{"id":41915,"date":"2016-07-07T11:40:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T11:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=41915"},"modified":"2016-07-07T11:40:00","modified_gmt":"2016-07-07T11:40:00","slug":"human-services-offering-seniors-help-to-pay-prescription-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=41915","title":{"rendered":"Human Services Offering Seniors Help To Pay Prescription Drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you sixty years or older and struggling to pay for your prescription drugs?<\/p>\n<p>Are you without medical insurance and have a chronic illness and simply cannot afford to pay for medicine from your monthly income?<\/p>\n<p>The Pharmaceutical Assistance Program or PAP at the Department of Human Services (D.H.S.) is here to assist seniors with paying for the cost of prescription drugs, according to a public service announcement Government House issued yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>Call D.H.S. or\u00a0visit one of its locations in St. Croix and St. Thomas to receive help with cost.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what you will need:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your doctor\u2019s certificate with the type of medication<\/li>\n<li>Proof of income (single individuals with incomes up to $18,000.00 and married couples with incomes up to $30,000.00)<\/li>\n<li>The cost of the medications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>St. Thomas \u2013 1303 Knud Hansen Complex, (340) 774-5265 ext.4235<\/p>\n<p>St. Croix \u2013 3011 Golden Rock, (340) 773-2323 ext.2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you sixty years or older and struggling to pay for your prescription drugs? 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