The advice below was offered by Robin Tuohy and Andy Lebkucher who are both volunteers for the IMF.
Robin would suggest that you contact the IMF Hotline on
(800) 452-CURE (800-452-2873) and speak with
Debbie, Nancy or Paul to find out which organizations may still have
some financial assistance available and what the requirements are.
Also, Celgene has a program called Rev Assist that you can look
into by going to
www.celgene.com.
You may also want to contact your local Celgene representatives for
information. Below are the names and contact info for the Pacific
Coast District Manager and Sales Rep for Celgene in the Seattle
area. Robin has personally spoken with Jeff Rowell in the past,
and he is very
knowledgeable and helpful.
| Jeff | Rowell | Pacific Coast District Manager | DM | 12820 Auberry Road | Clovis | CA | 93619 | 559-299-6182 | 559-905-6990 | jrowell@celgene.com |
Andy adds the contacts below as places to try for help:
ACS Government Healthcare Solutions, 9040 Roswell Road,
Suite 700, Atlanta, Georgia 30350, Phone: 770-594-7799 or 800-358-2381
HealthWell Foundation: pays co-pays and helps with
premiums for the underinsured. 800-675-8416
Patient Access Network Foundation: helps the underinsured
with their out-of-pocket medical costs. 866-316-7263
NeedyMeds: a free information resource to help uninsured
patients access prescription medications. 419-858-7221 or
www.needymeds.com
Partnership for Prescription Assistance: finds public or
private programs for patients who lack prescription coverage.
888-4PPA-NOW (888-477-2669) or wwwpparx.org.
Freedom Health Systems, Inc: 600 Fairway Dr. Suite 201,
Deerfield Beach, FL 33441. 1-800-411-4566, FAX 1-800-221-4332
Chronic Disease Fund : The fund is designed to help
patients with their insurance co-payments and/or their Medicare Part D
“doughnut holes.” Patients must qualify based on financial need. To
speak with a representative of the Chronic Disease Fund, please call
877-968-7233, or contact them through their web site at cdfund.org.
Expanded Access Program for REVLIMID® (lenalidomide):
Celgene’s EAP program is available to individuals with
relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who meet eligibility
requirements. Call 1-800-615-1178 to find out more about EAP.
RevAssist'" Pharmacy Network :
The RevAssisP Pharmacy Network is the list of contract
pharmacies to be faxed the Patient Prescription Form
Biologics Inc. Phone: 1-800-850-4306 (toll-free) or 1-919-546-9810
(direct) Fax 1-919-546-9816
Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy Phone: 1-888-782-8443 Fax
1-866-617-6685
PharmaCare Specialty Pharmacy Phone: 1-800-854-4299 Fax: 1
-800-862-1249
Caremark Connect Phone: 1-800-237-2767 Fax 1-800-323-2445
Aetna Specialty Pharmacy Phone: 1-866-782-2779 Fax 1-466-324-2779
McKesson Specialty Phone: 1-888-456-7274 Fax 1-888-591-8482
BloScrlp Pharmacy Phone: 1-877-842-5097 Fax 1-866-368-981 0
US Bioservices Phone: 1-888-518-7246 Fax: 1-888-418-7246
Medco Special Care Pharmacy Phone: 1-800-455-8340 Fax 1-800-300-5208
Medmark Pharmacy Phone: 1-888-884-871 4 Fax 1-877-231-8302
Dlplomat Pharmacy Phone: 1-810-732-8720 Fax 1-810-732-2580
Advanced Care Scripts Phone: 1-866-681-7131 Fax 1-866-679-7131
Axium Healthcare Pharmacy, Inc, Phone: 1-888-315-3395 Fax
1-888-315-3270
ivpcare Phone: 1 -800-424-9002 Fax 1-800-874-9179
Accredo Nova Factor REVLIMID* Team Phone: 1-800-601-7149 Fax
1-800-590-1021
(You practically have to be an out on the
street with no income to get any money from Celgene connected plans -
Andy)
As one doctor told Andy, try to latch on to one of the clinical trials
where the Revlimid is paid for.