I did not take notes back in May when I received the call from Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) since I was in my car but the answer is I will have NO out of pocket cost the first year and the $10,000 covers the entire year. The copay (my share) CHANGES each month. So far I have only seen two statements but I have some exact numbers for you. Camzyos costs $8216.98 for 30 pills. The first month (which was from June) my "share" would have been $3,095.25. The month of July my share would have been $759.00. I vaguely remember being told on the phone that the next ten months my share would be in the $300 or less dollar range where the total 12 months cost would be in the $7000s. Optum (my pharmacy) has a "credit card" given to them from BMS for $10,000 to cover the year. Every month I am told from Optum that I have no copay. I should have no out of pocket expenses for my first year.

I reread the study I agreed to and I wanted you to know that the study has no monetary benefit to me so the study does not pay for my Camzyos.

This is to the best of my understanding. I do know that my doctor's office worked very hard to find out about the grant and to make sure that Camzyos would not cost me anything. They consulted with other cardiologists who had patients who had started on Camzyos before I did to get help in navigating the costs for me.