Guest Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 My mother-in-law's doctor will be prescribing Iressa to her tomorrow. She is on Medicare, no current supplement (one will start 9/1 but with no prescription benefit). From what I'm seeing, Iressa costs about $1,800 per month. It doesn't look like she qualifies for assistance from the manufacturer....does anyone else have other ideas? I may sound naive, but how do patients pay for such expensive drugs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natalie Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 I'm not sure what state you're in or what your state offers, but in California there is a Bill 37 that passed in 2001 that Medicare is suppose to pay for items that provide treatment. Give a call to 1-800-4-CANCER and ask them about insurance questions. They really helped me with questions I had. I read that if you challenge things such as this, usually the patient wins. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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