| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #698 | |||||||||
| Prescription Assistance for Rural Chronically Ill Elders | |||||||||
| Requester: | Lucia Maxwell | Organization: | Panhandle Area Health Network | ||||||
| Project Title: | Prescription Assistance for Rural Chronically Ill Elders | Date Submitted | 1/15/2003 9:06:43 AM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Harrington, Kilmer, Ross, Stansel | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Provides free prescription drugs for elderly residents of 30 counties. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Rural Health Network of Monroe County - lead agency | Contact: | Lucia Maxwell | ||||||
| P. O. Box 4966 | Contact Phone: | (850) 656-2189 | |||||||
| 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 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. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| 9,000 patients to receive free prescription drugs. 1,200 physicians recruited. $4 million in street value of free prescription 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: | |||||||||
| Specific Appropriation #: | 203 | ||||||||
| Specific Appropriation Title: | Special Categories Pharmaceutical Expense Assistance | ||||||||
| 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: | Current programs in nine counties serve over 1,600 citizens here in Florida | ||||||||
| 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 and Columbia Counties | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 12/17/2002 | ||||||||