Help Paying For Hiv Medication

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Need help paying for meds or co-pays?

Posted by MedBenefits101, 2 Replies

There is a national program to help HIV+ people pay for their meds, co-pays and lab work, even if they're working or undocumented.

If you are in NYC please call (718)399-0200 for more information. Ask for the Medical Benefits Program. Read more »

How do I pay for medical and keep our home safe

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

We found out just over 2 yrs ago that my husband is pos. His medical coverage covered him till about a year ago. Then he just got too sick to work in his field. Money got short very fast.
so we sold our home and used the money to moved this year... Read more »

pay for medication ?

Posted by eriklehnscherr, 3 Replies

how do you pay your hiv medication ? is it expensive ? Read more »

HIV+ Study in NYC for men 35+ pays $50

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The Henne Group, a medical market research firm will be conducting a research study with University of California, San Francisco to understand motivations around participating in clinical research trials. We are looking for HIV positive men who have... Read more »

HIV+ study in NYC for men 35+ pays $50

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How to pay for Medication?

Hi, I have a similar question that was asked before in 2004. I am a HIV positive person and i do not qualify for ADAP, because I am married to a person that exceeds ADAP's financial limits and owns more that 1 property.I am currently taking...

Response from Lynn L. Franzoi

Worldwide Benefits for Fox, Inc.

It depends on the provisions in your husband's plan. Does it have a pre-existing condition clause? If so, you might not have coverage for AIDS-related illnesses for 12 months. Check your husband's plan to determine how it works. If... Read more »

DOC BOB,I WANT TO DONATE BY DEBIT CARD BUT CAN'T,PL HELP AS I GOT MY PAY!!!

Dear Doctor BOB,Many thanks for sparing your time and answering.I got my pay and want to donate as promised but i have my debit card.Pl suggest can i send a cheque at the address mentioned, i live in India.Is there any faster mode??I am delighted to...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Your repeatedly negative HIV tests out to 90 days are conclusive, definitive and WOO-HOO-able. HIV is not your problem. No way. No how.Your symptoms are not related to HIV acute retroviral syndrome (ARS), because you don't have HIV!The... Read more »

My brother's lymphoma; will the HIV medications help it go away?

My brother was diagnosed in sept. 2000 with HIV. He had an enlarged liver and also hepatitis C. The doctor discovered a mass on his liver. Biopsy showed lymphoma. So in Dec 2000 He started chemotherapy called CHOP and had 8 sessions. He than had a...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

Dear Concerned Sister: I'm sorry to hear about your brother's tough time, both in terms of nausea and in terms of the persistent tumor.1) The nausea should pass. Many patients have a two to three week break-in period with new HIV meds.... Read more »

Blue Cross Blue Shield won't pay for my VL Test

Please help me my friend has Aids and his v load is undetectable now. He has had several VL tests at Palos Community HospitalPalos Park, IL. and they bill his Blue Cross Blue Shield and everytime they refuse to pay because they say these are...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Insurance reimbursement is a thorny issue. There are published guidelines from the NIH and International AIDS Society-USA, which have been recently published in Morbidity Mortality weekly report(MMWR)from the CDC, Journal of the American Medical... Read more »

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