Gloucester, Mass. –July 29, 2024 – NeedyMeds, a national non-profit organization that educates and empowers those seeking affordable healthcare, today announced the appointment of Prasanna Parthasarathy to its Board of Directors. Parthasarathy, a veteran of several companies focused on healthcare innovation, will support efforts to broaden NeedyMeds reach to benefit additional healthcare consumers, and spread the word about its mission.
NeedyMeds offers a range of healthcare consumer supports to improve access to affordable healthcare and medications through existing public and privately funded programs. In a typical year, NeedyMeds toll-free helpline and email box receive more than 25,000 inquiries. Since its inception in 2009, NeedyMeds has saved healthcare consumers more than $400 million in prescription drug costs.
“We welcome Prasanna Parthasarathy to our Board to help us fulfill our mission of educating and empowering those seeking affordable healthcare,” said Ruthie Rowe, Interim President of NeedyMeds. “His expertise both in leading mission-driven teams and in working with the pharmaceutical industry to provide new pharmacy models, will enable us to consider new ways to grow NeedyMeds’ impact and serve more healthcare consumers.”
Parthasarathy is Chief Executive Officer at Medvantx, Inc., a non-commercial dispensing pharmacy licensed in all 50 states and US territories including Puerto Rico, Guam and the US Virgin Islands. Prior to joining Medvantx in 2022, Parthasarathy held roles at GE Healthcare, Cardinal Health, CareFusion, BD, and WindRose Health Investors. Across these organizations, Parthasarathy focused on digital health and commercializing innovation to improve both healthcare worker and patient experiences. He holds degrees in engineering and computer engineering from University of Madras and Marquette University, and an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
“NeedyMeds fills a critical gap in our healthcare system by helping individuals from vulnerable populations better navigate the system to access the care and medications they need,” said Prasanna Parthasarathy. “I’m excited to join the NeedyMeds board and help advance their mission to improve healthcare access. I look forward to working with their leadership team and board to positively impact more lives.”
For more information about NeedyMeds, visit www.needymeds.org.
About NeedyMeds
NeedyMeds is a national non-profit organization that connects people to programs that help them afford their medications and other healthcare costs. The organization provides access to healthcare cost-savings resources, helping healthcare consumers access a range of assistance programs to better afford healthcare services, prescription medications, medical transportation, and diagnosis-based services. Learn more at www.needymeds.org or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, X, TikTok. To request information about healthcare assistance programs, call the NeedyMeds HelpLine at 800.503.6897 or email info@needymeds.org.
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