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Tig


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Hi Steve,

Lots of good advice and history here, so I have no doubt there is some help out there for you. It often takes time and a willingness to get down into the trenches and fight, but it seems to work most of the time. We'll do our best to help you too.

Heres some info we compiled on the various payment assistance programs. Have a look around and you'll get a better idea of what's available.

http://hepcfriends.activeboard.com/t56904226/payment-assistance-programs/

 



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biminidave


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Hi Steve,

Between my doc and Gilead I was referred to the Patient Access Network Foundation for help with my copay.  I'm on a 12 week tx and I have medicare with part d coverage, so my copay wasn't cheap at all.  My share of 12 week tx was just over 7K and I don't have to pay a penny for it because the Foundation gave me a 15K grant for use in ANY phase of treatment on my Hep C.

 

If you have too high an income that help may not be available to you, but applying to that or one of the other foundations that Gilead will put you in touch with is a great first move.  Good luck with your tx.  Getting to undetectable within a month or 6 weeks will make you feel soooo good!



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Age 64 Geno 1a  Diagnosed 11/14/14 with 6.3 mill VL after 40ish years of infection.  Harvoni tx started 8/15.  SVR12 Feb 4, 2016  Last appt with specialist was told to have my gp order metabolic testing once or twice a year because his services weren't needed any longer.  Still happy dancing.
Gracie


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Gilead paid my $3000 co-pay. It's the least they could do given the fact that they are getting over $140,000 off my insurance companies. 



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1A. Previously treated non responder Rebetron in 2000 And Incevik in 2014 with a breakthrough at week 12. Fibroscan 15.5. VL 6,000,000. Finished 24 weeks harvoni on Dec. 19, 2015. SVR. Latest Fibroscan 8.8.
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My doc let me know I had the 2nd worst insurance for approving the TX. I wrote her and begged her to help me get Harvoni while I was still employed as I will lose my job first quarter next year. Not sure what she did but I was approved and my co-pay was $75. I got a coupon for $5 copay from Gilead support path. Here is a link...

 

http://www.harvoni.com/support-and-savings/co-pay-coupon-registration#terms



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Wendy 53 y/o, DX 1994, geno 1A F1

1999 TX 1 - Inter -non responder 2001 TX 2 - Peg + Riba - viral load tripled and taken off

T3:  Harvoni 12 weeks Sept. 19, 2015 ALT 41 AST 30 VL 541800 UND at EOT and SVR 24 ALT 18 AST 26 platelets 223

 
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Hi Steve,

My husband and I are covered under my retiree medical insurance, and were both denied Harvoni, twice. We were then prescribed Viekira Pak and Ribavirin, and insurance approved it right away.  As we had already met our deductible and out of pocket limit, insurance covered the drugs, labs, and doctor visits 100%. 

You probably need to do some investigation into your medical insurance to see what your deductible and out of pocket limit is and how much of this amount you've already contributed.  You should be able to fiind out if Harvoni is one of the drugs your coverage allows.  For us, it was not, which is why we were denied.  But our insurance was fine paying for viekira.   

 

And, just to take this a step further, if you cannot get harvoni but can get viekira, don't hesitate to go for it (if it's appropriate for your genotype - don't see that you mentioned it).  I believe it's every bit as powerful as harvoni, and with comparable cure rates.

Hope this helps.  Best of luck to you!

Penny 



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65;  Dx 1997 1a; VL 1.1m; TX naïve; SOT 7/20/15; 12 wks viek/riba 1200mg

09/14/15 draw: Undetected 8 wks into tx

10/12/15 draw: Undetected at EOT

01/05/16 draw: Undetected at E0T+12
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I have insurance but I am wondering what kind of money people have ended up spending to get treated?  I am looking at 24 weeks, we have insurance but I am kind of worried.

 

Any advice on how to navigate this?

 

Thanks



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