Federal, state, and local agencies are working in western North Carolina to increase medical support for those impacted by Helene.
A disaster medical assistance team is in Asheville and a second team is in Spruce Pine. During a press conference Friday, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Dawn O’Connell, gave that update. She also said the department recently launched the emergency prescription access program for those that are uninsured.
“They are entitled to receive free 30 day supply of the prescriptions that they need,” she said.
She says people who qualify can sign up online for the prescriptions on the U-S Health and Human Services website.