New York pioneers low-cost Narcan program
CHENANGO COUNTY – New York has become the first state in the country to offer low-cost or no-cost Naloxne, a prescription drug that can reverse heroin and opioid overdoses.
Under the new program, individuals with prescription health insurance, including Medicaid and Medicare, can get up to $40 in co-pay for the drug, which is commonly referred to as Narcan.
Uninsured individuals and individuals without prescription coverage will still be able to receive naloxone at no cost through New York’s network of registered opioid overdose prevention programs.
Reducing the cost of Naloxone builds on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s previous action to make naloxone available in pharmacies without a prescription, which began in January 2016.
Previously, New Yorkers could only receive naloxone with a prescription or through a registered opioid overdose prevention program.
The governor said this first-in-the-nation program will “help put this lifesaving treatment in more hands and is one more prong in this administration’s efforts to battle heroin and opioid abuse.”
Under the new program, individuals with prescription health insurance, including Medicaid and Medicare, can get up to $40 in co-pay for the drug, which is commonly referred to as Narcan.
Uninsured individuals and individuals without prescription coverage will still be able to receive naloxone at no cost through New York’s network of registered opioid overdose prevention programs.
Reducing the cost of Naloxone builds on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s previous action to make naloxone available in pharmacies without a prescription, which began in January 2016.
Previously, New Yorkers could only receive naloxone with a prescription or through a registered opioid overdose prevention program.
The governor said this first-in-the-nation program will “help put this lifesaving treatment in more hands and is one more prong in this administration’s efforts to battle heroin and opioid abuse.”
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