Oh! I forget must be brain fog.
"May you always do for others
And let others do for you"--B Dylan
Appears to be much talk about expense to the insurance companies and their approval.
It seem to me that insurance is the reason insurance companies exist.
$200k is much less expensive that transplant and meds which follow after transplant.
Peace comfort and love to all of you.....let's beat this disease out of your lives.
Catamaran also has Harvoni listed. They ran a test claim for me and it came back as paid with a $250 copay but with Gilead assistance only $5.
Because I've already been approved for Sovaldi there was NO clinical criteria...great news if I were to relapse...and it made me think of you! You've got Express right? Call them back and ask them to run a test claim for you. :)
This is great news! With Express Scripts adding to their list the others will follow.
When Incivek was approved May 2011, there were people treating within a month or two.
I hope the same for this
That's an excellent point Guy
Something I had been thinking about all afternoon
So, it's not like your doc is even being a big hero or anything by going "off label"
Gives me hope that Kaiser will come through although I don't know if I am able to access what drugs are covered like with Express Scripts
I checked on the web site for my prescription coverage Express Scripts and they do now list Harvoni 90-400 Mg Tablets.
Under the coverage notes it says:
"Your plan provides coverage for this medication in certain situations. To determine if coverage is available, your doctor may request a coverage review by calling the toll-free number, 1-800-753-2851."
So getting closer
Thanks for the post! I'm glad to see Express Scripts is approving. That is my plan. Hope I won't need it, but if so, bring it on!
One thing to remember, the S/O combo was (actually still is but recommended for inf ineligible by the EASL) completely off label, with only a small trial to prove it works, insurance co's don't like that and that gave them a good reason to fight having to pay for it, harvoni will be used exactly as recommended by the FDA (not off label) with lots of data to show it works, so IMHO I think you see a lot less denials by the ins co's or at least I hope so, it bums me out to watch guys have to fight for something you basically prepaid for
Trying to be patient here but I am at the mercy of my insurance company to hear how they will proceed
Last time out, Sovaldi/Olysio approved in December, my 12 week treatment began in March
So, just waiting for all the stars to align on this one but trying to be realistic
Gilead is well aware that Abbvie is set for approval on Dec 14 and could possibly be rolled out by Jan 1, with the amount of money at stake do you really think they are going to dilly dally around rolling out harvoni which they already have approval for, I think not, I think you will be seeing real soon, it is all about the money
just sayin
I'd give it 5-6 more months before people are getting treatment from Sofie/Ledi combo in most areas of the country. By then AbbVie will have their medicine out on the market for all geotypes and at a much lower cost. The Pharmacist says the unveiling for it will be Jan 1.
That's the problem with taking things too literally. Know it well. The drug was approved on October 10. Do people not think that there is still a ton of things to be done, one of which is for the insurance companies to add the drug to their formularies.
I thought this post was just to show that Express Scripts recognizes the approval of Harvoni is all.
well not yet but soon. gotta get the pill machine pumping out the meds, get them in the bottles and out the the pharmacies
Great read....
Thank you....
Thanks for this post ★☆
Hey there was just a post on here with someone saying Oct 10 has come and gone and Harvoni is no where.