The recent changes that allow businesses to end or substantially reduce health benefits to emloyees and retirees will make this a common situation in the future for some CML patients who will have to pay more in the way of co-payments to get Gleevec and other new drugs that will be approved by FDA in the near future. People who may have good coverage today may not have that next year. From what I have read nearly all companies are looking at how they can follow the lead of some of the larger companies who have slashed or eliminated healthcare benefits and plan to do the same thing in the future. A workforce with little or no benefits will be the norm in the future. It might be good for any others in the group who may have difficulty in making large co-payments to start exploring other options and have a backup plan if changes are made to their coverage. Programs such as the Novartis PAP will likely not be able to pick up all of the patients in the future who lose their healthcare coverage or have large increases in co-payments.
Rob
"cwfrailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Folks,
>
> My insurance plan is changing in 2006 I just found out yesterday. I
> currently am ordering Gleevec through mail order from my pharmacy
> program and paying a very minimal amount. I just found out I will
> have to pay 20% of the amount for each three month order which will
> amount around $2500 each time. I cannot afford this and let them
> know. They have not contacted me back yet if there are any other
> options. That is why I am coming here. I went on Gleevec back in
> summer of 2001 and immediately had a great response and things have
> been great since. I won't last long without the medicine and I'm
> sure I would have to have a BMT quick.
>
> There were programs in 2001 for assistance with getting the medicine
> if you could not afford it. I didn't look into them much because it
> wasn't necessary with my insurance covering. Now, I am needing
> help. Can anyone out there help me with programs? Contact numbers?
> Contact names?
>
> My background: 35 years old, married with a 6 year old daughter that
> I would love to continue raising. I have a BM biopsy every six
> months and each one has been super since I started taking Gleevec.
> All counts have also been great.
>
> If anyone would like to e-mail me do it at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Chris
>
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