The cost of drugs to treat cancer can be very expensive. If you do not have good medical insurance it could prove disastrous for you and your family.
I read an article in Cure Magazine last night called Help for Patients. In this article it provided information on assistance programs. It also mentioned that many patient assistance programs will require proof of income, social security income, interest and retirement to prove financial burden and to meet income requirements of the programs.
Patients interested in enrolling in an assistance program can start by doing some research on the organizations listed below:
- Amgen Reimbursement Connection: 800-272-9376 www.amgen.com/patients/assistance.html
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation: 800-736-0003 www.bmspaf.org
- CancerCare: 800-813-4673 www.cancercare.org
- GlaxoSmithKline's Commitment to Access: 866-865-6491 www.commitmenttoaccess.gsk.com
- Genentech's Single Point of Contact: 888-249-4918 www.spoconline.com
- Lilly Cares: 800-545-9662 www.lillycares.com
- Partnership in Prescription Assistance: 888-477-2669 www.pparx.org
- Patient Advocate Foundation: 866-512-3861 www.copays.org
- Pfizer's FirstRESOURCE: 877-744-5675 www.pfizerhelpfulanswers.com
- RxAssist and Rx Outreach Patient Assistance Programs: www.rxassist.org
- RxHope: 877-979-4673 www.rxhope.com
- Sanofi-Aventis's PACT plus: 800-996-6626
- Schering-Plough's Commitment to Care Program: 800-51-7157 www.schering-plough.com
- Together Rx Access: 800-444-4106 www.togetherrxaccess.com
1. The Leukemia & Lymphoma society also offers some assistance to patients. For example, you can get some reimbursement for mileage to treatments/doctor's appointments and for drug costs.
Patient Financial Aid Page from LLS
http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_page?item_id=4603
Resources on Dealing with the Financial Side of Cancer
http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_page?item_id=4599
Posted at 2:50PM on Jan 9th 2007 by CM