January 24, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:          Yvonne Lopez

                        954.973.6722

Coconut Creek and the National League of Cities
Bring Free Prescription Discount Card Program to Residents

Discount card offers average savings to residents of 23 percent

Coconut Creek, FL – The City of Coconut Creek will launch a program on January 29, 2012, to help provide residents with some relief from the high cost of prescription medications. Through the program, sponsored by the National League of Cities (NLC), the city is making free prescription discount cards available to city residents. The discount cards offer city residents an average of 23 percent savings off the retail price of prescription medications.

The NLC Prescription Discount Card can be used by all residents of Coconut Creek and has no restrictions based on a resident’s age, income level, or existing health coverage. The card can be used at thirteen pharmacies around the city, as well as at more than 60,000 participating retail pharmacies across the country. Coconut Creek locations include CVS, Generic RX, Lyons Plaza Pharmacy, Publix, Walgreen’s, and Walmart.

The program is free and all family members are covered. Moreover, there are no enrollment or membership fees, and there is no limit on how many times you can use the card.   As part of this program, residents will be eligible for higher discounts on select medications.  This is NOT INSURANCE, it is a discount program.  Cards cannot be used in conjunction with other insurance. 

Residents can obtain a free NLC Prescription Discount Card in a number of ways. They can print them from the Internet at www.caremark.com/nlc or can get a card at City Hall ( 4800 West Copans Road), the Community Center ( 1100 Lyons Road) or the Recreation Complex ( 4455 Sol Press Boulevard).  Residents can also use www.caremark.com/nlc to locate the nearest participating pharmacy or call toll-free at 1.888.620.1749 for assistance with the program.

CVS Caremark administers the NLC Prescription Discount Card program.

About NLC

The National League of Cities (NLC) is the nation’s oldest and largest organization devoted to strengthening and promoting cities as centers of opportunity, leadership and governance. NLC is a resource and advocate for 19,000 cities, towns and villages, representing more than 218 million Americans.  To learn more about NLC, go to www.nlc.org.