Guest guest Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Well, I am in the process of getting pre-approval for Humira now. Since it blocks the same thing maybe it won't be to bad of a change. In a perfect world we would get the medical treatments we need no matter the cost. I have been meaning to ask, after I have Remicade my hips and thighs ache. I've tried sitting in different positions and so on. This last one was almost unbearable, had to double pain meds and use a heating pad. Maybe it is a good thing it was my last one. Has anyone else experienced this? Thanks, Eileen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Oh Eileen! I am nervous for you! So sorry you are losing your grant! Have you tried a grant with one of the other biologic providers? I am in the process of getting approval and help with the copay for Enbrel. I hope that I can get the help, otherwise I will have to stay on the MTX alone. I have three young grandsons and have to be around them alot and they are always sick...so Remicade is not a choice my doctor wants to make...yet. If I get to where I cannot function at all and can't get help with the Enbrel I may have to try the Remicade. Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Eileen: medicare (and your medicare supplement) will cover the biologics but you're right - there is a hefty cost. Enbrel costs me about $400 for the first month or two of the year - depending on what other drugs I have to get during that period. Then I hit the donut hole and for about two months I have to pay the full $1400 each month. But then, it goes down to $70/month for the rest of the year. I was initially told that Remicade was cheaper because it typically was administered in a hospital setting, though now I understand some doctors offices are doing it. I have tried to get an answer from Angen as to why they will not provide assistance to Medicare patients and they told me Medicare wouldn't allow it. But when I called the Medicare office in D.C., they said they had no such rule. So, I don't know what the real story is; all I know is that if you have Medicare you're not eligible for mfg assistance - at least from Amgen. Joanna Hoelscher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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