On 7/10/2007
suncat11 wrote:
My brother has surgery in March and has a recurrent malignant brain tunor Grade IV. He has been denied for Avastin/CPT-11 treatment and we have a hearing tomorrow with Blue Cross/Blue Shield. He is progressively getting worse every day and we are looking for facts for tomorrow's hearing. Does anyone know what insurance companies will cover Avastin? The doctor feels this is his best hope. Please let us know.
Debbie
Debbie,
I don't know if this helps or not, but when I was uninsured and on chemo last year (FOLFOX), I got one of the drugs (oxalyplatin) for free because I was considered "indigent" - in other words, I'd earned less than $60,000 the previous year. Maybe the drug company that makes Avastin has the same policy. Best of luck with everything.