DeKalb County, Illinois

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          FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                   Contact: Ray Bockman, County Administrator

          December 1, 2005

 DeKalb County, Illinois, Launches Prescription Drug Discount
Card That Can Be Used by All Residents 

Discount Cards Offering Average Savings 0120 Percent Off Retail Price

[December 1, 2005]-DeKaIb County, Illinois, today launched a discount card program to help consumers cope with the high price of prescription drugs. The county is making free prescription drug discount cards available under a program sponsored by the National Association of Counties (NACo) that offers average savings of 20 percent off the retail price of commonly prescribed drugs.

The cards may be used by all county residents, regardless of age, income, or existing health coverage, and are accepted at most of the county’s pharmacies. A national network of more than 57,000 participating retail pharmacies also will honor the NACo prescription discount card.

“DeKalb County” is proud to be one of the counties nationwide participating with NACo.” said County Administrator, Ray Bockman. “The NACo prescription discount card offers significant savings for the uninsured and underinsured residents of our county, and even those fortunate to have prescription coverage can use the card to save money on drugs that are not covered by their health plan. Residents do not have to be Medicare beneficiaries to be eligible for this program.”

Cards will be available at the DeKalb County Board Office, Legislative Center, 200 N. Main

Street, Sycamore, Illinois, phone number 815-895-7189. County residents can call toll free I-

877-321-2652 or visit https://naco.advancerx.com for assistance with the program.

“Using the NACo prescription discount card is easy,” said Mr. Bockman. “Simply present it at a participating pharmacy. There is no enrollment form, no membership fee and no restrictions or limits on frequency of use. Cardholders and Their family members may use the card any time their prescriptions are not covered by insurance.”

The program is administered by Caremark.

The National Association of Counties (NACo,) is a full-service organization that provides legislative, research,

technical and pith/k affairs assistance to county government & Created in /935. NACo continues to ensure that the

nation ‘s 3.066 counties are heard and understood in the White House and Congress.

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