One must go without food or energy in order to afford their prescription medication. Others simply stop taking their medications altogether when they can no longer afford it. For older Americans the problem is particularly severe. This is becoming a common question for many people today who are living on a fixed income.
Many patients find that buying their long-term medications causes a financial hardship.
Limited income forces patients to choose between food and medications. These choices often result in higher medical expenses and frequent hospital visits. The Medication Assistance Program was initiated by the Cheshire Medical Center and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene for our patients who are unable to afford the medications they need in order to maintain good health. The Problem 19 million elderly people in the United States have little or no drug coverage. Nor do an estimated 43 million younger Americans who are unemployed and all the single mothers with no insurance coverage of any kind.