Thanks, Rob! On Nov 13, 11:30 am, Rob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Novartis patient assistance program is about the only way to get Gleevec > free. There is an appeal process if a patient is turned down by Novartis. > > Medicare requires large co-payments because of the drug bill that was > sponsored by the drug industry that Congress passed. That might change at > some point in the future since control of Congress has changed. For those > who do not qualify for Medicaid the only other option would probably be > Medicaid. For veterans VA would also be an option if someone can be accepted > into the VA system which has at times been closed to new patients in recent > years. > > Rob > > On 11/13/06, Kristie Skipper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > *My grandmother has to take Gleevec for the rest of her life and right > > now she has received her first month of medicine free through Novartis. We > > are hoping she will be approved to get it free for a year. We are trying to > > decide how she will be able to afford it after that. Even if she gets on > > Medicare Part D, her out of pocket will be at least $3,000. We have gotten > > up with the patient advocate group and they sent an application in to see if > > she qualifies for assistance. How do you afford this expensive medicine? If > > anyone can advise us on this, please do. * > > > *Thanks, * > > > * Skipper* > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Powered by NewOrleansEmail.Comhttp://neworleansemail.com- Hide quoted text -- > Show quoted text -
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