California residents can download a free discount prescription drug card by visiting http://www.californiarxcard.com. The California Rx Card Program has no restrictions or participation requirements and is open to every California resident.
“The California Rx Card was launched to help the uninsured and under-insured people of California afford prescription medications,” said Edward J. Brown III, California Rx Card Program director. “The program can also be used by people who have health insurance coverage with no prescription benefits (common in many HSAs and high deductible health plans). Also, people who have prescription coverage can use this program for non-formulary or non-covered drugs. This program even covers some pet medications (those available at participating pharmacies).
Orange County, Calif.-based The Word & Brown Companies (CHOICE Administrators(R), which includes CaliforniaChoice(R), CaliforniaChoice 51+, Kaiser Permanente Choice Solution and Contractors Choice(R); The Word & Brown General Agency, and CONEXIS) is sponsoring The California Rx Card Program throughout the state.
“We work with insurance brokers to distribute quality and affordable healthcare programs to California employers and we know there is still a large population of uninsured people in the state,” said Edward J. “Rusty” Brown, Jr., co-founder of The Word & Brown Companies. “We think the California Rx Card can make a big difference for people who have limited insurance benefits or no insurance at all, and we want to do our part to help make affordable prescription drugs available.”
“We’re excited to have the opportunity to work with The Word & Brown Companies to provide the people of California with free access to prescription discounts,” said Ryan Jumonville, president and chief executive officer of United Networks of America. “We’ve successfully launched programs in New York, Alabama, Texas, New Jersey, Ohio, Utah, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Arizona, Colorado, and Tennessee. We’ve saved the residents of these states millions of dollars and look forward to doing the same for the people of California.”
This program is powered by UNA Rx Card, which is a division of United Networks of America. UNA Rx Card is the fastest-growing discount prescription card company in the United States. Brian Oliver, executive vice president of UNA Rx Card, noted that “The free Rx program has brought almost $66 million in prescription savings to members around the country in the short history of the program, with calendar year savings for 2007 projected to approach $100 million.”
About United Networks of America
United Networks of America is one of the largest providers of value-added managed care products and services in the United States, with more than 380,000 participating providers serving more than 28.2 million members. UNA clients include insurance companies, associations, unions, universities, TPAs, city, federal and state governments, school systems, value-added programs, and large businesses. For more information about United Networks of America, visit http://www.unitednetworksofamerica.com
About The Word & Brown Companies
The Word & Brown Companies, headquartered in Orange, Calif., serves nearly 45,000 employers and more than 600,000 people throughout the nation. During its 20-year span, The Word & Brown Companies has become a recognized leader in developing and offering innovative health benefit plan models and the nation’s most sophisticated employee benefits services available to companies of all sizes.
The Word & Brown General Agency is the nation’s leading distributor of premier health benefit models and solutions with innovative sales tools and industry-leading quoting systems for brokers. Headquartered in Orange, the company serves thousands of brokers, employers and members through five offices throughout California. As part of its national expansion, the general agency opened offices this year in Nevada, with plans for additional states to be announced.
CHOICE Administrators(R) is the nation’s leader in developing and administrating employee-choice health benefit programs for nearly 250,000 members through more than 12,000 employers. Programs include: CaliforniaChoice(R), the state’s only true consumer-driven, employee-choice healthcare program offering employees a selection of multiple health plans, benefit designs and ancillary products, and giving employers one simplified monthly statement, single-source administration and defined contribution; CaliforniaChoice 51+, a similar program for employers with 51 to 199 employees; Kaiser Permanente Choice Solution, for employers with two to 50 employees, offering nine of Kaiser Permanente’s most popular benefit plan designs; and Contractors Choice(R), a program for employers on public works projects.
CONEXIS serves more than 20,000 employers and 250,000 members throughout the nation. It offers the industry’s leading Web-based, fully-integrated system and performance standards and guarantees, and specializes in the complex areas of administration and compliance, including COBRA/HIPAA, Direct Bill, reimbursement account services, including Section 125 Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), and other administrative services.
For information on The California Rx Card Program:http://www.californiarxcard.com
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