WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the office of U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) released the May edition of his Inside Maine podcast. This month’s podcast features Sarah Jones, the Program Coordinator of MedAccess and Trish Riley, Executive Director of the National Academy for State Health Policy, who join Sen. King to discuss how Maine people can save money on their prescription drugs, as well as potential policies that could help combat the high cost of prescription drugs.

Sarah Jones is the Program Coordinator and Supervisor of MedAccess, a MaineHealth funded program. MedAccess is a medication assistance program that helps patients access low-cost or free prescription medications. Even if patients are already covered through insurance, MedAccess offers research support to find the most cost effective options. Maine people interested in reaching out to MedAccess for help can do so by calling 1 (877) 275-1787.

Trish Riley is the Executive Director of National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP), a nonprofit, non-partisan group which she helped build in 1998. NASHP targets healthcare reform at the state level, and focuses on Medicaid/state employee insurance and consistent innovation. During the 2000s, Riley served as Director of the Governor’s Office of Health Policy and Finance, where she led the effort to develop a coordinated health system in Maine. NASHP believes that federal policies should allow state programs the flexibility they need to address the trajectory of drug prices.

The “Inside Maine Podcast with Senator Angus King” is a 30-minute program that aims to help keep Maine people informed about issues of the day, how they affect life in the state, and how they factor into Senator King’s work as one of two independents in the U.S. Senate. Senator King’s podcast builds on his existing radio show that airs on Newsradio WGAN in Portland, Maine between 10 and 11 a.m. on almost every last Saturday of the month.

The link to the May podcast can be found HERE.