Louis Provenzano, President and CEO of Language Line Services
New York City’s first official prescription discount card, BigAppleRx, will be one of the most widely distributed prescription drug discount cards in the nation, and is available to anyone regardless of age, income, citizenship or health insurance status. The cards will save an average of 47 percent on prescription medications and can be used by anyone who lives, works or visits the City.
Louis Provenzano, President and CEO of Language Line Services, the market leader worldwide in interpretation and translation services, congratulated Mayor Bloomberg and all others responsible for BigAppleRx in the following statement:
“Language Line Services is New York City’s language access partner interpreting more than 90 percent of the city’s 911 and 311 calls for limited English proficient (LEP) speakers. Mayor Bloomberg’s BigAppleRx program is an exciting and important step that will ensure the health and safety of the more than 1.8 million LEP’s who live in New York, a city with more languages than any place on earth. Patients access to discounted medications and information will lead to better care, healthier New Yorkers and millions of dollars in savings. We hope this program can set the national standard for a country facing a growing population of limited English proficient patients in its healthcare system.”
