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The prescription Maria couldn't afford — until she could
A retired home health aide on a fixed income found her heart medication free at the Charitable Pharmacy. Her story is one of more than a million.
By Anne Jones · · 4 min read
[Maria outside the Neyer Center]
When Maria's insurance lapsed between jobs, the first thing she cut was her own medication. A neighbor told her about the Charitable Pharmacy on Bank Street.
I thought there had to be a catch. There wasn't. They just helped me.— Maria, West End
A million prescriptions later
The pharmacy that helped Maria has filled more than a million prescriptions for neighbors without coverage — every one of them free.
[Pharmacist filling a prescription]
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