In the aftermath of hurricane Gustav and Ike, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have put into action the new Emergency Prescription Assistance Program (EPAP). This program will benefit uninsured disaster victims by providing them with one refill of their current prescriptions.
CMS will let hurricane victims from eastern Texas and southern Louisiana receive a replacement for their current prescription medications or equipment from any pharmacy in the country. Pharmacies will be notified about the program’s availability. The system will also furnish a continuous toll-free call center support for hurricane victims and pharmacists.
People living in certain counties of southern Louisiana and Texas will be qualified to receive two activations of EPAP as long as they can show proof of an actual prescription.
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