Guest guest Posted May 26, 2003 Report Share Posted May 26, 2003 Thanks im just trying to figure out where to start and what type of insurance that i should get my daughter covered with. I have a couple of choices, one being an outrageous rate with my private insurance that would only pay 80%...or she would qualify for medicaid i believe...no idea how that works...(praying she can be covered!) then third, would be to go thru the drug company assistance, is that what you did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2003 Report Share Posted May 26, 2003 I won't be much help here. I was in (or I am still in) research studies. On my first round of treatment my insurance paid for all my drugs and the drug company paid for the doctor visits and lab work. With my second round of treatment the drug company paid for doctor visits, lab work, and the Pegasys and ribivirin. They have also been paying for any additional treatment related to the study that my insurance didn't pay for which means footing the whole bill since my insurance ran out in January. Doug > Can anyone please tell me their experiences with insurance during the > treatments..etc.. > did anyone use private insurance and how were things covered? OR did anyone > qualify for state medicaid? and if so, how did that cover things? > just trying to get some fact together...before we try to start conquering > the insurance world. > > thanks > debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2003 Report Share Posted May 26, 2003 I am a guinea pig for research studies. The first study compared the efficacy of daily high dose Infergen monotherapy to three times a week interferon with ribavirin combination therapy. Since Infergen was FDA approved my insurance paid for the drugs. Amgen, this drug company in this case, paid for the doctor visits and lab work. There was assistance from Amgen available to help pay for drugs if I needed it. The second study I was in was a safety study the FDA required Roche to perform for them to get FDA approval for their Pegasys/Copegus combination therapy. They are paying for everything that the doctor orders related to treatment. In these cases the drug companies aren't necessarily being philanthropic. I have heard that drug companies do have assistance programs to help pay for drugs. About the only information that's available on drug company websites is oriented towards marketing their products so the only other avenue I can think of to find out about these programs is through the doctor or social service agencies. Doug > Thanks > im just trying to figure out where to start and what type of insurance that > i should get my daughter covered with. > I have a couple of choices, one being an outrageous rate with my private > insurance that would only pay 80%...or > she would qualify for medicaid i believe...no idea how that > works...(praying she can be covered!) > then third, would be to go thru the drug company assistance, is that what > you did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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