FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 25, 2005
CONTACT: ESF 14 (850) 921-0384
**TROPICAL STORM KATRINA INFORMATION SHEET **
Agency for Health Care Administration Makes Prescription Drugs Available for Medicaid Participants Impacted by Tropical Storm Katrina
~Agency allows for early refill of prescription drugs~
TALLAHASSEE – The Agency for Health Care
Administration (AHCA) announced today Medicaid
participants in Southeast Florida will have access to
their prescription medications prior to scheduled refill
dates in preparation for Tropical Storm Katrina.
Effective immediately, pharmacies will be authorized to
process prescription refills early.
"Now is the time to prepare and Medicaid participants
in Southeast Florida should make sure they have enough
of their medication in case refills are not available or
they are unable to reach their local pharmacy,” said
AHCA Secretary Alan Levine.
The counties affected include: Broward, Indian River,
Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach and St. Lucie.
Beneficiaries should pay particular attention to
prescriptions they are using to treat chronic illnesses
such as diabetes, hypertension, and heart conditions, to
assure they are not without these important maintenance
medications.
Medicaid Pharmacy Services is responsible for
managing the $2.4 billion drug program for the Florida
Medicaid Program.
Working to improve access to affordable, quality
health care to all Floridians, the state Agency for
Health Care Administration administers Florida's $14
billion Medicaid program, licenses and regulates more
than 32,000 health care facilities and 30 health
maintenance organizations, and publishes health care
data and statistics.
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