Medication Assistance Program
What We Do
Medication Assistance Program: Participating Free and Charitable Clinics, Community Health Centers, and Rural Health Centers provide access to free and low-cost medication through pharmaceutical company programs for low income, uninsured patients who cannot afford them. If you are in need of prescription assistance, please contact a clinic near you to see if you qualify for free prescription medication: Click here to contact a MAP site closest to you to see if you qualify for medication assistance.
In addition, NC MedAssist, a statewide free pharmacy program, provides prescription medications to uninsured, low-income patients. Patients must live in North Carolina, have no access to insurance, and meet certain income requirements. If you cannot afford prescription medications, please contact NC MedAssist to see if you qualify for assistance by using the following link or call 1-866-331-1348.
Grantees
The following Safety Net organizations, are eligible for Medication Assistance Funding:
- Federally Qualified Health Centers and Look-Alikes (FQHCs)
- Free and Charitable Clinics
- Health Departments
- Non-Profit, Hospital-Owned Primary Care Clinics
- Rural Health Centers
- School-Based and School-Linked Health Centers
- AHEC Clinics
- Other Non-Profit Community Organizations that provide direct primary and preventive patient care to low-income, uninsured, underinsured and medically vulnerable populations
Medication Assistance Program Profile
Medication Assistance Program Coverage
Contact
Office of Rural Health
2009 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
919-527-6440
Nicole Fields-Pierre, Community Health Program Manager
919-527-6457
Nicole.Fields-Pierre@dhhs.nc.gov