In Virginia you have to be 40 or older to also qualify for this program
thru the Health Dept.
I didn't find out about this program until after i had a mammagram and
surgery, but it still wouldn't have helped me because i am just 37...
Carol

In our state (TN) help for treatment costs under the BCCPTA come from Medicaid
and are underwritten through our state's TennCare program.  A few months after
diagnosis, I became eligible for these coverages as I was unable to work.
Medicaid paid for my outpatient medications and for a small percentage of
inpatient/outpatient treatments, paying after my primary insurance paid.  When
my SSDI was approved and I became eligible for Medicare (after 24 months of
SSDI), the Medicaid continued and pays for my outpatient medications and a
small percentage of chemo treatments.  I am not eligible for the $600
prescription med benefit from Medicare as Medicaid takes care of my OP meds.

Without this help, I could not even have begun to afford all the necessary
medications during my cancer treatment.  Even my Femara alone would cost $250
month if Medicaid did not help. I would have had to decide between buying
groceries or buying necessary meds.  I'm thankful for BCCPT so I don't have to
make that kind of decision.

Janice A.
Stage IV Metastatic Breast CA