02/23/07 — Bus will be in Goldsboro Saturday for medicine help

View Archive

Bus will be in Goldsboro Saturday for medicine help

By News-Argus Staff
Published in News on February 23, 2007 1:45 PM

A bus carrying experts on health insurance will make a stop Saturday in Goldsboro to help people learn how they may get help in paying for prescription medicines.

The "Help is Here Express" will be at the WAGES building at 601 E. Royall Ave. from noon until 3 p.m.

The bus is equipped with computer terminals and mobile phones so that people can find out for free if they might be eligible for help in obtaining their medicines. The bus is sponsored by pharmaceutical research companies and is intended to help determine whether people can quality for one of 475 programs available.

Congressman G.K. Butterfield also will be present. Demonstrations and on-site applications will be available.