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I have insurance

I'm on a medication and need help with the cost of copayments

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Contact the drug maker’s patient assistance program.

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Ask your pharmacy or hospital to waive your copays.

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Ask your hospital about its charity care program if you’re filling the prescription at the hospital pharmacy.

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Ask your doctor if there’s an equivalent generic drug that’s more affordable.

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Ask the pharmacy if you can get a discount by ordering by mail.

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Ask your doctor for samples of the medication.


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Ask your doctor if splitting pills is a safe option.

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Request a tiering exception if you're on Medicare Part D.


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Search the Patient Advocate Foundation’s National Financial Resource Directory for help paying copays.

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Find a coupon online by searching “[DRUG NAME] financial assistance” or conducting the same search on:

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Ask your insurance provider about its assistance program.

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Did you know?

Increasing out-of-pocket costs by just $10 per prescription causes a 33% rise in mortality because fewer patients take the drugs their doctors prescribe.

Source: National Bureau of Economic Research, https://www.nber.org/papers/w28439Get involved