Betaseron copay assistance
Common Questions and Answers about Betaseron copay assistance
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if Rebif has been working you hate to make a change. There are very good patient assistance programs and like C wrote, they often bring the copay down to zero.
I believe Rebif and Copaxone are about to fall off the list of drugs eligible for us in the UK on the NHS... they didn't feel the efficacy of the drug was worth the cost. One of the injectables fell off our formulary last year too, I think it might have been betaseron would no longer be covered.
My copay is $100 a month but I applied for needs based copay assistance from the drug maker and they help me out. I realized it would be more expensive in the long run for me not to be on my DMD.
Try not to dwell on costs at the beginning. I freaked myself out so bad I decided it was better for my family if I did not treat my MS. If you had cancer you would find a way. We have just as much right to health care as anyone.
One is a financial assistance program that helps you with the cost of your copay - for example, my copay was $90, and they helped me out with $40 of it. When I had problems affording the $50, I talked to my neurologist, who helped me with a complete financial assistance program that would allow me to get it for free.
However, Aetna is a complicated mess. I have to get all my medication through their Specialty Pharmacy, not their mail-order pharmacy, which is confusing.
does anyone know of any copay assistance programs that would help with copayments .for my osteoarthritis?
They have copay assistance if you have insurance. They sent me a letter to reapply and the deadline for 2012 was December 5 2011. I am not sure if that deadline is for reapplying. You have to reapply every year. The Copay assistance is a separate arm of TEVA I believe not for profit. It is a limited amount per year of assistance. You send in your tax returns or pay stubs, etc. to show your income.
I have Blue Cross/ Anthem insurance but have a 30% copay for the injections and 40% copay for the pills, which will be about $900 a month out of pocket expence. since this is a non elective tretment i dont have a choice but to get the treatment, but i do need help paying for it. Is there any kind of program that will help me offset the copay cost for this program?
Good morning, your questions are not at all stupid. Let me give them a go....
1) the doctor will send the rx to the manufacturer's company that handles the drug you pick, along with the insurance information you have given to your neurologist. The drug company then contacts your insurance and determines the type of benefits you have and what your cost will be.
The drug company will then contact you to finalize the deal.
Unfortunately, none of our currently FDA approved medications have demonstrated that they work in such advanced MS. Did the Betaseron help you recently (there is a $50 maximum copay program)? Rituximab may be an option for you (off-label) and you can speak to your neurologist about it. Some people would suggest trying Copaxone because of the limited data from their Primary Progressive MS (PPMS) trial.
Fingolimod (FTY720) is entering trials for PPMS and you may want to see if you qualify.
The pharma companies could all take a clue from Bayer Health and work this out. A copay assistance program for EVERYONE would be wonderful.
OR maybe all of us should make the switch to rebif? Believe me when I say this is something I am considering.
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