Posts tagged How to afford treatment
Financial Toxicity - The Financial Burden Of Medications & What Patients Can Do

If that makes you mad, get ready to be livid because the cancer medications Keytruda and Ibrutinib cash monthly prices are $14,529 and $16,734. That’s not even the most expensive cancer medication! That distinction goes to Kimmtrak which costs $81,293 monthly or $975,520 annually. Affording prescription drug costs can be a tremendous struggle but there are several strategies that we at Tikkun Patient Advocates utilize and you might find helpful.

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Financial Toxicity - What Is It & How To Avoid It

1 in 10 US adults have medical debt and millions owe more than $10,000. That’s a rather sobering statistic. We have great healthcare if you can afford it, but what happens when you can’t? What happens when the expense of healthcare has a negative impact on a patient's quality of life as well as mental well-being? This situation is called financial toxicity and it’s something that Tikkun Patient Advocates can help you out of and avoid in the first place.

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