Hello ladies. Can anyone in the USA on Medicare advise if she has had any luck having cost of chemo reduced? There is such a program at hospitals, but those patients receiving Medicare are prohibited from receiving assistance. Thanks much
Sashay
Hello ladies. Can anyone in the USA on Medicare advise if she has had any luck having cost of chemo reduced? There is such a program at hospitals, but those patients receiving Medicare are prohibited from receiving assistance. Thanks much
Sashay
Hi Sashay if you don't have any luck on this website you could try the team inspire website which is mainly in the States. Good luck Sue xx
Hi Sashay. I don’t know the answer but an organization called Cancer Care whose podcasts I listen to has funding available to help people—not sure with what. You can call and speak to an oncology social worker and they might have ideas.
My chemo was completely covered 80% by Medicare and the other 20% by the Medigap insurance. I paid nothing else. My understanding is that as long as these treatments are in a hospital setting, they are covered by Medicare.
Thanks. Unfortunately I did not know that I would have been better off getting original Medicare with medigap coverage. Selecting a Medicare plan was so confusing. I called a Humana agent and bought a Humana plan. It’s too late for me to switch now. I’m stuck with that 20 % copay. C’est la vie. Sashay
Hi Sashay , What a bummer ! I have Aetna and all I have is a small copay in January and that's it. There has to be some assistance available . Maybe your Dr's billing people can help , my Dr has office people who know all the angles . Good luck 👍. Gillian , Mookie Fox.
Ps my treatments are in my Dr's office.
Hi Sassy! I live in the United States and my Medicare covered 80% of chemo and my hospitalizations for the bulking. But I also applied to the indigent program at my hospital. I was accepted and that paid the rest. I’ve had no bills from the hospital at all.
So far mine has been completely covered by Medicare & my secondary…..you do need to make sure the labs & medical team are using labs & services that accept Medicare…my team has always stayed on top of that well too. If they send something to a group not accepting Medicare one might get hit with a bills.
Hi SashayHope you are feeling good. I’ve been on one form of Chemo or another for 3 years and I have Medicare with secondary insurance from emblem health. My hospital seems to accept it as full payment since I haven’t been charged. I think it depends on the hospital and what type of Medicare. If it’s a Medicare advantage plan, it’s an hmo and no advantage. If it’s original Medicare your hospital is obliged to take full payment. I think that’s the way it works but not sure. I’m having trouble responding to all this chemo as my ca125 has climbed to new heights. What have you been up to lately?
Cher 96 (Joan)
Hi Joan, thanks for responding and sorry I have not thanked you sooner. I just did # 6 of my second line chemo last week. This last chemo has hit me like a truck. My CA125 is in normal range again, but I’m not feeling optimistic that it will stay there long. I don’t want any more chemo. I hope I will feel well enough soon to travel. I haven’t traveled much and would love to visit South Korea, but that is a really long flight from New Orleans. Maybe I can return to Italy. I loved Rome. I’m stage four, hi grade and BRCA negative and just not feeling too chipper these days. I would love to flee this oppressive heat! Im going to have my next CA125/labs in two months so I can see where I am. I sure hope you are enjoying life!Take care,
Sashay