NORD’s Medication Assistance Programs

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NORD’s Medication Assistance Programs

Since 1987, NORD has administered programs to assist uninsured or under-insured individuals in securing life-saving or life-sustaining medications. In addition to the estimated 50 million Americans who have no health insurance, an increasing number of insured individuals have policies that do not reimburse for prescription drugs. Others have policies with low annual caps on prescription drug expenditures.

NORD works closely with humanitarian-minded pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to ensure that certain vital medications are available to those individuals whose income is too high to qualify for Medicaid but too low to pay for their prescribed medications. NORD’s programs have set the standards for fairness, equity, and unbiased eligibility. The NORD programs have gained respect from the patient communities, pharmaceutical companies, healthcare professionals, government officials, and the public. Participants have assurance that NORD protects their confidentiality. There is no conflict of interest with respect to NORD’s eligibility decisions.