NC MedAssist

NC MedAssist is a nonprofit pharmacy providing access to lifesaving prescription medications, patient support, advocacy, and related services to vulnerable and uninsured North Carolina residents. NC MedAssist seeks to ensure that no eligible person in North Carolina has to choose between purchasing food or their needed medication; improving the patient’s health and lowering uncompensated health care costs for all stakeholders. Dispensing Hope for the Uninsured Since 1997 NC MedAssist began in 1997 through the efforts of the Mecklenburg Medical Society Alliance with the assistance of a $55,000 grant from the employees of Presbyterian Hospital. Last year, NC MedAssist dispensed over $63 million in medicines for our patients. Currently, 21% of the prescription medications are secured from the Patient Assistance Programs (PAP) available through participating pharmaceutical companies and 79% are purchased generics. As a result of NC MedAssist’s positive impact on the community, it has been named as one of the top 25 non-profit organizations in Charlotte by the Charlotte Business Journal. In March 2009, Attorney General Roy Cooper and the North Carolina Association of Free Clinics named MedAssist of Mecklenburg the Statewide Pharmacy for all eligible uninsured residents in North Carolina.