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Old Jan 14, 2016, 10:36 PM
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I use patient assistance programs (making $10/hr you meet the income guidelines and they will make exceptions when you meet some criteria but not others (like you have insurance but not good insurance for paying for drugs); in my case I have Medicare but would have to pay hundreds out of pocket for meds. So I submit the patient assistance applications with a little note about why I can't afford the meds that I really want to take even if I do have insurance/sometimes am slightly over the income guidelines. And I've never been turned down and have gotten a number of meds this way.

I have also used Rx Outreach | Patient Assistance Program, Discount Prescription Drugs which deeply discounts the costs of meds (like sometimes the cost for a 3 months supply is much less than the co-pay for one month) and www.xubec.com does the same although I've never used it.

Prices, Coupons and Information - GoodRx lets you enter the drug name and shows what pharmacy is cheapest with any coupons and you print the coupon right there. I've saved $30+ with that page a couple of times.

I'm fortunate to get a discount on therapy as well or I wouldn't be able to afford that.

It's still expensive, healthcare is definitely what I spent the most on (including my hospital bill from the summer and I'm not thinking about the upcoming bill for my upcoming hospitalization tacked onto that), but those things have helped me. Patient assistance programs have saved me thousands of dollars alone. (You just go to the website, search for patient assistance, print the application and take it to your dr. and then send it with a note about why you need an exemption).
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