The Medical Society Of Virginia Foundation

Educational Opportunities

Access to the Cure:
Navigating Prescription Assistance in Virginia

On May 10, 2005, the Medical Society of Virginia Foundation, in partnership with the Virginia Pharmacists' Association Foundation, the Richmond Academy of Medicine, the Virginia Health Care Foundation, the Free Clinic Medical Directors Council, and the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services presented “Access to the Cure: Navigating Prescription Assistance in Virginia” at the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond. Attended by more than 200 physicians, legislators, and policy leaders, this 90 minute program was designed to inform the group about the need for prescription assistance programs and the many different, but complex, options that are presently available to address these needs in Virginia. The speakers ~ which included Marcia Dashevsky of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Deborah Oswalt of the Virginia Health Care Foundation, and Thomas Lynch, PharmD of the VCU/MCV School of Pharmacy and the Department of Family and Community Medicine at EVMS~ provided an overview of the services that are or will be available via programs such as Medicare Part D, individual company patient assistance programs and discount card programs, Rx Partnership, and The Pharmacy Connection. All program attendees also received a ready reference tool that describes each of the existing programs and provides contact information and links to additional patient-specific information.

Support for this program was generously provided by Pfizer, Inc.

For more information, please contact Robin Cummings at 804.377.1047.

View the webcast of this event

Presentation Materials:

An Overview: Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage

By Marcia Dashevsky

How to Help Uninsured Patients Obtain Free or Discount Prescription Medications

By Debbie Oswalt

Algorithm to Determine Medication Assistance Program Eligibility

By Tom Lynch, PharmD

Resources & Tools:

Patients' Frequently Asked Questions