Helping health care providers

Communicare manages the paperwork so you can concentrate on treating your patients. Most health care providers already see patients who cannot afford care. When health care providers register patients through Communicare, they gain the support of pharmaceuticals, and access to our referral network - at no cost to the patient or provider. Communicare services are helping to relieve the burden of treating working uninsured patients in South Carolina.

Benefits:

• Eliminates paperwork for each person you send to Communicare - No Patient Assistant Programs (PAP).
• Eliminates cost as an issue for medication.
• Reduces number of "failure to improve" visits to your office.

The Patient who qualifies:

• Works or receives Unemployment, Social Security Disability, or Social Security Retirement check.
• Does NOT qualify for Medicaid or Medicare.
• Has no health insurance, SilverRx Card or Veteran's health benefits.
• Falls within 200% of Federal Poverty Level Guidelines.

Helping patients

With one toll-free call, patients who are working, uninsured, do not receive federal assistance, and meet Federal Poverty Level Guidelines can apply for our services. Once approved, Communicare patients then use that same toll-free number as their connection to Communicare health care providers and more than 381 prescription drugs dispensed through our central-fill William E. Murray Pharmacy. Our staff will refer them to a provider if they do not currently have a physician and a volunteer physician is in their area. When medication is prescribed from our drug list, Communicare dispenses the prescription and sends them to a convenient pick-up location for the patient or directly to the patient.

Patient eligibility is for up to one year. A $20 application processing fee is required. Patients may reapply annually for Communicare services.

Helping hospitals

Communicare reduces costly emergency room visits by offering an alternative for the working uninsured in search of non-emergency care. In addition to keeping people out of the emergency room, we help hospitals by providing donated pharmaceuticals to patients who qualify for our program.

Now, we need your help

Communicare relies on a network of health care providers to serve patients. You can help by signing up to be a volunteer provider. You choose how many patients you will see each month. For more information, contact Communicare.