HELP IS HERE

HELP IS HERE -- Jeff Gilbert, spokesperson for Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), stands in front of the Help Is Here Express Friday morning in the Communities United parking lot at 409 South Walnut. Representatives of PhRMA travel around the country in the RV to educate qualified, low-income residents about purchasing prescriptions at a discount directly from pharmaceutical manufacturers. The tour, called "Help is Here Express," is sponsored by Partnership for Prescription Assistance, and its Indiana chapter is called Rx For Indiana. "The bus is a traveling enrollment center that allows people to learn if they are eligible for help in paying for their prescriptions," said State Rep. Peggy Welch (D-Bloomington) in a news release. "I urge those who are struggling to afford their medication toPPA has assisted 2.5 million patients across the country and more than 130,000 people in Indiana, according to the release.