| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2069 | |||||||||
| Prescription Assistance for Rural Chronically Ill and Elders | |||||||||
| Requester: | Mark L. Szurek, Ph.D. | Organization: | Rural Health Network of Monroe County, Florida, Inc. | ||||||
| Project Title: | Prescription Assistance for Rural Chronically Ill and Elders | Date Submitted | 1/15/2003 3:56:33 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Sorensen | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Provides free prescription drugs for elderly residents of 30 rural counties by more effective use of pharmaceutical company indigent drug programs. Will reduce number of persons shifting to Medicaid. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Rural Health Network of Monroe County, Florida, Inc. | Contact: | Stephen Hill | ||||||
| P.O. Box 4966 | Contact Phone: | (850) 668-3900 | |||||||
| Key West 330414966 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Baker, Bradford, Calhoun, Charlotte, Clay, Columbia, DeSoto, Dixie, Flagler, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Glades, Hamilton, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Monroe, Okaloosa, Okeechobee, Polk, Putnam, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Wakulla, Walton, Washington | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Provides a single entry point in 30 rural counties for low income and low-income elders who need prescription drugs. Computer internet system increases access to free drug company programs. Physicians and health departments participate by prescribing, ordering and dispensing drugs. Current programs in nine counties serve more than 1,600 persons and generate more than $1.5 million in free prescription drugs. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| 9,000 patients to receive free drugs. 1,200 physicians recruited, $4 million in street-value of free drugs. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $990,000 | ||||||||
| Identify item(s) in the FY 2003-04 Appropriations Bill to be reduced: | |||||||||
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| Amount to be reduced: | $990,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $2,800,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local, Private, Federal | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $20,000 | In-kind Amount | $1,767,000 | ||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | No | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | No | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | Delegation meetings in Jefferson, Polk, Jackson, Clay, Monroe and Columbia counties. | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Delegation meetings in Jefferson, Polk, Jackson, Clay, Monroe and Columbia Counties. | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 01/06/2003 | ||||||||