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Anyone on Medicare D have any experience with Gilenya? I'm starting to panic here, am now off Tysabri and headed for this drug but if I can't afford it, no sense going thru the motions and extra testing they are asking me to go thru prior to enrollment Just wondering!

when asked if HHS has considered extending open enrollment past that deadline, which is also the date by which most Americans must have some form of health insurance or face a tax penalty of up 1 percent of their income next year. Sebelius said the percentage of enrollees who were between the ages of 18 and 34 grew by by 3 percentage points, to 27 percent, in the month of January over the prior three months, outpacing all other age groups.

Im curious. Ive been researching open enrollment plans for my part d Medicare plan. Not one covers copaxone at more than 33% of total out of pocket expenses. This is too spendy of a drug to pay even $120.00 a day for it!!! Its crazy. I was curious if anyone has received help from any agencies covering it fully and/or mostly? Ive contacted Medicare, my prescription plan, teva, and my doctors office. I just received a basic health plan card from my state but again....

Pulled this from another site...2008...maybe outdated but I tried. Suboxone Patient Assistance Program 866-512-2216 Eligibility Guidelines and Notes: The patient can have no public or private prescription insurance and have an income at or below $25,500 for an individual ($34,500 for a family of two, $43,000 for a family of three) The patient must be 16 years or older.

However, she was also told that if she were to stop tysabri she was pretty much guaranteed to have an attack of the MS. She has an agressive form of MS and other medications don't seem to work. We haven't seen much improvement with tysabri, but at least she hasn't had anymore attacks while on it. Can anyone shed more light on this for me? I was hoping to gather more information on this if anyone has it. Please let me know! Thanks!

This release last week announced that Tysabri is now in Phase 3 studies for use in treating SPMS. That has to be good news for anyone following the ASCEND trial. You can read the details at - http://www.biogenidec.com/PRESS_RELEASE_DETAILS.aspx?ID=5981&ReqId=1653040#.TyFoJl4mTgY.

Pulled this from another site...2008...maybe outdated but I tried. Suboxone Patient Assistance Program 866-512-2216 Eligibility Guidelines and Notes: The patient can have no public or private prescription insurance and have an income at or below $25,500 for an individual ($34,500 for a family of two, $43,000 for a family of three) The patient must be 16 years or older.

Wow - that's a "golden" pumpkin pie. Will be interesting to see just you end up paying for taxes if/when this "plan" is implemented.

Friday I called my neuro to find out if they want me to do a washout period on Tysabri, as they are considering me for the new drug out in March. I've ben on Tysabri almost a year and JC+ from the start The nurse told me my test showed 1.03. which means nothing to me. Anyone know anything about this test?

Ren and Lulu, I stopped Rebif this last November (two months ago). My neuro wants to start me on Tysabri this month, as he feels my MS is very active these days. I see him again this Thurs. Good point on the insurance angle, however, my insurance won't pay for ANYTHING that isn't generic. I can't change anything until open enrollment in November. I'll sit tight...

They are 200 miles away, but we got to see great friends. So the specialist saw me in pretty much top form, but due to my history, recommended Tysabri. I had my first treatment and got a sinus infection that night. It took 8 days for the infection to heal after I finally had antibiotics. So I had an infection for about 14 days. Today I am pretty sure I am in a flair, but the list of things I have going on is beyond typable.

Could you give us a little background on what meds you've tried and for how long? I'm sure you've mentioned it before but I have a hard time keeping track of so much.

My work was having open enrollment for insurance and i was eligible. I wanted to sign up for their dental plan since i need it and can afford it again. I assumed it was being taken care of since i filled out the form and turned it in the same day. I have been patiently awaiting the cards in the mail but nothing!.... I ask my boss today what happened and she says she turned the paper work in1 day late and missed the deadline. Now i have to wait a whole 'nother year to get insurance?

Something new from the man who developed Tysabri. This talks about repairing/reducing inflammation. http://www.businessweek.

Talked with Tysabri caseworker this morning and gleamed some more info as follows; You call them or Tysabri in my case and tell them you are interested, they then send a referral notice to your doctor and in about 2 weeks someone calks you from undetermined #, I asked to be notified or gave them leave a msg as u don't answer for numbers I don't know, and they will discuss your insurance info then, etc.

I was on Copaxone with success, but I want to be on the best RX out there to "stop" this disease's progression as best as I can. I am finishing week 1 on Tecfidera. Tomorrow morning is my first full dose. I had only one bout of flushing--I was an interesting shade of tomato red on my face for a few hours. Remember, Tecfidera acts like Niacin does in your system. Once the body adjusts to the levels, the flushing stops. I have had NO GI problems.

We are in open enrollment at work at this time.I am looking into getting some disability Insurance .They ask---- 1.Are you pregnant? 2.Do you have a major medical condition? 3.Do you have cancer or a blood disease? Is Hep c considered either 2 or 3? Enrollement ends at 4;30 today.

He also said if a Neurologist writes in his notes you have a progressive form of the disease the insurance companies will deny treatments that work better for Relapsing Remitting. Probably not new information, but it is nice to hear a Doctor say it. The keynote speaker said he likes it when his patients have a list of all their doctors. A list of all there medications and a list of medications they have been on and why they did not work.

00 PM ET to obtain a brochure outlining the program and an enrollment application. The enrollment application must be completed by the patient and his or her physician. OR Patients/consumers may request a brochure and application online.

This is in response to the post about the new medince that recently was approved for treatment of MS. I basically posted that I probably couldn't take the medicine because of having responded to a TB test (Mantoux test). A dear forum member responded, and here's my reply on a new thread because I didn't want to hijack the other thread with negativity when it is such encouraging news for people with MS who have to take medicine that has to be injected.

From what I know, and I just heard a MSologist speak about progressing relapsing MS last week, there are no DMD's approved for use on this form of MS. The drugs that are offered are meant to be used for symptom management. I believe there are clinical trials looking at various treatment options, but I on't believe anything is officially approved. Do you think your DMD is making a difference? If so, you might be able to slide through and keep using it for a while longer.

They found out the reason people contracted PML was because they were taking Avonex/and the other MS medications with Tysabri. I think the Tysabri has given me a second chance at helping slow my disease progress, but with out it I would be on no MS medications to slow the disease. I did alot of research before I decided to start the medication and the one resource that helped me make my decision was reading the Tysabri diaries on line. www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm?

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