NLC Prescription Drug Discount Program

The City of West Des Moines is taking advantage of a great program through the National League of Cities to help our residents out with the cost of prescription drugs. The city is making free prescription drug discount cards available to city residents through a program sponsored by the National League of Cities (NLC). The discount cards offer an average savings of 20 % off the retail price of commonly prescribed drugs for residents without health insurance or a traditional benefits plan, and for residents with insurance or benefits that have prescriptions that are not covered by insurance. One great feature of this program is that discount cards may be used by all residents of West Des Moines and there are no restrictions based on your age, income level, or existing health coverage. Based on a list of participating pharmacies on the NLC website, the card can be used to buy prescription drugs at 79 pharmacies around the metro, and it's also good at participating retail pharmacies across the United States.

Check out our NLC prescription discount card website page for an FAQ regarding the program, as well as links to printing the card yourself or picking one up at a location in the city.

Email Notifications

Metro Waste Authority is now providing automatic email updates on recycling services, garbage collection, and yard waste for member communities (including West Des Moines). Residents can sign up to get notified when service is interrupted, when new services become available, and more.

Email notification has become a high priority for most organizations that deal with customers - including the City of West Des Moines. Our extensive eUpdates system provides information about meetings, news, job postings, and RFP announcements to interested parties. We are regularly looking for ways to make better use of technology, and this is a feature that is both popular for those who want the information and useful for us because (we think) it reduces questions coming in.