Don't Forget Your State Office When Applying for "EXTRA HELP" To Pay for Prescriptions
Just yesterday the Governor of Illinois, Rod R. Blagojevich, announced the new state drug assistance program called “Illinois Cares RX”. This is for low-income seniors, but the income thresholds are higher than the Federal levels.
If you have applied for extra help programs through Social Security and were turned down, don’t forget to try your State programs. Many State assistance programs are becoming available and could help you. I have listed the State SHIP offices below.
Please find the SHIP toll free numbers below:
Alabama – 1-800-243-5463
Alaska – 1-800-478-6065
Arizona – 1-800-432-4040
Arkansas – 1-800-224-6330
California – 1-800-434-0222
Colorado – 1-8888-696-7213
Connecticut – 1-800-994-9422
Delaware – 1-800-336-9500
Florida – 1-800-963-5337
Georgia – 1-800-669-8387
Hawaii – 1-888-875-9229
Idaho – 1-800-247-4422
Illinois – 1-800-548-9034
Indiana – 1-800-452-4800
Iowa – 1-800-351-4664
Kansas – 1-800-860-5260
Kentucky – 1-877-293-7447
Louisiana – 1-800-259-5301
Maine – 1-877-353-3771
Maryland – 1-800-243-3425
Massachusetts – 1-800-243-4636
Michigan – 1-800-803-7174
Minnesota – 1-800-333-2433
Mississippi – 1-800-948-3090
Montana – 1-800-551-3191
Nebraska – 1-800-234-7119
Nevada – 1-800-307-4444
New Hampshire – 1-866-634-9412
New Jersey – 1-800-792-8820
New Mexico – 1-800-432-2080
New York – 1-800-701-0501
North Carolina – 1-800-443-9354
North Dakota – 1-888-575-6611
Ohio – 1-800-686-1578
Oklahoma – 1-800-763-2828
Oregon – 1-800-722-4134
Pennsylvania – 1-800-783-7067
South Carolina – 1-800-868-9095
South Dakota – 1-800-536-8197
Tennessee – 1-800-252-9240
Texas – 1-800-252-9240
Utah – 1-800-541-7735
Vermont – 1-800-642-5119
Virginia – 1-800-552-3402
Washington – 1-800-562-6900
West Virginia – 1-877-987-4463
Wisconsin – 1-800-242-1060
Wyoming – 1-800-856-4398

