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I’m going to be in a new drug that comes with a copay assistance card

Posted by ty97 Apr 17 '23, 17:23

So basically it would be like $1200 but it’s 0 or close to 0 because of the assistance card from the manufacturer

How does this work, I don’t get it. How do they make money?

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Heads up: those cards usually expire after a year, so if you’re still on this med a year later, you’ll need to get a new card/policy number for the - kelly Apr 17, 18:57
Because some companies/plans pay in full -- nm - loosilu Apr 17, 18:28
They charge your insurance the $1200 first and see how much they're willing to pony up. -- nm - Ender Apr 17, 17:57 1
- Yup. This. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 17, 20:05
I wonder if it’s because maybe the drug is a tad overpriced. -- nm - mafic Apr 17, 17:30 3
- Maybe! I dunno! But nothing else has worked since this psoriasis started in September! -- nm - ty97 Apr 17, 17:45 2
  - Also, this thing must be refrigerated, and I inject myself. So this should be...fun. Oh, and I had to be tested for TB before going on it. -- nm - ty97 Apr 17, 17:54 1
    - Sounds a lot like one my FIL is on. -- nm - mafic Apr 17, 18:15
Nearly every brand only drug has a manufacturer offer that will pay some to all of the copay, depending on the program. - Tim Apr 17, 17:29 1
- Thanks to google, I just learned something called co-pay accumulators (insurance company evil trick to get back at these copay cards) -- nm - ty97 Apr 17, 17:45
they make money with other people paying the $1200 :))) -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 17, 17:29 1
- YSMM :) -- nm - Meg Apr 17, 17:36

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