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Financial Assistance for Your Multiple Sclerosis Medications

Lisa Emrich
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
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The Chronic Disease Fund (CDF)
The Chronic Disease Fund supports patients with chronic disease, cancers or life-altering conditions and provides financial assistance for FDA-approved specialty therapeutics used to treat those diseases. We maintain separate Disease Trusts with segregated funds, and the Fund exclusively defines the disease states and the specialty therapeutics covered using our proprietary guidelines.  Financial eligibility guidelines are not disclosed.

Program currently includes Avonex, Betaseron, Copaxone, Rebif, and Tysabri.

 

Chronic Disease Fund

6900 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 200, Plano, TX 75024

Phone: (877) 968-7233 or (972) 608-7141

Email: info@cdfund.org
Program website: http://www.cdfund.org/

 

 

Patient Access Network Foundation (PANF)
The Patient Access Network Foundation helps to pay for medical expenses including: medications, co-payments, insurance premiums and other out-of-pocket health care costs.  Patient should be insured and insurance must cover the medication for which patient seeks assistance.  The medication must fight the disease directly.  Patient must be a legal U.S. resident.  Patient’s family income must fall below 300% Federal Poverty Level.  Maximum Award: $4000

 

Program currently includes Avonex, Betaseron, Copaxone, Rebif, and Tysabri.

 

Patient Access Network Foundation

P.O. Box 221858, Charlotte, NC 28222

Phone: (866) 316-PANF or (866) 316-7263

Email: contact@patientaccessnetwork.org
Program website: http://www.panfoundation.org/

 

 

NORD MS Premium / Co-Payment Assistance Program
This program will provide up to $5400 per year to cover the costs of co-pays for approved medications used to treat Multiple Sclerosis. Contact the program directly or visit the program website for a list of approved medications.

 

55 Kenosia Ave, P.O. Box 1968, Danbury, CT 06813
Phone: (800) 634-7207 or (203) 744-0100
Fax: (203) 798-2291
Program website: http://www.rarediseases.org/programs/medication

 

 

NORD MS Related Acute Exacerbation Premium / Co-Payment Assistance Program
This program will provide assistance for treatment of MS exacerbation.  No further information is available.

55 Kenosia Ave, P.O. Box 1968, Danbury, CT 06813
Phone: (888) 435-2284
Program website: http://www.rarediseases.org/programs/medication

 

 

HealthWell Foundation
The HealthWell Foundation®  provides financial assistance to eligible patients to cover certain out-of-pocket health care costs, including prescription drug coinsurance, copayments, and deductibles, or health insurance premiums and other select out-of-pocket health care costs.  Patient should be insured and insurance must cover the medication for which patient seeks assistance.  The medication must fight the disease directly and be included specifically within the select disease fund.  Patient must be a legal U.S. resident.  Patient’s family income must be at or below 400% Federal Poverty Level.

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