Patient Resources - Assistance Programs

Ankylosing Spondylitis & Related Diseases Information

Medications such as the TNF-a inhibitors have shown very promising results in some people with AS, not everyone has access to them. There are programs that may be able to help financially.

Abbott Patient Assistance Program HUMIRA Protection Plan - From the site: “The Abbott Patient Assistance Foundation provides free Abbott medicines, medical nutrition products, and diabetes care products to qualified patients who are experiencing financial difficulties and who generally do not have coverage available for these products through private insurance or government funded programs.”
Centocor AccessOne Patient Assistance Program - Provides information about patient assistance programs for Remicade and Simponi.
Chronic Disease Fund - Their focus is to provide assistance to those under-insured patients who are diagnosed with chronic or life altering diseases that require the use of expensive, specialty therapeutics.
ENcourage Foundation - From the site: “ENcourage Foundation® is a nonprofit patient assistance program supported by Amgen and Pfizer that provides Enbrel® (etanercept) at no cost to qualifying patients with no or limited drug coverage.”
HealthWell Foundation - From the site: “A nonprofit, charitable organization that helps individuals afford prescription medications they are taking for specific illnesses. The Foundation provides financial assistance to eligible patients to cover certain out-of-pocket healthcare costs, including: prescription drug coinsurance, co-payments, and deductibles, health insurance premiums, and other selected out-of-pocket healthcare costs.”
Merck Helps - From the site: “At Merck, we believe that no one should go without the medicines or vaccines they need. That is why the Company provides its medicines and adult vaccines for free or at discounts to people who do not have prescription drug or health insurance coverage and who, without our assistance, cannot afford their Merck medicine and vaccines.”
Needy Meds - From the site: "NeedyMeds is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with the mission of helping people who cannot afford medicine or health care costs. The information at NeedyMeds is available anonymously and free of charge." For more information and a printable card click here.
The Patient Access Network Foundation - From the site: "The Patient Access Network Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to supporting the needs of patients that cannot access the treatments they need due to out-of-pocket health care costs."
Partnership for Prescription Assistance - From the site: "The Partnership for Prescription Assistance brings together America’s pharmaceutical companies, doctors, other health care providers, patient advocacy organizations and community groups to help qualifying patients who lack prescription coverage get the medicines they need through the public or private program that’s right for them."
Patient Advocate Foundation Co-Pay Relief - From the site: “Patient Advocate Foundation's Co-Pay Relief (CPR) Program provides direct co-payment assistance for pharmaceutical products to insured Americans who financially and medically qualify.”
Pfizer MAINTAIN (Medicines Assistance for Those who Are in Need) - From the site: “The Pfizer MAINTAIN Program provides free Pfizer medicines to qualified patients, delivered right to their home. This program can help eligible patients who have recently become unemployed and are currently uninsured continue receiving their Pfizer medicines.”
RxAssist Patient Assistance Program Center - From the site: “RxAssist is a website with information, news, and a database that are all designed to help you find out about ways to get affordable, or free, medications. The database includes information on the pharmaceutical companies' patient assistance programs, or programs that provide free medication to low-income patients. RxAssist was created by Volunteers in Health Care, a national, nonprofit resource center for healthcare programs working with the uninsured.”
RxHope - From the site: "RxHope is the only patient assistance Internet initiative financially supported by PhRMA (Pharmaceutical and Research Manufacturers of America) and participating pharmaceutical companies."
Rx Outreach - From the site: "Rx Outreach is a patient assistance program (PAP) for people of all ages. The program makes prescription medicines affordable for uninsured and under-insured individuals and families."
Together RX Access - From the site: "The Together Rx Access™ Card was created as a public service by a group of some of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, in order to provide savings on prescriptions to eligible residents of the US and Puerto Rico who have no prescription drug coverage."
Xubex - From the site: "We are the leading provider of professional pharmaceutical services and patient assistance programs. Our patient assistance programs in partnership with leading providers of pharmaceutical care providers offers low cost medications for virtually all brand or generic medications. Our innovative program provides pharmaceutical services to qualified individuals for as low as $20 for a 3 months supply of medication."

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