Copaxone price???

[michelleric]

Shared Solutions called me today for all my info.  She said she will call me early next week to give me the cost. She then said they offer financial assistance. So, I asked "roughly" what does she think will be my cost with my insurance.  She said "typically" with my insurance, my part would be $2500.00-------PER MONTH!!

Does this sound right? That will be a problem, to say the least. Guess I shouldn't worry until I know for sure the cost, but at the moment, doesn't sound too promising for me.

Do other people pay this amount? More? Less? Just curious...

Thanks,

Michelle

Perhaps they could lower the cost if they didn't give out this HUGE fancy book with the DVD and CD's?!

[oregonms97420]

I, however, was on Avonex for 12 years and when my husband retired, our retirement insurance would not pay anything.  Since, I did not have any other insurance I had to go off my shots.  My cost would be $3300.00 per month and that was two years ago.  I had no choice but to go off the shots then and have been shot free and I pray every day that I have no major problems. I was exhausted trying to find a way to pay but nothing came through.  I  can not get on our state insurance because we have a policy even though they do not pay for MS medication.  Good luck finding somewhere to pay for this rich mans disease.  Disabled in Oregon

[twopack]

Call Shared Solutions and talk to their financial assistance team.  They will help if possible.  The program that limits the monthly co-pay to $35 requires you to get the drug through specific discount pharmacies.  My insurance wouldn't agree to that but many do.

They offer other assistance programs based on the limits of your income.  Be prepared to share general financial information with them about yearly earnings and yearly medical out-of-pocket costs.

You might be able to get other assistance from sources outside Shared Solutions.  Check with your prescribing doctor (does he know you can't afford to take what he prescribed?) and/or the MS societies.

[SarahL2491]

if you tell SS you can't afford to continue, I wonder what they would say?

I take Tysabri and told them right out front, I could not afford their drug and they now pay for it 100%.  All I pay is $25 to the infusion center for administering it.  

Copax has an ad that you pay no more than $25 I think.  Check out their website if you have not done so, although am sure you have already been there.

[saucygrl]

Get in touch with Shared Solutions.  The called me about helping me with my copay when I started on Copaxone in February.  They have a patient assistance program.

Best Wishes
Chris

[healthynurse]

How can I get it for this price. I had to stop taking it because my copay is now $100 and I can't afford it.

[Deb61]

Copaxone does have a payment assistance program with Shared Solutions and they helped me out big time.  It does help people with insurance.  

Here's how Shared Solutions helped me--and they did big time.  

This year, instead of paying an extra $300 cost differential between level 1 and level 2, I decided to go with the lower level, reach my out-of-pocket to pay zero (out-of-pocket is $1200 after paying deductible & co-insurance).   Since Copaxone is so expensive, I met this deductible right away.

Here's the bottom line--Shared Solutions kicked in $1500 this last time.  I paid only $1200 (a far cry from the $2700 I was going to have to pay).  I am DONE with any more health care costs and medication costs for the year.  I will be saving a lot more money this year than last going to a lower level (less expensive) plan that covers less, and thanks to Shared Solution's program, I am having to pay $1500 less than I thought I would have to pay, AND I'm saving much more money going to a cheaper plan.

Shared Solutions is awesome for having these programs to help people.  I hate having to have expensive medicines for my disease, but they sure did take the sting out getting these shots (pardon the pun). Talk with them about your insurance coverage, etc.  They may be able to help you out . . .

Deb