Connie B Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 Help for Patients The costs of cancer treatment can quickly become overwhelming, even if you have medical insurance. Patient assistance programs are offered by various companies, nonprofits and government agencies to help patients with little or no insurance get access to drugs and money for other expenses. If you’re interested in enrolling in a patient assistance program, you must first gather information, usually from your doctor or the maker of the specific drug you’re taking for which you need assistance. A doctor must be involved in the process because the physician writes the prescription for the medication. Many patient assistance applications will require proof of income, including tax returns, social security income, interest and retirement to prove financial burden and to meet income requirements. Faxing the information often speeds up the process. In addition to many state governments, numerous organizations provide information on patient assistance programs, including the ones listed below. Amgen Reimbursement Connection 800-272-9376 www.amgen.com/patients/assistance.html For patients who are uninsured or underinsured and who have limited financial resources; based on insured status and income level. Drugs in this program include Aranesp® (darbepoetin alfa) and Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim). Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation 800-736-0003 www.bmspaf.org Established to provide temporary assistance to patients with financial hardship who generally have no private prescription drug insurance and are not enrolled in a prescription drug coverage plan through Medicaid or any other federal, state or local health program. CancerCare 800-813-4673 www.cancercare.org/get_help/ assistance CancerCare’s financial assistance program provides limited grants for certain expenses related to treatment. Genentech’s Single Point of Contact 888-249-4918 www.spoconline.com [Avastin Expenditure Cap: 800-232-2717] A reimbursement resource for Genentech products that provides information to patients and their health care providers. GlaxoSmithKline’s Commitment to Access 866-265-6491 www.commitmenttoaccess.gsk.com Provides outpatient medications to eligible low-income patients who do not have prescription drug benefits. Lilly Cares 800-545-6962 www.lillycares.com Provides temporary assistance to patients obtaining Lilly or Dista medication. Merck's ACT Program 866-363-6379 www.emend.com/aprepitant/emend/consumer ... is_act.jsp ACT is a two-part program specifically designed to assist insured patients with insurance reimbursement issues, and to provide product support for those qualified individuals lacking coverage for Emend® (aprepitant). Partnership for Prescription Assistance 888-477-2669 www.pparx.org Offers a single point of access to more than 275 public and private patient assistance programs. Patient Advocate Foundation's Co-Pay Relief 866-512-3861 www.copays.org Provides direct financial assistance to qualified patients to enable them to afford co-payments required by their insurance. Offers personal service to all patients through call counselors. Pfizer’s FirstRESOURCE 877-744-5675 www.pfizerhelpfulanswers.com FirstRESOURCE provides products to eligible, low-income, uninsured and underinsured patients. RxAssist and Rx Outreach Patient Assistance Programs www.rxassist.org Offers assistance to patients without prescription drug coverage who meet income requirements. Rx Hope 877-979-4673 www.rxhope.com Offers information on assistance programs from various pharmaceutical companies; offers an Assistance Finder, which matches patient information against available federal, state and charitable prescription drug programs. Sanofi-Aventis’s PACT Plus 800-996-6626 oncology.sanofi-aventis.us/reimbursement.do Offers reimbursement services and patient assistance programs for most products including Taxotere® (doxetaxel) and Eloxatin® (oxaliplatin injection). Schering-Plough’s Commitment to Care Program 800-521-7157 www.schering-plough.com/schering_plough ... t_care.jsp Provides free cancer medications through patient assistance programs to people with low incomes who do not have prescription drug coverage. Together Rx Access 800-444-4106 www.togetherrxaccess.com Assistance for patients who are ineligible for Medicare, have no prescription drug coverage and meet household income and age requirements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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