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BRITTANY SMART A-34177,1? ` Phone: (808) 961-8263
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Hawai`i County Council
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Upper Puna, Ka`u, South Kona •.. 0;to, -'
Hawaii County Council
County of Hawai`i
25 Aupuni Street (')
Hilo, Hawaii 96720 r--�
DATE: March 28, 2012 co
TO: Dominic Yagong, Chairperson w °
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and Members of the Hawaii County Council
FROM: Brittany Smart, Council Member
Subject: Requesting Time to Report on the National Association of Counties
New Options For Their Prescription Discount Card Program and a
Dental Program
Requesting 30 minutes at the next appropriate Governmental Relations
Committee to present a report on two new National Association of Counties
programs. There is a new option for their Prescription Discount Card Program
called the marketing fee reimbursement which allows the County to receive a
fee for every transaction. Attached is a NACO program description sheet.
Aaron King of CVS Caremark, Arizona will present information via audio-only
connection. A second discussion with Andrew Goldschmidt, NACo Director of
Membership Marketing, will include a description and timeline for a new dental
program.
BS/nh
Comm. No. 651
Ref. To:
Ref. Date MAR 2 8 2a
Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island
Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
NACo Prescription Discount
Card Program NI
,� National Association of Counties
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The Voice of America's Counties
Marketing Fee Reimbursement
The NACo Board of Directors, at its meeting in December, approved
a proposal that will allow counties, state associations and NACo to receive
a marketing fee reimbursement through the NACo Prescription Discount Card Program.
Counties that choose the marketing reimbursement option would receive $1 per prescription when the card
is used to receive a discount. Counties that do not want to receive the reimbursement can continue with the
existing program. Residents in counties that do not want to receive the reimbursement would receive a
slightly greater discount when purchasing a prescription — approximately 2% - 2.5%.
NACo and the state associations would also receive a marketing fee. A $.50 marketing fee per prescription
when the card is used to receive a discount would be paid to NACo for counties within a state in which the
state association endorses the NACo program. NACo would pay that state association $.40 per prescription
when the card is used to receive a discount if the state association agrees to and complies with the terms
and conditions of a marketing agreement signed by NACo and the state association.
For states that do not endorse the NACo program, NACo will receive a $.10 marketing fee payment per
claim and will market the program according to provisions of an agreement between NACo and CVS
Caremark, which partners with NACo to provide the program.
Since it began in 2005, the program has grown phenomenally. There are currently more than 1,400 counties
participating in the program. There are more than 600 counties that have shown an interest in becoming
part of the program. The participation total represents 46 percent of the nation's counties.
The results of the program are also great. County residents nationwide have saved more than $454 million
on 36 million prescriptions. The overall average savings rate for the program is 24 percent.
NACo and county officials expect the program to continue to grow and help residents deal with the high
cost of prescription drugs.
To view the program information or initiate the marketing fee Or use your phone to go
reimbursement option visit www.naco.org, and follow these steps: to the program page:
1) Select 'Solutions Center'
2) Locate the NACo Prescription Discount Card Program under 0 ,� _ 0
the 'Help Your Residents' tab on the left-hand side of the page . r' ; F
3) Once on the program page, click 'Program Implementation •rfilft.
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Contract and Checklist under Program Information' 0 40.1 .cj. •
4) Log in to the members only section of the site