[Dewey-Darrow] Fwd: City of Evanston - press release / February 2, 2009

Wed Feb 4 06:17:47 CST 2009

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From: Press,  Mayre <MPress at cityofevanston.org>
To: Press Releases  <press-release at mail.cityofevanston.org>
Sent: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 3:02  pm
Subject: City of Evanston - press release / February 2, 2009

Contact: 
Nancy Flowers,  Community Health Division Manager
City of Evanston, Health and Human  Services Department
847-866-2963 

FOR IMMEDIATE  RELEASE             

Evanston Residents Have  Access to Easy-to-Use Prescription Drug Discount 
Card  
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In  the current economic climate, where people are watching their spending, a 
 discount card can offer average savings of 20 percent off drug retail  prices

Evanston,  Ill.—The City of Evanston is launching  a program to provide 
residents with some relief from the high cost of  prescription drugs. Through a 
program sponsored by the National League of  Cities (NLC), the City is offering 
free prescription drug discount cards to  all Evanston residents, regardless of 
age, income or existing health coverage.  The discount cards offer average 
savings of 20 percent off the retail price of  commonly prescribed drugs.

N ow available, the discount cards  may be used by all Evanston residents and 
can be used when purchasing  prescription drugs at pharmacies citywide. 
Additionally, the cards are  accepted at more than 59,000 participating retail 
pharmacies across the  country.

The discount cards are available  at the Evanston Civic Center and at sites 
throughout the community. Evanston  residents do not need to complete an 
enrollment form or pay a fee to obtain a  discount on medications. To obtain the 
discount, residents simply present the  card at participating pharmacies. The  
medication discount is available any time that prescriptions are not covered  by 
other insurance or medication programs.

For additional information on  where to obtain the discount card or how to 
use the program, contact the  Evanston Commission on Aging at 847-866-2919 or 
_aging at cityofevanston.org_ (mailto:aging at cityofevanston.org) .  Information 
about the program as well as participating pharmacies is also  available on the 
City of Evanston website: 
_http://www.cityofevanston.org/departments/health/aging_ (http://www.cityofevanston.org/departments/health/aging) .

The discount card program is  administered by CVS Caremark.

About The  National League of Cities
The National League of Cities  (NLC) is the nation’s oldest and largest 
organization devoted to strengthening  and promoting cities as centers of 
opportunity, leadership and governance. NLC  is a resource and advocate for 19,000 
cities, towns and villages, representing  more than 218 million Americans. To 
learn more about NLC, go to _www.nlc.org_ (http://www.nlc.org/) .

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Mayre Press
Deputy City  Clerk
847-328-2100, ext.  2153
847-448-8131  Fax
_mpress at cityofevanston.org_ (mailto:mpress at cityofevanston.org) 
P  Please  don't print this email unless necessary. 

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