County Launches Discount Cards To Help With Prescription Cost

Highlands County is launching a discount card program to help residents with the rising price of prescription drugs, according to a press release from the county.

Barbara Stewart, chairwoman of the Highlands County Board of County Commissioners, will introduce the program March 9 at 11 a.m. in the Highlands County Building at 600 S. Commerce Ave., in Sebring.

The county is making this free prescription drug discount card available under a program sponsored by Coast2Coast Rx that provides average annual savings of 38 percent off the retail price of more than 58,000 available drugs, the press release added.

The cards may be used by all county residents, regardless of age, income or existing health coverage, and is accepted at Highlands County pharmacies, including Wal-Mart, CVS, Walgreens, Publix, Sweetbay, Winn-Dixie, Kmart and Gilbert Drugs.

The program will not cost taxpayers.

County residents can visit http://www.coast2coastrx.com/HIGHLANDSFL/ to locate participating pharmacies that honor the card. The Web site has a list of pharmacies and county departments where residents can pick up the card. Residents can also print a card on the Web site.

"Using the Coast2Coast Rx discount card is easy," said Stewart. "Simply present it at a participating pharmacy. There is no enrollment form, no membership fee and no restrictions or limits on frequency of use. Cardholders and their family members may use the card any time their prescriptions are not covered by insurance or other means."

Financial Marketing Concepts Inc. of Ponte Vedra Beach will administer the discount card program.