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The United Way and FamilyWize are proud to announce that their partnership has saved the people living and working in Clinton, Essex, and Franklin Counties more than $22,000 on everyday prescription costs.

The free FamilyWize drug discount card Id distributed by the United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. “No one should be forced to choose between paying for food, rent, or medicine because of the high cost of prescriptions. That is why we have partnered with FamilyWize to distribute free prescription discount cards to everyone in the Adirondack region.”, said John Bernardi from the United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc.

Distributed through United Ways, the FamilyWize card lowers the cost of medicine by an average of 30% or more for people without insurance or who take medications not covered by their plan. It’s just like a coupon you can keep using every time you need to fill a prescription. All you have to do is present a FamilyWize card at a local pharmacy to get the savings.

“The FamilyWize card provides immediate savings on prescription medicines with no paperwork or forms to fill out,” said Dan Barnes, Co-chair of the FamilyWize Community Service Partnership.

These cards can be used by everyone in the community, not just people without insurance. They can even be used by people with health benefits, including Medicaid or Medicare.

The FamilyWize card is easy to use:

It’s Free
For immediate and unlimited use
Anyone can use the FamilyWize card
Accepted at 95% of pharmacies nationwide
No enrollment or personal information needed

Nearly 1,000 United Ways in all 50 states have helped to save more than $100 million on prescriptions in their communities.

FamilyWize cards can be found locally at The United Way of the Adirondack Region. People with internet access can go to www.FamilyWize.org to print a card, look up drug prices and obtain a list of participating pharmacies.

United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. * 45 Tom Miller Road * Plattsburgh, NY 12901