PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT--RE: Inadequate prescription drug coverage? Now there is BADGERGold

This is an informational message that may be of interest to your friends, neighbors or anyone who does not have adequate prescription coverage. BadgerRX Gold is a program designed to help keep prescription drugs accessible and affordable for Wisconsin residents.

Simply use this link: http:// www.badgerrxgold.com/, to review the list of medications covered through BadgerRx Gold to determine if your drug(s) or equivalents are listed. The list is comprehensive. Then call BadgerRx Gold Customer Service toll-free at 866-809-9382 to obtain cost information for covered medications. If BadgerRX Gold is right for you. you can enroll via phone or the web.

The background: Launched on March 31, 2005, the BadgerRx Gold is a public-private sector partnership between Navitus Health Solutions and the State of Wisconsin to bring affordable prescription drugs to the uninsured and underinsured. The program has no age requirements and no screening for pre-existing health conditions. It is ideal for Wisconsin residents without health insurance, those who have health insurance that doesn't include a prescription drug benefit or those in a plan with high coinsurance or that doesn't cover the medicines they need. Currently BadgerRx Gold has 4,700 members. Memebers pay an annual enrollment fee of $25 per person or $75 per family. Local participating pharmacies provide discounts, drug manufactures offer rebates on covered medication and BadgerRx Gold passes the combined savingts to members at the point-of-purchase, where they save 25-40% on these medications.