County program can save everyone 20% on meds

[Beachboy]

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Originally posted by macuu222

Not to totally condemn this as I guess something is better than nothing but.....

Who pays for full price prescriptions? Anyone who is employed in Hawaii and makes a living has some form of prescription drug coverage and can't use this discount. Same with retired people and parents with children on welfare. This is basically worthless to vast majority of Hawaii's population.

If they're going to advertise and offer something that will help reduce health care cost in Hawaii...at least offer us something that the majority of residents in this state can use. While I understand that this 20% discount is aimed specifically at people without insurance...the obscene prices of meds these days only makes them alittle less obscene and still unaffordable.

Here is one that will help people "with insurance".... Safeway in Hawaii just initiated a prescription drug punch card. Every time you get a prescription filled at safeway...they punch your card. After 5 punches you get a $5.00 Safeway cash card...after 10 punches you get "another" cash card for $10.00 and after 15 total punches you get "another" cash card for $15.00 for a total of $30.00 for 15 total prescription refills even if you have insurance to cover the cost and you can combine all your family prescriptions on the card.

Then they will issue you another card. I just filled mine and used the $30.00 to buy food for my family.

Much Better system

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Maybe Safeway should embrace their "buy one,and get the second one for free". with their pharmacy too?

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