Dec 22, 2021 09:19AM moderators wrote:

Hi Nancy -- here are some other resources that may be useful to you!

• AARP offers discounts on prescriptions to members.
• BenefitsCheckUp helps people 55 and older find public and private programs that can help them pay for medicines and other needs. The site is a service of the National Council on Aging.
• CancerCare Co-Payment Assistance Foundation, 1-866-552-6729, offers financial assistance with insurance co-pays and medicine costs. The foundation is affiliated with CancerCare, an organization that offers support services for people diagnosed with cancer.
• HealthWell Foundation offers financial assistance with medication costs, insurance co-pays, and premiums for people diagnosed with specific diseases, including breast cancer.
• NeedyMeds, 1-800-503-6897, is an organization that offers information on a number of programs that help pay for medicines. NeedyMeds only provides information — the organization doesn't help with specific problems.
• The Partnership for Prescription Assistance, 1-888-477-2669, helps people without prescription coverage find assistance programs to help them get the medicines they need.
• The Patient Access Network Foundation, 1-866-316-7263, offers financial assistance to people who can't pay for treatment. To be eligible for the breast cancer fund, you must have health insurance.
• Patient Advocate Foundation Co-Pay Relief Assistance Program, 1-866-512-3861, helps people with insurance pay for the medicines and treatments they need.

--The Mods

Dec 22, 2021 03:21PM trishyla wrote:

Great info on financial resources for cancer patients, mods. Could you please make this a permanent thread of its' own? So many people are hurting right now that this info is vital to get out to the community.

Thanks. Trish

Dec 22, 2021 04:20PM exbrnxgrl wrote:

Yikes! I made a mistake in my earlier post . I pay $15.00 for a 90:day supply, about $6.00 mont

Nancy, there has got to be a cheaper route for you somehow. I hope some of the resources help as it seems as if those who have posted are paying far less than you were quoted.

Dec 22, 2021 07:34PM exbrnxgrl wrote:

I haven’t had traditional insurance in decades. I have been with Kaiser Permanente forever and since you’re also in CA you are probably somewhat familiar with them. Their prescription drug prices are excellent and their pharmacies have low prices on OTC drugs as well.

Dec 22, 2021 08:20PM ajminn3 wrote:

I have had luck getting my exemestene from express scripts. I’ve been paying $26 for a 3 month supply. When I first started it I was just going through Walgreens (my regular pharmacy for years) and paying $400 for a 3 month supply.