05-05-09 Item Add-On"ADD ON ITEM"
(Commissioner Palmer)
1 RESOLUTION NO.
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3 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
4 THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE
5 NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES PRESCRIPTION DISCOUNT
6 CARD PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
7 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCOUNT PROGRAM AND
8 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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11 WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami,
12 recognized that many citizens of the City of South Miami may be among the millions of
13 Americans without health insurance or with limited prescription drug coverage; and
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15 WHEREAS, the National League of Cities (the "NLC ") sponsors a program in
16 collaboration with CVS Caremark to provide relief to city residents around the country
17 from the high cost of prescription drugs; and
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19 WHEREAS, the NLC Prescription Discount Card Program is available to member
20 cities of NLC at no cost to those cities; and
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22 WHEREAS, CVS Caremark provides residents of participating cities with
23 prescription discount cards, marketing materials and customer support; and
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25 WHEREAS, the discount cards offer an average saving of twenty percent (20 %)
26 off the retail price of most prescription drugs (including pet medications that are also
27 used to treat a human condition are covered), has no enrollment form or membership fee,
28 no restrictions based on the resident's age or income level, and may be used by City
29 residents and their families any time their prescriptions are not covered by insurance; and
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31 WHEREAS, Pet medications that are also used to treat a human condition are
32 covered.
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34 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY
35 COMMISSION OF SOUTH MIAMI AS FOLLOWS:
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37 Section 1. The City of South Miami, Florida hereby determines to inform the
38 National League of Cities of its intent to participate in the NLC
39 Prescription Discount Card Program and will work with NLC and
40 CVS Caremark to implement the program to the benefit of the
41 residents of South Miami.
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43 Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon approval.
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46 PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of 2009.
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ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
11 Luis R. Figueredo
12 Nagin Gallop Figueredo, P.A.
13 Office of the City Attorney
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APPROVED:
MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Feliu:
Vice Mayor Beasley:
Commissioner Newman:
Commissioner Palmer:
As a member of National League of Cities (NLC) you can offer your
residents a FREE prescription discount card that provides average
savings of 20% off the retail price of prescription medication.
Now residents who are without health insurance or a traditional
pharmacy benefit plan, or have prescriptions not covered by insurance
have a solution to obtain medications at a discount.
There is no cost to your city to provide this program to city residents
in collaboration with NLC.
The city will be provided with approved marketing materials and
tools to promote and launch the program. Printed ID cards and display
materials (customized with the city name and logo) will be provided
to give the city residents easy access to the program. Program materials
are available in English and Spanish.
One benefit of membership in the
National League of Cities is that you
can save your residents money at
no cost to the city!
National League of Cities
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SAVE your residents an average of
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20% off the retail price of prescription
medication at no cost to the city.
As a member of National League of Cities (NLC) you can offer your
residents a FREE prescription discount card that provides average
savings of 20% off the retail price of prescription medication.
Now residents who are without health insurance or a traditional
pharmacy benefit plan, or have prescriptions not covered by insurance
have a solution to obtain medications at a discount.
There is no cost to your city to provide this program to city residents
in collaboration with NLC.
The city will be provided with approved marketing materials and
tools to promote and launch the program. Printed ID cards and display
materials (customized with the city name and logo) will be provided
to give the city residents easy access to the program. Program materials
are available in English and Spanish.
One benefit of membership in the
National League of Cities is that you
can save your residents money at
no cost to the city!
National League of Cities
implementation process for the city
and easy to access for the resident*
The city works with a CVS Caremark representative to launch the
prescription discount card program which takes approximately
eight'weeks from receipt of the completed 'Ready to get started'
form (attached).
Following the launch in your city, your residents will have:
• Average savings of 20%
• Easy access, nine out of 10 pharmacies nationwide participate
in the program
• No membership fees
• No limit on how many times the card can be used
• No age requirements
• No income requirements
• ALL family members are covered
• Pet medications that are also used to treat a human condition
To obtain more information about the program, please contact
Marc Shapiro at NLC (shapiro @nlc.org) or visit www.nic.org; additional
program information can,also be obtained at www.caremark.com /nlc.
Cities may also sign up for the program by completing the form
attached or on NLC's website www.nic.org.
The National League of Cities (NLC) Prescription Discount Card program
is administered by CVS Caremark, an experienced prescription discount
card provider who has administered these programs since 1992. Your
city must be a member in good standing of NLC to sponsor the program.
t All communications must be reviewed and approved by NLC and CVS
Caremark unless the city is using communications supplied by CVS Caremark.
This is not insurance. Discounts are only available at participating pharmacies.
By using this card, participants agree to pay the entire prescription cost less
any applicable discount. Savings may vary by drug and pharmacy.
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Complete the information below
National League of Cities M:3
Prescription Discount.Card Program
City Name:
Number of City Residents:
City Web Site:
Main City Contact:
Title:
Street Address:
City:
Phone:
e -mail:
State: Zip:
Fax: (
CVS Caremark will need a black and white jpg file of your city logo in order
to create the customized city discount card. Please e-mail the logo as an attachment to ralph.frissore @caremark.com;
and indicate city name and logo attached in the subject line.
Please provide a contact name /street address for the delivery of the ID cards /display stands, if different from above:
Please indicate how the city name should be referenced on the ID card:
Please tear off this form and mail to:
Marc Shapiro
Manager, Corporate Programs
National League of Cities
1301 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
Next Steps: Within 48 hours of receipt of this completed form you will be contacted by CVS Caremark to initiate the
launch of the program in your city. The process to launch the program takes approximately eight weeks.