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Medicare FORMULARY ADD for SOFOSBUVIR
Has anyone ever been involved in getting a medicine added to the "Formulary"?
Curious as to how long it truly takes, as we are waiting for the add of SOFOSBUVIR to cure HCV, in order for Medicare to approve costs.
Dr. said not before end of year 2013, which is only a couple of weeks away.
Curious as to how long it truly takes, as we are waiting for the add of SOFOSBUVIR to cure HCV, in order for Medicare to approve costs.
Dr. said not before end of year 2013, which is only a couple of weeks away.
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Yes I know what it says. But try actually APPLYING for assistance.
I thought the same as you: that Gilead's support was open to folks on Medicare. On another HCV forum, I was informed otherwise & I believed it at face value after reading her post.
But tonight, I went to both Gilead sites, put in first name "Test", last name "Case" and made up an email and mailing address and proceeded to apply.
When I got to the question that says:
"Are the patient's prescriptions paid for in part or in full by any state or federally funded program, including but not limited to Medicare or Medicaid, Medigap, VA, DOD, or TRICARE?"
and when I checked YES this is the response given (in red letters)
"yes -- The patient is not eligible at this time. If you have questions, please call 1-855-7-MYPATH (1-855-769-7284)."
Sometimes you have to dig deep for the correct info.
I believed the other HCV site's member info at face value but for this forum; however, I went to both http://www.mysupportpath.com and https://www.sovaldi.com/register.aspx & personally verified all this BEFORE posting my response because I knew that the inevitable squabble would occur here at good ol' medhelp.org.
Which, BTW is getting o...l...d
HepCat
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I thought the same as you: that Gilead's support was open to folks on Medicare. On another HCV forum, I was informed otherwise & I believed it at face value after reading her post.
But tonight, I went to both Gilead sites, put in first name "Test", last name "Case" and made up an email and mailing address and proceeded to apply.
When I got to the question that says:
"Are the patient's prescriptions paid for in part or in full by any state or federally funded program, including but not limited to Medicare or Medicaid, Medigap, VA, DOD, or TRICARE?"
and when I checked YES this is the response given (in red letters)
"yes -- The patient is not eligible at this time. If you have questions, please call 1-855-7-MYPATH (1-855-769-7284)."
Sometimes you have to dig deep for the correct info.
I believed the other HCV site's member info at face value but for this forum; however, I went to both http://www.mysupportpath.com and https://www.sovaldi.com/register.aspx & personally verified all this BEFORE posting my response because I knew that the inevitable squabble would occur here at good ol' medhelp.org.
Which, BTW is getting o...l...d
HepCat
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OK, I see they're different. PAN's website is
https://www.panfoundation.org/
And they WILL help folks on Medicare, Medicaid, etc.
Good news for many folks!
https://www.panfoundation.org/
And they WILL help folks on Medicare, Medicaid, etc.
Good news for many folks!
I thought PAN was via the Gilead site... not a separate site.
I did read the WHOLE post but didn't realize it was a separate program.
I did read the WHOLE post but didn't realize it was a separate program.
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I think this part below will be a big help to those that are on Medicare with part D coverage as that in the past has been a problem for people getting help.
"• Gilead will provide support to the Patient Access Network (PAN) Foundation, an independent non-profit organization that provides assistance for eligible federally-insured and privately-insured patients who need help covering out-of-pocket medication costs."
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