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Financial Assistance for Lyme Disease Patients
Lyme disease Testing Lyme Test Access Program - Lyme TAP The Lyme Test Access Program (Lyme-TAP) is a nationwide patient assistance program to provide assistance for initial Lyme-related lab tests to patients who demonstrate true financial need. http://www.lymetap.com/Lyme disease Treatment NeedyMeds Patient Assistance Program http://www.needymeds.org/
Clinic of Angels Provides treatment funds to the uninsured or those insured but denied treatment coverage. Financial assistance for treatment of the following diseases: Lyme Disease; Neurological Illness; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Fibromyalgia Syndrome; ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease); Multiple Sclerosis. Home page. http://www.clinicofangels.org/
Lyme disease NeedyMeds Resource Page http://www.needymeds.org/resourcepages/lyme%20disease.shtml
LymeAid 4 Kids Fund The fund is for children who do not have/receive insurance coverage for Lyme disease treatment for children and have economic difficulties. http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view= article&id=592&Itemid=493
Financial Assistance Information from National Institutes of Health http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/financialassistance.html
Partnership for Prescription Assistance http://www.pparx.org/
Prescription Hope http://www.lymedisease.org/news/touchedbylyme/prescription_hope.html http://www.prescriptionhope.com/index.html
AAA Members Prescription Savings http://www2.caremark.com/aaa/how.htm
GlaxoSmithKline Bridges to Access http://www.curesearch.org/resources/resourceservice.aspx?ServiceId=3
RxAssist Patient Assistance Program Center Patient assistance programs are run by pharmaceutical companies to provide free medications to people who cannot afford to buy their medicine. (Site navigation tips: Find what medications are being offered on Drug List by Brand Name http://www.rxassist.org/pap-info/Brand_Drug_List_Print.cfm or Drug List by Generic Name http://www.rxassist.org/pap-info/Generic_Drug_List_Print.cfm Copy and paste the name of the medication in the search box in this page http://www.rxassist.org/patients/default.cfm Options will be displayed following the search.) Home page http://www.rxassist.org/
$4 Dollar Drugs Some retailers offer a 30 day supply of drugs for $4. Selections are limited. Below are links for $4 drug lists offered by various retailers.
LegitScript's List of Legitimate Online Pharmacies
LegitScript has verified 260 online pharmacies as safe for US patients. Our certification program is free and is endorsed by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP).
http://www.legitscript.com/pharmacies
ProgressiveRx
ProgressiveRx is an online pharmacy showing substantial savings on medications for people and pets. Direct importers of generic pharmaceuticals, such as ProgressiveRx, are not found on LegitScript primarily on the basis there are no protocols to insure quality. There were no negative reviews found from customers. There were no complaints filed with the Better Business Bureau. All inputs were favorable
The company has been written up in the San Francisco Chronicle http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Uninsured-turn-to-imported-drugs-bought-online-3284229.php and
The Oregonian http://www.scribd.com/doc/3240388/Sunday-Oregonian-Article
and http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2012/12/state_fines_online_pharmacy_wi.html
The company has an office in Vancouver, Washington. http://www.progressiverx.com/store/
Walmart http://i.walmartimages.com/i/if/hmp/fusion/customer_list.pdf
Target http://sites.target.com/site/en/spot/page.jsp?title=pharmacy_generic_drugs_condition
Kroger http://www.kroger.com/generic/pages/alpha_listing.aspx
Answers.USA.gov Help with Medical Bills Listed are a number of resources available to individuals who need assistance paying for medical care and prescription drugs. http://answers.usa.gov/system/selfservice.controller?CONFIGURATION=1000&PARTITION_ ID=1&CMD=VIEW_ARTICLE&ARTICLE_ID=11511&USERTYPE=1&LANGUAGE=en&COUNTRY=US
Transportation Assistance and Free Air Fare http://www.curesearch.org/resources/resourceservice.aspx?ServiceId=3
FOR REFERENCE: Geographic Distribution of Ticks in the United States - CDC Maps 2012 http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/geographic_distribution.html
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