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Mighty pricey, this Prostate Cancer stuff.
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@heavyphil Yes, the insurance issues are challenging, and we just had a Medicare review last week, but if there’s no insurance and you can’t afford treatment, the only logical solution is to die. I just completed month 10 of Orgovyx, a pretty expensive med, but my pharmacy found a PAN Foundation grant , funded by charitable donations, to cover all my coinsurance this year. A simple solution would be great, but I don’t have one to offer.
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@jime51 This isn't a simple solution, but if you're within travel distance of Canada and can find a Canadian doctor to write you a prescription (I'm not sure if that's still allowed), Orgovyx here in Ontario would cost about US $215/month *without* insurance — the same as Firmagon — so you could take a nice weekend trip to your nearest cross-border city and load up with 6 months' or a years' supply.
Note again that while this practice used to be common 10–15 years ago, I don't know if they've clamped down on it now, so a lot of research would be necessary before planning anything.
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@jime51 yeah, that’s the problem : these charitable patches are going to be running out of steam…we need a comprehensive plan for everyone who wants to pay for one; different tiers, different levels of coverage.
There’s no way to convince a healthy 26 yr old that his participation in a plan can help a 75 yr old patient - but make his plan affordable and maybe he’d understand, right?