Brooklynites Save $904K With City-Sponsored Drug Discount Card
BROOKLYN — The BigAppleRx prescription discount card has saved Brooklyn residents $904,000 since it was launched last May. The free card — sponsored by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) and managed by HealthTrans — is available to everyone living in, working in, or visiting New York City, regardless of age, income, citizenship or health insurance status.
The card provides an average overall savings of 47 percent on prescription medications; 15 percent average on brand name drugs and 53 percent average on generic drugs, and is available at more than 1,000 distribution points throughout the city, including city agencies/council offices, neighborhood businesses, and community and faith-based organizations.
The card can also be printed online at www.nyc.gov (search term “BigAppleRx”) or at BigAppleRx.com.