Other LanguagesSEATTLE -- Attorney General Christine Gregoire today announced that 49 agencies statewide will receive grants totaling $695,000 from a recent settlement with Medco Health Solutions, Inc. The money will be used to benefit low-income, disabled or elderly consumers of prescription medications in Washington.
The Washington AG's Consumer Protection Division, along with 19 other states, reached a settlement with Medco Health Solutions in April, 2004. The states contended that Medco withheld critical information-such as cost savings-that patients, doctors and drug companies needed to make informed decisions about which prescription drugs to use. Medco agreed to change its business practices and pay $20.2 million to a consumer fund that was divided among the participating states.
The Medco settlement provided a one-time grant opportunity for community health clinic contractors, free clinics, rural public hospital districts and non-district not-for-profit hospitals. Grant awards, ranging from $5,000 to $30,000, are listed below.
Adams
· Columbia Basin Health Association - $20,000
Chelan
· Columbia Valley Community Health - $10,000
· Faith Lutheran Church/Upper Valley Free Clinic - $5,000
Clallam
· PAARC Clinic - $10,000
Clark
· Free Clinic of Southwest Washington - $10,000; New Heights Clinic - $10,000
Columbia
· Columbia County PHD 1 - $5,000
Cowlitz
· Cowlitz Family Health Center - $20,000
Ferry
· Ferry County PHD #1 - $10,000
Franklin
· Grace Clinic - $10,000
Garfield
· Garfield County Public Hospital District - $5,000
Grant
· Grant County PHD #5 - $10,000; Moses Lake Community Health Center - $20,000;
· Grant County PHD # 1 - $5,000
Island
· Whidbey Island PHD #1 - $10,000
Jefferson
· Jefferson County PHD #2 - $10,000
King
· Community Health Centers of King County - $15,000; Country Doctor Community Health
· Centers - $25,000; Pike Market Medical Clinic - $15,000; Puget Sound Neighborhood
· Health Centers - $15,000; Sea Mar Community Health Centers - $30,000
Kitsap
· Peninsula Community Health Services - $20,000
· Port Gamble S'Klallam Health Center - $15,000
Kittitas
· Ellensburg Community Health Clinic - $10,000
Klickitat
· Klickitat Valley Health Services - $10,000; Klickitat County PHD #2 - $10,000
Lewis
· Lewis County PHD #1 - $10,000; Valley View Health Center - $10,000
Lincoln
· Lincoln County PHD #1 - $10,000
Okanogan
· Family Health Center - $20,000
· Okanogan County PHD #4 - $5,000
Pend Oreille
· Pend Oreille County PHD #1 - $5,000
Pierce
· Community Health Care - $20,000; Neighborhood Clinic - $20,000
Skagit
· Skagit County PHD #2 - $10,000
Snohomish
· Community Health Center of Snohomish County - $30,000
· Snohomish County PHD #1 - $5,000
Spokane
· Christ Clinic - $20,000; Community Health Association of Spokane - $30,000
· N.A.T.I.V.E Project - $20,000
Stevens
· Dominican Health Services dba St. Joseph's Hospital - $15,000
· Northeast Washington Health Programs - $20,000
Thurston
· Neighborhood Free Medical Clinic - $20,000
Walla Walla
· St. Mary's Medical Center - $5,000
Whatcom
· Interfaith Family Health Center - $5,000
Whitman
· Washington State University - People's Clinic - $10,000
Yakima
· Yakima Neighborhood Health Services - $20,000
· Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic - $30,000
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