More people than ever have turned to NeedyMeds seeking help affording their medications and healthcare costs

through patient assistance programs, free clinics, diagnosis-based programs, and the NeedyMeds drug discount card.

PO Box 219, Gloucester, MA 01930 978-281-6666 800-503-6897

HOW DO WE HELP?

MORE PEOPLE ARE VISITING OUR WEBSITE AND CALLING OUR HELPLINE THAN EVER BEFORE

2015 ANNUAL REPORT

Amount Saved Using the NeedyMeds Drug Discount Card

$52,975,048.82 120%FROM FY ‘14

HelplineInquiries

Spanish Inquiries

Website Visitors

Webinar Attendees

Drug Discount Card Requests

63,391 Board of Directors

Frederick CowanCHAIR

Maureen Dea, Esq.VICE-CHAIR

Michael HolmesSECRETARY

Donald Maier, M.D.TREASURER

Our Mission: To educate and empower those seeking affordable healthcare.

495

8,710,182

979

71,657

Helpline Calls and Emails

Spanish Helpline Requests

Monthly and Special Topic Webinars

Individual Card Requests

EducationalMaterials

Educational Materials Packet Mailings Gisele M. Michel63,170

New Initiatives

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Patient Assistance for Lab Services (PALS)

Radiology Imaging Centers

$4 Generic Discount Drug Programs

PAPShare

Offers patients over 85 most commonly ordered lab tests, most for $5

Allows consumers to compare the cash prices of over 20 imaging studies including X-rays, CAT scans and MRIs.

Lists pharmacy retailers’ prescription programs which offer generic medi-cations generally for $10 or less.

A way for non-profits to incor-porate information on PAPs directly into their websites.

Outreach & Education

Maintaining Databases

Webinar Attendees

Through a $62,000 community grant, instituted a pilot program, the Bronx Project, to enlist local clinics, social service organizations, hospitals and other groups to help people in need apply to available sources of assistance.

Through our Subscription Center, visitors can access a variety of resources.

Our databases are updated every six months or sooner, ensuring that our resources are the most up-to-date.

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“With NeedyMeds patients are able to access prescription

assistance programs, coupons and discounts

which actually save their lives. I am so

grateful for this avenue to assist a largely

ignored demographic.” — Alice, social work navigator,

via GreatNonProfits site

The Bronx Project Info Packet Mailings

Through helpline requests, conferences sign-ups and our subscription center, we mailed out 63,170 packets of materials rang-ing from brochures, our Patient Education Booklets and Consumer Reports Booklets.

Issues and resources that will be of interest to patient advocates and other healthcare providers.

Features nonprofits and other organizations that have dedicated their resources to helping others.

Safe Needle DisposalRedesigned site for informa-tion source showing com-munity-sponsored sharps disposal programs and other options for sharps disposals.

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Total subscribers to Patient

Assistance News (PAN)

Total subscribers to Patient Assistance

News Update Service (PAPUS)

6,53114,412Total subscribers to

Diagnosis Assistance Program Update Service (DAPUS)

11,040 YTDdownloads of the

drug discount card smartphone app

1,519

Subscribers

392

1,427

1,527

14,511

PATIENTASSISTANCEPROGRAMS

COUPONS,REBATES &MORE

DIAGNOSISSPECIFICPROGRAMS

FREE,LOW-COSTCLINICS

“...Because of you, my husband and I have been able to afford

his very expensive and necessary medications.

You have no idea how much this has

helped us in our lives.” — Claudia, via email

STATE-SPONSOREDPROGRAMS

919 $4 GENERICDISCOUNT DRUGS

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Social Media Engagement

2014

2015

10%growth

5,230likes

4,735likes 2014

2015

14%growth

1,700followers

1,495followers

2014

2015

6%growth

163follows

108follows

14,649 annual visits in 2015

Blog

DAPUSDiagnosis Assistance Program Update Service (DAPUS) free email reports for the most up-to-date changes in diagnosis-based assistance programs.

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Voted Best Nonprofit to Work for 3rd Year in a Row

523

957

646

1684

979

Monthly Overview Webinars and Special Topic Webinars

Financials

$1,724,154.0097,043.00

$1,821,197.00

$ 266,075.08

250,625.88 128,152.12

484,899.4263,213.8517,964.65

35,978.42526,902.59

$1,773,812.01

Operating Income

Revenue Generating Business Operations Donations and GrantsTotal Operating Income

Operating Expenses

Research and Online Call Center Patient Assistance Outreach and Education Revenue Generating Business Operations Fundraising HEALfundr Health Web Navigator Administrative

Total Operating Expense

HealthWebNavigator

2%

HEALfundr1%

Fundraising4%

Revenue Generating

Business Operations

27.3%

Call Center Patient

Assistance14%

Research& Online

15%

Administrative29.7%

In addition,

medications valued at $1,480,000 were

donated to NeedyMeds and then, in turn, donated

by NeedyMeds to assistance programs to be allocated to

those in need according to their established

guidelines.

Total Expenses — $1,773,812

Earned GreatNonProfits 2015 Top-Rated Nonprofit

Outreach& Education

7%