Nov. 5, 2009 (Business Wire) -- Wellpartner, a nationally recognized provider of pharmacy distribution services, today announced an agreement with Klamath Health Partnership Inc. and Safeway Stores, which will provide patients at Klamath Open Door Family Practice Clinic access to low-cost medications using Wellpartner’s 340B Access Solution™. The agreement allows underinsured and vulnerable patients to receive deeply discounted medications at Safeway Food & Drug in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
“We’re excited to be able to extend access to this valuable Federal discount program to patients served at Klamath Open Door Clinic,” said Michael Wright, Wellpartner President and CEO. “This new partnership will allow for more coordinated care to be provided to Klamath-area residents.”
Klamath Open Door Family Practice Clinic is the latest in a growing number of safety-net clinics in Oregon that are using Wellpartner’s 340B Access Solution to participate in the Federal 340B Drug Discount Program. The 340B Access Solution enables selected retail pharmacies to dispense discounted medications to qualified patients after they visit their local safety-net clinic.
Klamath Health Partnership Inc. has two additional clinics in Klamath County, Oregon. Both clinics – Chiloquin Open Door Family Practice in Chiloquin and Sprague Valley Open Door Family Practice in Bly – are expected to join the partnership with Wellpartner’s 340B Access Solution in January 2010.
“Wellpartner’s 340B Access Solution allows our clients to expand the level of care they provide their patients,” said Wright. “It allows us to partner with providers and community pharmacies to offer a low-cost option to patients for their medications.”
The Federal 340B Drug Discount Program was created by Congress to help uninsured and underinsured patients get the medications they need at prices they can afford – offering discounts of as much as 51% below the prices charged at most retail pharmacies. The health care safety net is comprised of Federally Qualified Health Centers and other providers in the U.S. and serves more than 17 million people in more than 6,000 facilities around the country each year.
About Wellpartner, Inc.
Wellpartner, Inc., is a privately held, nationally recognized provider of outsourced pharmacy distribution solutions for health plans, Medicaid programs and safety-net providers nationwide. Wellpartner is the largest independent provider of 340B Contract Pharmacy program services for the Federal 340B program in the United States, a market estimated at more than $6.7 billion annually. To learn more about Wellpartner, go to www.wellpartner.com.
