Prescription Assistance Program
KCHC has provided more than 500 patients free medications. The prescription assistance program (PAP) is funded through a NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission grant. Uninsured patients who meet certain financial criteria may qualify to be enrolled in this program and receive free medicine.
PAP is a separate program from 340B and is also referred to as the medication assistance program. Pharmaceutical companies write-off a substantial volume of medicines to assist patients who are at or below poverty level.