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my 26 yr. old son just found out he has hepitisic c and he dosent have insurence and he lives in memphis,Tn where can he get help?
You might want to check with the state you live in also. Some offer insurance for pre-existing conditions at a reasonable price. I live in PA and got insurance through the state and pay $283.40 per month.
Thank God he is young, very good news. He sounds like he can wait for some new and more promising drugs w/o side effects.
Have a great day!
Thank God he is young, very good news. He sounds like he can wait for some new and more promising drugs w/o side effects.
Have a great day!
you can always look into a clinical trial. i did and i'm very pleased with their services. it's free and in the end you get paid for being in the trial. i'm in my 35th week, so 14 more to go. be UND since september 2011. i've been monitored very carefully by my doctors and study nurse. check into it at clinicaltrials.gov. good luck. belle
I have insurance so not an expert but from reading through litature and seeing posts on this site i will share some thoughts that may help you search further. Hopefully others will have more info.
Treatment options vary depending on which genotype your son has of hep c. The docs can identify this from bloodwork, it's important to know this as it effects treatment options and cure rates. About 20% of the people who catch hep c, clear the virus without drugs in the first few months. They will always test positive for the antibodies though. There is a second test for viral load needed to verify he actually still has hep c. If he has not done this he should but it cost $500 or so.
Getting hep a or b while you have hep c could accelerate the liver damage so if he has not has hep a ns b vaccines he should get this, some states and counties offer it for free. At his age he may already have this.
The drug manufacturers in some case offer help to those with lower incomes or without insurance, I believe there are a couple of charity orgs too. That does not necessarily help you with the rescue drugs or doctors visits or possible inability to work while on treatment.
You can monitor the clinicaltrials.gov site for new trials, this would be free. There are some promising posts on this forum for new all oral trials that have little side effects and do not require the interferon injections. You may try searching for these. I believe a trial drug numbered 7977 is one of them.
Medhelp has a lot of info on hep c, this is another site that may help you learn more about the virus. http://www.hepatitis-central.com/
Treatment options vary depending on which genotype your son has of hep c. The docs can identify this from bloodwork, it's important to know this as it effects treatment options and cure rates. About 20% of the people who catch hep c, clear the virus without drugs in the first few months. They will always test positive for the antibodies though. There is a second test for viral load needed to verify he actually still has hep c. If he has not done this he should but it cost $500 or so.
Getting hep a or b while you have hep c could accelerate the liver damage so if he has not has hep a ns b vaccines he should get this, some states and counties offer it for free. At his age he may already have this.
The drug manufacturers in some case offer help to those with lower incomes or without insurance, I believe there are a couple of charity orgs too. That does not necessarily help you with the rescue drugs or doctors visits or possible inability to work while on treatment.
You can monitor the clinicaltrials.gov site for new trials, this would be free. There are some promising posts on this forum for new all oral trials that have little side effects and do not require the interferon injections. You may try searching for these. I believe a trial drug numbered 7977 is one of them.
Medhelp has a lot of info on hep c, this is another site that may help you learn more about the virus. http://www.hepatitis-central.com/
Is he working?
He can try to buy a private health plan himself. Although the cost could be prohibitive due to him have hep C.
Since he is so young it is doubtful if he has to treat anytime soon. He should look in the future on getting a job that has health insurance. He can then treat at that time as the drugs are many tens of thousands of dollars. And there will be more effective and less harmful treatments in the future. If he is low income he could qualify for low cost or no cost treatment drugs but will need a doctor to perform many tests to assess the status of his hepatitis C manage his treatment.
He has many options. Other will mention others too.
The more detail you provide the more we can help.
Hector
He can try to buy a private health plan himself. Although the cost could be prohibitive due to him have hep C.
Since he is so young it is doubtful if he has to treat anytime soon. He should look in the future on getting a job that has health insurance. He can then treat at that time as the drugs are many tens of thousands of dollars. And there will be more effective and less harmful treatments in the future. If he is low income he could qualify for low cost or no cost treatment drugs but will need a doctor to perform many tests to assess the status of his hepatitis C manage his treatment.
He has many options. Other will mention others too.
The more detail you provide the more we can help.
Hector
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