
Information and Referral -- 2 North Main Street, First Floor,
Suite 108-A, Greensburg
Libraries
Adams Memorial Library - 1112 Ligonier Street
Avonmore Public Library - 619 Allegheny Avenue
Belle Vernon Public Library - 505 Speer Street
Delmont Public Library - 77 Greensburg Street
Greensburg-Hempfield Library - 237 South Pennsylvania Avenue
Hyde Park Public Library -700 Main Street
Jeannette Public Library - 500 Magee Avenue
Ligonier Valley Library - 120 West Main Street
Manor Public Library - 47 Race Street
Monessen Public Library - 326 Donner Avenue
Mount Pleasant Public Library - 120 South Church
Murrysville Community Library - 4130 Sardis Road
New Alexandria Public Library - Keystone Plaza
New Florence Community Library - 122 Ligonier Street
Norwin Public Library - 100 Caruthers Lane
Penn Area Library - 2001 Municipal Court
Peoples Library - 880 Barnes Street, New Kensington
Rostraver Public Library - 700 Plaza Drive, Belle Vernon
Scottdale Public Library - 235 Pittsburgh Street
Sewickley Township Public Library - 201 Highland Avenue,
Herminie
Smithton Public Library - 615 Centre Street
Trafford Public Library - 416 Brinton Avenue
Vandergrift Public Library - 128 C. Washington Avenue
West Newton Public Library - 124 North Water Street
Youngwood Public Library - 17 South Sixth Street
Senior Centers
Alle-Kiski Senior Center - 1039 Third Avenue, New Kensington
East Vandergrift Senior Center - 400 McKinley Avenue
Avonmore Senior Center - Railroad Street
McKenna Senior Center - 971 Old Salem Road, Greensburg
Jeannette Senior Center - Gaskill and Third Streets
Herminie Senior Center - Sewickley Avenue
Westmoreland Multi-Service Center - 424 Washington Street, Mount
Pleasant
Latrobe Senior Center - Fifth Ward School Building, Avenue C
Laurel Valley Senior Center - Ligonier Street, New Florence
Laughlintown Senior Center - Center Avenue
New Alexandria Senior Center - Community Center Building, Main
Street
Monessen Senior Center - 1925 Grand Boulevard
West Newton Senior Center - 103 Main Street |
