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UWSWA Celebrates FamilyWize Partnership

United Way of Southwest Alabama (UWSWA) today announced that residents have saved over $2 million on their prescription medications through over 126,430 claims, thanks to its partnership with FamilyWize, an organization focused on improving the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities.

Through this partnership, United Way has helped promote the free, easy to use FamilyWize Prescription Savings Card, which has helped more than 8.4 million Americans save more than $873 million on their prescriptions nationwide.

“People should never have to choose between putting food on the table or taking their prescription medication,” said UWSWA President and CEO Clifford Grimes. “That’s why we formed a partnership with FamilyWize. Their free prescription savings card can reduce the costs of prescriptions for anyone who uses it. It’s an extremely valuable resource that everyone, regardless of their financial situation, should use.”

FamilyWize cards immediately lower the cost of medicine by an average of 42 percent and potentially more for people without insurance or who take medications not covered by their plan. Just by presenting the FamilyWize card at their local pharmacy, customers save on the cost of their prescription medicine, no strings attached.

“We’re excited to see the people of southwest Alabama realize the benefits of our savings card,” said Susan Gilmore, Executive Director of Community Engagement at FamilyWize. “We hope that they continue to use the card and share it with others, as it can provide a significant savings.”

The FamilyWize prescription savings card can be used by anyone, including people with Medicaid or Medicare, and not just people without insurance. The use of the FamilyWize Prescription Savings Card is unlimited, does not require any personal information from the user, and has no eligibility criteria.

To take advantage of the savings that FamilyWize offers, customers can print a card from familywize.org or call 1-866-810-3784 and request a card to be sent to them, or the card can be downloaded from the free FamilyWize app.

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About The FamilyWize Community Partneship

FamilyWize is a community service partnership focused on improving the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities. Through our partnership with United Way and more than 100,000 community organizations, government agencies, pharmacies, health systems, and businesses, we are making prescription medications more affordable and more accessible.