First VP Whitley gets ink in Dallas

NACo First Vice President Glen Whitley, county judge, Tarrant County, Texas, was mentioned in a Sept. 1 Dallas Morning News article written by Ian McCann. The article was about a Congressional forum held Aug. 31 in North Texas about federal health reform. Whitley made a brief presentation promoting NACo's highly successful Prescription Discount Card Program as a way for Texans to save money on their medicine costs. What the article did not mention was that Texans have saved more than $6.8 million since 2006. Nationwide, more than $204 million has been saved. One-third of the nation's 3,068 counties are making these free cards available to their residents thanks to NACo and partner CVS Caremark.