Patient Advocate, Patient Assistance

All About PARE – Patient Assistance Resource Education

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All About PARE

In last week’s blog post we looked at what resources we have available for Patient Advocates. This week we would like to go a step further and introduce our latest resource for advocates – Patient Assistance Resource Education (PARE). The purpose of PARE is to educate healthcare professionals on how to best utilize NeedyMeds to serve their patients. Advocates and medical office staff complete a web-based and self-paced course that goes in-depth into all of our databases and resources. After completing PARE, advocates will be able to navigate the often confusing and complex world of patient assistance.

One of the primary lessons is on Patient Assistance Programs (PAPs). We currently list PAPs for over 4,381 drugs on NeedyMeds.org. However, many people are unaware of how to apply to a program, and how the programs actually work. Every PAP is different, with different eligibility requirements. Using PARE, advocates and medical professionals will learn how to use NeedyMeds to find and enroll their patients in these programs.

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Patient Assistance, Prescription Drugs

Saving on the Cost of Drugs with Coupons and Rebates

NeedyMeds

Here at NeedyMeds we are dedicated to finding as many savings programs on medications and healthcare as possible. One of the primary sources of assistance we list are Patient Assistance Programs. These programs are usually offered by pharmaceutical companies and other organizations to provide medications at little to no cost. Many people, however, do not qualify for these programs because their income is too high or they are insured. Knowing this we began to collect information on coupons, rebates and other offers for medications. Our listing started fairly small but has grown considerably. We currently list over 1,600 coupons, rebates and other offers.

Each listing we post is for a brand name medication, including both over-the-counter and prescription medications. The offers vary and include printable coupons and rebates, savings cards, 7-30 day free trial offers, and free samples. Each program is different – some are as simple as printing out the coupon while others require registration, questionnaires, or obtaining a free sample through your doctor.

Finding a coupon or other offer is easy. We list each offer on

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