Co-Payment Relief for seriously ill insured pateints who can't pay their Co-pays

[maryb]

Co-Payment Relief for seriously ill insured pateints who can't pay their Co-pays

This is a free program through the Patient Advocate Foundation that seeks to help any patients who have insurance but are faced with mounting Co-Pays they cannot afford for treatment that is medically necessary. The article I read about this was in a Cancer Patient magazine, but it isn't limited to a diagnosis of cancer. The pateint Advocate Foundation has formed a separate organization now just to help paitents deal with mounting Co-Pays. it's free and it's sponsored by Pharmaceutical companies.

If you or someone you know is getting snowed under with medical bills even after their insurance has paid their part and needs help sorting through it all - they can get hlep from these folks at:

For more information about the CPR program (Co-Pay Relief),
visit:
www.copays.org
or call 866-512-3861.

To contact the Patient Advocate Foundation,
visit:
www.patientadvocate.org
or call 800-532-5274.

for the article I read on the Co-Pay Relief program, go here:
Success Stories of Co-Pay Relief (CPR) THrough the Patient Advocate Foundation
http://www.womenandcancermag.com/...Lives.html

 

[connie8890]

Just wanted to let people know that if you have Medicare and find it hard to pay the premiums & co pays, you can check w/your local food stamp office and ask speak to a medical worker. Depending on your financial situation, you may qualify for an adult medical case or medicaid.

 

[maryb]

this will help too

Do you assist patients through the Medicare Part D coverage gap?Yes, until your award caps out