Town's Prescription Drug Discount Program Proves Popular

The town of Madison is offering a prescription drug discount through the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM) and it has proven popular for the first months it has been offered. 

There have been 275 claims on 152 cards in December, January, and February. The price savings have been $12,072.99. The average price savings has been $43.90 and the percent price savings is about 43 percent, according to information sent to the town from Gina Calabro, Director of Member Services and Marketing, for the CCM. 

First Selectman Fillmore McPherson says on the town's website that the program is free to participants, and free to the town: 

The Town of Madison is proud to partner with the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM) to offer an exciting program that helps you maintain a healthy lifestyle, all while holding on to more of your hard earned money. The Town of Madison Prescription Discount Card, now administered by ProAct, Inc. is a FREE program that offers discount savings on the purchase of prescription drugs. Best of all, it costs NOTHING for the Town of Madison or local taxpayers. So why pay more? Just bring this card with you to your next pharmacy visit, and let the savings begin!

To sign up, call ProAct toll free at (877)776-2285 or visit www.CTRxDiscountCard.com

ProAct, which administers the program, says the card can be used by those who do not have insurance, or by those who do have insurance that does not cover a certain drug prescription. "This card cannot be used in conjunction with another insurance program in order to discount your co-pays or deductible," ProAct says. 

Highlights of the program include: 

• Available to all Connecticut State residents regardless of age, income, or current health coverage.
• FREE for Your City / Town and FREE for participants.
• Every prescription medication, including some pet medications, are eligible for a discount.
• Simply present your discount card at a local participating pharmacy when filling a new prescription and start saving.

Editor's Note: This story was corrected at 9:09pm on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 to include information from all three months that the program has been in effect. An earlier version of the story included information from the first two months.