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#61 M.A.

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Posted 03 May 2017 - 04:08 AM

Great news in your signature about your GFR and creatinine Buzz! 


CML diagnosed April 2016

Type One Diabetes diagnosed April 1980 (age 12)

 

BCR-ABL (IS)

46.77  April 2016

3.568  July 2016  

0.076  Oct 2016

0.016  Feb 2017

0.0079  April 2017

0.014  July 2017

0.019  Sept 2017

0.011  Nov 2017

0.019  Jan 2018

 

Sprycel

100mg April 29 - September 22

75mg  September 23 - October 28

50mg October 29 2016 to present


#62 Buzzm1

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Posted 03 May 2017 - 10:02 AM

Thanks M.A.; was hoping for confirmation but my onc deleted that test from my last lab.  


For the benefit of yourself and others please add your CML history into your Signature

 

02/2010 Gleevec 400mg

2011 Two weakly positives, PCRU, weakly positive

2012 PCRU, PCRU, PCRU, PCRU

2013 PCRU, PCRU, PCRU, weakly positive

2014 PCRU, PCRU, PCRU, PCRU (12/07 began dose reduction w/each continuing PCRU)

2015 300, 250, 200, 150

2016 100, 50/100, 100, 10/17 TFR

2017 01/17 TFR, 04/18 TFR, 07/18 TFR 0.0012, 08/29 TFR 0.001, 10/17 TFR 0.000

2018 01/16 TFR 0.0004 ... next quarterly PCR 04/17

 

At the earliest opportunity, and whenever possible, lower your TKI dosage; TKIs are toxic drugs and the less we take longterm the better off we are going to be ... this is especially true for older adults.  

 

In hindsight I should have started my dosage reduction two years earlier; it might have helped minimize some of the longterm cumulative toxic effects of TKIs that I am beset with.  

 

longterm side-effects Peripheral Artery Disease - legs (it's a bitch); continuing shoulder problems, right elbow inflammation.   GFR and creatinine vastly improved after stopping Gleevec.

 

Cumulative Gleevec dosage estimated at 830 grams

 

Taking Gleevec 400mg an hour after my largest meal of the day helped eliminate the nausea that Gleevec is notorious for.  

 

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#63 Dom

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Posted 03 May 2017 - 11:31 AM

Buzz, I'll get my pcr reading on may 11. Here's hoping!

Diagnosed in February 2014. Started Imatinib 400 in April.
2014:     3.18     0.91
2015:     0.22     0.16     0.04     0.55
2016:     0.71     0.66

(Started Imatinib 600 in April 2016)
2016:     0.42     0.13     0.45
2017:     0.17     0.06     0.10     0.06     0.34


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Posted 31 May 2017 - 03:52 PM

Just bought another supply of yummy yummy Imatinib. I'm partly in the gap now, so it cost more. But my out of pocket expense is now $4094.16. So next month I'll be partly in catrostrophic, and the cost will shrink some. The cashier at Walmart, when she rings me up, always says, "my god, that's more than I make in a month!"

Drug and dose                Total cost      I pay
Imatinib 400 (30 pills)      2073.01        818.25
Imatinib 100 (60 pills)      1121.90        280.48
(For March)                                         1098.72

Imatinib 400 (30 pills)       1914.17        976.23
Imatinib 100 (60 pills)       1062.90        416.71
(For April)                                             1392.94

Imatinib 400 (30 pills)        1914.17        976.23
Imatinib 100 (60 pills)        1062.90        542.08
(For May)                                              1518.31


Diagnosed in February 2014. Started Imatinib 400 in April.
2014:     3.18     0.91
2015:     0.22     0.16     0.04     0.55
2016:     0.71     0.66

(Started Imatinib 600 in April 2016)
2016:     0.42     0.13     0.45
2017:     0.17     0.06     0.10     0.06     0.34


#65 Buzzm1

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Posted 31 May 2017 - 05:49 PM

Thanks for the accounting Dom ... it helps provide others, who are approaching Medicare age, with an idea of what the donut hole is all about.  As you mentioned, one more hefty Rx payment and you will be out of the ($4950) donut hole.  


For the benefit of yourself and others please add your CML history into your Signature

 

02/2010 Gleevec 400mg

2011 Two weakly positives, PCRU, weakly positive

2012 PCRU, PCRU, PCRU, PCRU

2013 PCRU, PCRU, PCRU, weakly positive

2014 PCRU, PCRU, PCRU, PCRU (12/07 began dose reduction w/each continuing PCRU)

2015 300, 250, 200, 150

2016 100, 50/100, 100, 10/17 TFR

2017 01/17 TFR, 04/18 TFR, 07/18 TFR 0.0012, 08/29 TFR 0.001, 10/17 TFR 0.000

2018 01/16 TFR 0.0004 ... next quarterly PCR 04/17

 

At the earliest opportunity, and whenever possible, lower your TKI dosage; TKIs are toxic drugs and the less we take longterm the better off we are going to be ... this is especially true for older adults.  

 

In hindsight I should have started my dosage reduction two years earlier; it might have helped minimize some of the longterm cumulative toxic effects of TKIs that I am beset with.  

 

longterm side-effects Peripheral Artery Disease - legs (it's a bitch); continuing shoulder problems, right elbow inflammation.   GFR and creatinine vastly improved after stopping Gleevec.

 

Cumulative Gleevec dosage estimated at 830 grams

 

Taking Gleevec 400mg an hour after my largest meal of the day helped eliminate the nausea that Gleevec is notorious for.  

 

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Posted 01 June 2017 - 08:58 AM

 

I have Express-Scripts Part D insurance and buy my prescriptions from the local Walmart retail pharmacy.  I am taking 3 - 100 mg imatinib myslate per day.  I expect to pay 51% of the $1593.82 or $812.85 next month then some combination of 51% of the remainder of the coverage gap and 5% of the rest of $1593.82 (estimated total = $385.84) in July.  After that I should pay 5% of $1593.82 or $79.69 per month for the rest of the year.

 

 

date       Rx                   total cost         I paid      deductible YTD       phase 2 YTD       coverage gap YTD

 

1/24     imatinib         1593.82         698.45         400.00                   1593.82                  698.45

2/27     imatinib         1592.82         398.45                                         3187.69                1096.90

3/9       misc                    10.00            10.00                                         3197.69                1106.90

3/9       misc                     37.43            37.43                                       3235.12                1144.33

3/28     imatinib           1593.82         691.96                                        3700.00                1836.29

4/21     imatinib           1593.82         812.85                                                                        2649.18

4/27     misc                      18.85             9.62                                                                        2658.76

5/31     imatinib           1593.82         812.85                                                                        3471.61


10/20/2016 BCR-ABL:ABL = 81.622

01/11/2017 BCR-ABL:ABL =   8.028

04/12/2017 BCR-ABL:ABL =   0.157

07/07/2017 BCR-ABL:ABL =   0.000

10/04/2017 BCR-ABL:ABL =   0.041

11/28/2017 BCR-ABL:ABL =   0.000

 

 


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Posted 01 June 2017 - 10:36 AM

Thanks for the update shweflen.  Glad to read that your hip transplant went well and you are well on your way to recovery.  Walking 1 and 1/2 miles a day at this point is impressive.


For the benefit of yourself and others please add your CML history into your Signature

 

02/2010 Gleevec 400mg

2011 Two weakly positives, PCRU, weakly positive

2012 PCRU, PCRU, PCRU, PCRU

2013 PCRU, PCRU, PCRU, weakly positive

2014 PCRU, PCRU, PCRU, PCRU (12/07 began dose reduction w/each continuing PCRU)

2015 300, 250, 200, 150

2016 100, 50/100, 100, 10/17 TFR

2017 01/17 TFR, 04/18 TFR, 07/18 TFR 0.0012, 08/29 TFR 0.001, 10/17 TFR 0.000

2018 01/16 TFR 0.0004 ... next quarterly PCR 04/17

 

At the earliest opportunity, and whenever possible, lower your TKI dosage; TKIs are toxic drugs and the less we take longterm the better off we are going to be ... this is especially true for older adults.  

 

In hindsight I should have started my dosage reduction two years earlier; it might have helped minimize some of the longterm cumulative toxic effects of TKIs that I am beset with.  

 

longterm side-effects Peripheral Artery Disease - legs (it's a bitch); continuing shoulder problems, right elbow inflammation.   GFR and creatinine vastly improved after stopping Gleevec.

 

Cumulative Gleevec dosage estimated at 830 grams

 

Taking Gleevec 400mg an hour after my largest meal of the day helped eliminate the nausea that Gleevec is notorious for.  

 

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Posted 14 June 2017 - 11:25 AM

Why Your 2018 Social Security Increase Might Well Be the Biggest in Years

 

Social Security provides tens of millions of Americans with retirement benefits, and many recipients rely on Social Security for the majority of their retirement income. Yet retirees have had to put up with little or no increase in their Social Security checks over the past couple of years, and even when you look back further, the annual boosts to monthly checks have been puny at best.
 
Fortunately for those who live on fixed incomes, there's reason to believe that 2018 might be different. Based on early projections of the figures that the Social Security Administration (SSA) uses, the annual cost of living adjustment (COLA) that Social Security recipients receive could be the biggest since 2012. That would finally provide some relief for those who've seen their checks stay almost the same since the end of 2015.

 

Raed more: http://bit.ly/2ssHWVP


For the benefit of yourself and others please add your CML history into your Signature

 

02/2010 Gleevec 400mg

2011 Two weakly positives, PCRU, weakly positive

2012 PCRU, PCRU, PCRU, PCRU

2013 PCRU, PCRU, PCRU, weakly positive

2014 PCRU, PCRU, PCRU, PCRU (12/07 began dose reduction w/each continuing PCRU)

2015 300, 250, 200, 150

2016 100, 50/100, 100, 10/17 TFR

2017 01/17 TFR, 04/18 TFR, 07/18 TFR 0.0012, 08/29 TFR 0.001, 10/17 TFR 0.000

2018 01/16 TFR 0.0004 ... next quarterly PCR 04/17

 

At the earliest opportunity, and whenever possible, lower your TKI dosage; TKIs are toxic drugs and the less we take longterm the better off we are going to be ... this is especially true for older adults.  

 

In hindsight I should have started my dosage reduction two years earlier; it might have helped minimize some of the longterm cumulative toxic effects of TKIs that I am beset with.  

 

longterm side-effects Peripheral Artery Disease - legs (it's a bitch); continuing shoulder problems, right elbow inflammation.   GFR and creatinine vastly improved after stopping Gleevec.

 

Cumulative Gleevec dosage estimated at 830 grams

 

Taking Gleevec 400mg an hour after my largest meal of the day helped eliminate the nausea that Gleevec is notorious for.  

 

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#69 Buzzm1

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Posted 14 June 2017 - 07:45 PM

The 2017 0.3% increase in the Social Security benefit was offset by a dollar equivalent increase in the Medicare Part B premium.

 

The 2018 increase in the Social Security benefit, currently estimated at 2.1%, will also be subject to an increase in the Medicare Part B premium.  It remains to be seen how much the Medicare Part B increase will be.

 

The Medicare Part B premium is currently quoted at $134/month.  Since the amount existing members pay for Medicare Part B can only be increased when SS cost of living increases are received, most, who have been on Medicare for any length of time, are paying far less than $134/month.  That means a hefty cost-of-living-increase could also mean a sizable increase in the cost of Medicare Part B for many of us.

 

Social Security CPI-W http://bit.ly/2rx0moj

 

CPI-W

2016 Q3 235.057
2017 Q1 237.329

For the benefit of yourself and others please add your CML history into your Signature

 

02/2010 Gleevec 400mg

2011 Two weakly positives, PCRU, weakly positive

2012 PCRU, PCRU, PCRU, PCRU

2013 PCRU, PCRU, PCRU, weakly positive

2014 PCRU, PCRU, PCRU, PCRU (12/07 began dose reduction w/each continuing PCRU)

2015 300, 250, 200, 150

2016 100, 50/100, 100, 10/17 TFR

2017 01/17 TFR, 04/18 TFR, 07/18 TFR 0.0012, 08/29 TFR 0.001, 10/17 TFR 0.000

2018 01/16 TFR 0.0004 ... next quarterly PCR 04/17

 

At the earliest opportunity, and whenever possible, lower your TKI dosage; TKIs are toxic drugs and the less we take longterm the better off we are going to be ... this is especially true for older adults.  

 

In hindsight I should have started my dosage reduction two years earlier; it might have helped minimize some of the longterm cumulative toxic effects of TKIs that I am beset with.  

 

longterm side-effects Peripheral Artery Disease - legs (it's a bitch); continuing shoulder problems, right elbow inflammation.   GFR and creatinine vastly improved after stopping Gleevec.

 

Cumulative Gleevec dosage estimated at 830 grams

 

Taking Gleevec 400mg an hour after my largest meal of the day helped eliminate the nausea that Gleevec is notorious for.  

 

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#70 Dom

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Posted 29 June 2017 - 07:44 PM

Just bought some more delicious imatinib.  This is the record so far on Express scripts, buying everything at Walmart:

 

Drug and dose                Total cost        I pay

Imatinib 400 (30 pills)      2073.01        818.25
Imatinib 100 (60 pills)      1121.90        280.48
(For March)                                       1098.72

Imatinib 400 (30 pills)       1914.17        976.23
Imatinib 100 (60 pills)       1062.90        416.71
(For April)                                           1392.94

Imatinib 400 (30 pills)        1914.17        976.23
Imatinib 100 (60 pills)        1062.90        542.08
(For May)                                            1518.31

 

Imatinib 400 (30 pills)        1914.17       367.94

Imatinib 100 (60 pills)        1062.90       542.08

(For June)                                            910.02

 

This is kind of odd.  The 100's cost me more out-of-pocket than the 400's.  That's because the 100's were completely in the gap phase, and the 400's were partly in the gap, and partly in catastrophic.  From here on out it should be just (.05 * 1914.17) = 95.71 plus (.05 * 1062.90) = 53.15, or 148.85 total.  

 

So for this short year, I expect the cost of imatinib to be 5813.09 plus the premium for express-scripts of 375.00, or 6188.09 total.  Not bad.  My cobra had a premium of $580 a month with no co-pay on imatinib, so for the short year, that comes to 5800.  In the full year, express-scripts will be better than cobra.  

 


Diagnosed in February 2014. Started Imatinib 400 in April.
2014:     3.18     0.91
2015:     0.22     0.16     0.04     0.55
2016:     0.71     0.66

(Started Imatinib 600 in April 2016)
2016:     0.42     0.13     0.45
2017:     0.17     0.06     0.10     0.06     0.34


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Posted 11 July 2017 - 08:30 PM

 

The 2017 0.3% increase in the Social Security benefit was offset by a dollar equivalent increase in the Medicare Part B premium.

 

The 2018 increase in the Social Security benefit, currently estimated at 2.1%, will also be subject to an increase in the Medicare Part B premium.  It remains to be seen how much the Medicare Part B increase will be.

 

The Medicare Part B premium is currently quoted at $134/month.  Since the amount existing members pay for Medicare Part B can only be increased when SS cost of living increases are received, most, who have been on Medicare for any length of time, are paying far less than $134/month.  That means a hefty cost-of-living-increase could also mean a sizable increase in the cost of Medicare Part B for many of us.

 

Social Security CPI-W http://bit.ly/2rx0moj

 

CPI-W

2016 Q3 235.057
2017 Q1 237.329

 

Big Social Security COLA will be offset by Medicare premiums http://bit.ly/2tGdo2y

 

Note: For whatever reason, outside links are being prevented from being opened.

The gist of the article is what I alluded to in the previous post being responded to.

The link can be opened outside of thus forum if you want to read it.  CPI-W for 2017 

Q2 will be announced this Friday to help estimate the 2018 Social Security COLA.  


For the benefit of yourself and others please add your CML history into your Signature

 

02/2010 Gleevec 400mg

2011 Two weakly positives, PCRU, weakly positive

2012 PCRU, PCRU, PCRU, PCRU

2013 PCRU, PCRU, PCRU, weakly positive

2014 PCRU, PCRU, PCRU, PCRU (12/07 began dose reduction w/each continuing PCRU)

2015 300, 250, 200, 150

2016 100, 50/100, 100, 10/17 TFR

2017 01/17 TFR, 04/18 TFR, 07/18 TFR 0.0012, 08/29 TFR 0.001, 10/17 TFR 0.000

2018 01/16 TFR 0.0004 ... next quarterly PCR 04/17

 

At the earliest opportunity, and whenever possible, lower your TKI dosage; TKIs are toxic drugs and the less we take longterm the better off we are going to be ... this is especially true for older adults.  

 

In hindsight I should have started my dosage reduction two years earlier; it might have helped minimize some of the longterm cumulative toxic effects of TKIs that I am beset with.  

 

longterm side-effects Peripheral Artery Disease - legs (it's a bitch); continuing shoulder problems, right elbow inflammation.   GFR and creatinine vastly improved after stopping Gleevec.

 

Cumulative Gleevec dosage estimated at 830 grams

 

Taking Gleevec 400mg an hour after my largest meal of the day helped eliminate the nausea that Gleevec is notorious for.  

 

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Posted 14 July 2017 - 11:58 PM

 

The 2017 0.3% increase in the Social Security benefit was offset by a dollar equivalent increase in the Medicare Part B premium.

 

The 2018 increase in the Social Security benefit, currently estimated at 2.1%, will also be subject to an increase in the Medicare Part B premium.  It remains to be seen how much the Medicare Part B increase will be.

 

The Medicare Part B premium is currently quoted at $134/month.  Since the amount existing members pay for Medicare Part B can only be increased when SS cost of living increases are received, most, who have been on Medicare for any length of time, are paying far less than $134/month.  That means a hefty cost-of-living-increase could also mean a sizable increase in the cost of Medicare Part B for many of us.

 

Social Security CPI-W http://bit.ly/2rx0moj

 

CPI-W

2016 Q3 235.057
2017 Q1 237.329

 

Social Security Monthly CPI-W http://bit.ly/2tPkeTb
Social Security Quarterly CPI-W http://bit.ly/2rx0moj

CPI-W
2016 Q3 235.057
2016 Q4 235.446
2017 Q1 237.329
2017 Q2 238.618 (1.5% over 2016 Q3)

2017 Q3
to achieve a 2% cost-of-living increase, a Q3 reading of 239.758 is necessary.
Q3 is an average of July, August, and September monthly readings ...


For the benefit of yourself and others please add your CML history into your Signature

 

02/2010 Gleevec 400mg

2011 Two weakly positives, PCRU, weakly positive

2012 PCRU, PCRU, PCRU, PCRU

2013 PCRU, PCRU, PCRU, weakly positive

2014 PCRU, PCRU, PCRU, PCRU (12/07 began dose reduction w/each continuing PCRU)

2015 300, 250, 200, 150

2016 100, 50/100, 100, 10/17 TFR

2017 01/17 TFR, 04/18 TFR, 07/18 TFR 0.0012, 08/29 TFR 0.001, 10/17 TFR 0.000

2018 01/16 TFR 0.0004 ... next quarterly PCR 04/17

 

At the earliest opportunity, and whenever possible, lower your TKI dosage; TKIs are toxic drugs and the less we take longterm the better off we are going to be ... this is especially true for older adults.  

 

In hindsight I should have started my dosage reduction two years earlier; it might have helped minimize some of the longterm cumulative toxic effects of TKIs that I am beset with.  

 

longterm side-effects Peripheral Artery Disease - legs (it's a bitch); continuing shoulder problems, right elbow inflammation.   GFR and creatinine vastly improved after stopping Gleevec.

 

Cumulative Gleevec dosage estimated at 830 grams

 

Taking Gleevec 400mg an hour after my largest meal of the day helped eliminate the nausea that Gleevec is notorious for.  

 

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Posted 18 July 2017 - 12:22 PM

I have just retired in June and am now on Medicare A&B and trying to determine my supplemental to get for the added coverage and drug plans.  Seems I'm finding very confusing for the right coverage.  I had a copay plan for coverage before with either a zero copay or tops $25 while I had my company's insurance and the copay program. Now that has gone away and I've been told that for any assistance from copay programs the Medicare part D program won't work with those. I would need a commercial plan like Aetna, Humana etc and a supplemental or advantage plan.  Having verify difficult time finding what works together. I really need to settle this month or won't have coverage to order meds.  Any ideas from retired CML patients on how they worked with these plans??  Thanks RedH



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Posted 18 July 2017 - 04:38 PM

Hi RedH.  I turned 65 this past march.  I have Express Scripts for Part D.  It's working out well.  The comments in this thread will give you the costs on a month by months basis.  I'm paying about $6,500 a year, premium plus copay.  

 

The medicare.gov site is very good for finding a plan.  Be sure to list all your medications.  


Diagnosed in February 2014. Started Imatinib 400 in April.
2014:     3.18     0.91
2015:     0.22     0.16     0.04     0.55
2016:     0.71     0.66

(Started Imatinib 600 in April 2016)
2016:     0.42     0.13     0.45
2017:     0.17     0.06     0.10     0.06     0.34


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Posted 19 July 2017 - 03:05 AM

Because of the Medicare subsidies for drug costs, the government does not allow drug companies to give copay assistance
to Medicare recipients. (It would raise drug prices which would end up increasing the cost to Medicare).

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Posted 19 July 2017 - 03:07 AM

Are you limiting yourself to Medicare supplements or are you looking at Medicare Advantage or HMO plans?

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Posted 19 July 2017 - 08:44 PM

I have found the Medicare Plan Finder for Part D to be pretty accurate in their estimate of costs:  https://www.medicare.gov/find-a-plan

 

I don't know how the copay assistance plans would work if you are on Medicare Part A and B but elect to not participate in Part D nor do I know anything about the Medicare Advantage plans that also cover prescription drugs.


10/20/2016 BCR-ABL:ABL = 81.622

01/11/2017 BCR-ABL:ABL =   8.028

04/12/2017 BCR-ABL:ABL =   0.157

07/07/2017 BCR-ABL:ABL =   0.000

10/04/2017 BCR-ABL:ABL =   0.041

11/28/2017 BCR-ABL:ABL =   0.000

 

 


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Posted 19 July 2017 - 09:31 PM

Indians you are new to Medicare and have serious drug cost issues, you should meet with your state health insurance counselor. They can prevent you from making serious and costly mistakes.

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Posted 26 July 2017 - 06:36 PM

This is my last post on this thread, since my latest purchase of imatinib is wholly in catastrophic care, and it won't change for the rest of the year.  Here is the complete record since March 2017, when I turned 65 and started medicare with Express-scripts for part D coverage.  All medication is purchased at walmart.

 

Drug and dose                Total cost        I pay

Imatinib 400 (30 pills)      2073.01        818.25
Imatinib 100 (60 pills)      1121.90        280.48
(For March)                                       1098.72

Imatinib 400 (30 pills)       1914.17        976.23
Imatinib 100 (60 pills)       1062.90        416.71
(For April)                                           1392.94

Imatinib 400 (30 pills)        1914.17        976.23
Imatinib 100 (60 pills)        1062.90        542.08
(For May)                                            1518.31

 

Imatinib 400 (30 pills)        1914.17       367.94

Imatinib 100 (60 pills)        1062.90       542.08

(For June)                                            910.02

 

Imatinib 400 (30 pills)        1914.17        95.71

Imatinib 100 (60 pills)        1062.90        53.15

(For July)                                             148.85

 

So for this short year (From March to December), I'll pay 6001.74 for premium (37.50 / month) and co-pay, which is not bad at all.  Next year, a full year, I'll pay 6374.44.


Diagnosed in February 2014. Started Imatinib 400 in April.
2014:     3.18     0.91
2015:     0.22     0.16     0.04     0.55
2016:     0.71     0.66

(Started Imatinib 600 in April 2016)
2016:     0.42     0.13     0.45
2017:     0.17     0.06     0.10     0.06     0.34


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Posted 30 July 2017 - 01:21 PM

date       Rx                total cost         I paid      deductible YTD       phase 2 YTD       coverage gap YTD

 

1/24     imatinib           1593.82       698.45         400.00                     1593.82                   698.45

2/27     imatinib           1592.82       398.45                                         3187.69                 1096.90

3/9       misc                    10.00         10.00                                         3197.69                  1106.90

3/9       misc                    37.43         37.43                                         3235.12                  1144.33

3/28     imatinib           1593.82       691.96                                         3700.00                  1836.29

4/21     imatinib           1593.82       812.85                                                                        2649.18

4/27     misc                    18.85           9.62                                                                        2658.76

5/31     imatinib           1593.82       812.85                                                                        3471.61

6/12     misc                    10.00           5.10                                                                        3476.71

6/13     misc                    37.43          19.09                                                                       3495.80

7/3       imatinib           1593.82        812.85                                                                       4308.65

7/28     imatinib           1593.82        658.16                                                                       4950.00

 

I am now in the catastrophic phase of Part D coverage.  The most recent cost of $658.16 includes 51% of $1257.54 and then 5% of $336.28.  My next 5 prescriptions should each cost 5% of $1593.82 or $79.69.

 

On my receipt from Walmart it shows  "Cash:  $7304.75"  which I assume would be the cost without insurance. 

 

My premium for Express-Scripts for this year is $31.20 per month.                                                               


10/20/2016 BCR-ABL:ABL = 81.622

01/11/2017 BCR-ABL:ABL =   8.028

04/12/2017 BCR-ABL:ABL =   0.157

07/07/2017 BCR-ABL:ABL =   0.000

10/04/2017 BCR-ABL:ABL =   0.041

11/28/2017 BCR-ABL:ABL =   0.000

 

 





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