'Express' to help with prescription costs

The "Help is Here Express" bus tour will be in Mountain Home on June 10, from 10 a.m. to noon, stopping at the Trinity Mountain Medical Clinic to help uninsured and financially-struggling Idahoans access information on programs that provide prescription medicines for free or nearly free.

The Trinity Mountain Medical Clinic is located at 465 McKenna Dr.

The bus tour is part of the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA), a nationwide effort sponsored by America's pharmaceutical research companies to raise awareness of patient assistance programs among residents who have faced layoffs or a loss of health care benefits in a struggling economy.

Additionally patients who visit the bus can also learn about new medicines in development to fight chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and asthma.

The "Help is Here Express" is staffed by trained specialists able to quickly help uninsured patients in need access information on more than 475 patient assistance programs, including nearly 200 programs offered by pharmaceutical companies.

When the "Help is Here Express" moves on, patients can visit PPA's website at www.pparx.org or call the toll-free phone number (1-888-4PPA-NOW) for more information.