DESTIN, Fla., Dec. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Watertree
Health, the leading provider of free prescription discount cards
benefitting nonprofits year-round, announced that its program with
15 Food Banks has provided 3 million meals. Every time someone
saves money using a card benefitting one of its Food Bank partners,
Watertree Health makes a donation at no cost to the cardholder. The
programs with the most meals donated include: Houston Food Bank,
Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma,
and Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley.
The organizations are aligned in their mission to make people
healthier by combating food insecurity and prescription
non-compliance. In America, 1 in 8 people—including children
and seniors—struggles with hunger, and 1 in 4 doesn't fill their
prescriptions because of cost. Additionally, 66% of Food Bank
clients report choosing between food and medicine every month. The
Watertree Health program benefitting Food Banks helps put food on
the table and medicine in the cabinets.
"The Watertree Health prescription discount cards make a real
difference in the lives of many of the clients we serve," said
Katie Fitzgerald, Chief Executive
Officer of the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. "We are so grateful to Watertree
Health for their efforts to help fight hunger and improve the
quality of life of Oklahomans living with hunger."
Watertree Health President Shane
Power said, "We are so happy to be celebrating this
milestone because we know how integral regular, nutritious food and
prescription compliance are to health. It breaks our hearts knowing
that 1 in 6 children go to bed hungry. My Company is committed to
supporting the fight against hunger."
To learn more and get a free prescription discount card
benefitting a participating Food Bank, go to
watertreehealthcard.com/food-bank. The card can be used by
anyone—insured or uninsured— not just Food Bank clients, to save up
to 75% on generic and brand name medicines. It is accepted at 95%
of pharmacies nationwide.
About Watertree Health
In 2010, Matt
Herfield and Ronnie
Harris founded Watertree Health to
make medications more affordable. They created the first and
leading free prescription discount card program benefitting
nonprofits, which not only provides significant savings, but also
triggers a donation to a charity partner each time cardholders
save, at no cost to them. To help build healthier communities, the
Company has aligned with nonprofits Make-A-Wish®,
regional Food Banks, the ASPCA®, and the National
Kidney Foundation®. Visit: WatertreeHealth.com.
Contact: Erin.White@WatertreeHealth.com
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