YOU "Rx"CEPTIONAL AWARDS
VHCF's annual You “Rx”ceptional Awards recognize stellar commitment at both the corporate and community levels to address the medication needs of Virginia’s uninsured. The awards are bestowed each year at VHCF's Heroes in Health Care event.
Individuals who are honored with a You "Rx”ceptional award are role models who have provided excellent service, commitment, and dedication to a Medication Assistance Program and its patients/clients.
Corporations selected as You "Rx”ceptional award winners are notable for their outstanding contributions to improving access to prescription medications for uninsured Virginians.
For 2010, Lita Truitt from MedAssist of Halifax and AstraZeneca were honored as the year's You "Rx”ceptional award winners.
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AstraZeneca is widely recognized as an industry leader in Patient
Assistance Programs. It has pioneered a variety of innovations over the years. These resulted in 25,000 chronically ill uninsured Virginians receiving free prescription medicines with a value of $31 million in 2009 alone. |
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Lita Truitt, a VHCF-funded Medication Assistance Program
caseworker at MedAssist of Halifax/Halifax Regional Health System in South Boston, Virginia, received the You "Rx"ceptional Award this year for her efforts on behalf of patients. After the grant for her position as a research assistant in cardiology ended, Lisa cared so much about her 125 uninsured patients that she worked without pay, two days a week for two years, to help them obtain free prescription medicines. They have now been incorporated into her caseload at MedAssist of Halifax. In just 18 months as a caseworker, Lita has helped 1,052 chronically ill patients obtain more than $4 million in free prescription medicines. |
Learn more about the You "Rx"ceptional Awards, including nomination criteria and submission requirements, by contacting Juliet Tinsley (804/828-5803). And click here for the 2004-2009 You "Rx"Ceptional Award recipients.
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