Gilead Advancing Access Program (Co-pay Assistance and Other Support)
Gilead's Advancing Access program provides financial assistance for people with and without insurance to help pay for PrEP. For more information, read this article.
Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF)
The Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) offers a Co-Pay Relief Program (CRP) that provides financial assistance to financially and medically qualified patients, including those insured through federally administered health plans such as Medicare. The program covers co-payments, co-insurance, and deductibles required by a patient’s insurer for pharmaceutical treatments and/or prescription medications.
To be eligible:
- You must have insurance coverage for the medication(s) for which you are seeking financial assistance.
- You must have a physician-confirmed diagnosis of the disease for which you are requesting financial assistance.
- You must reside and receive treatment in the United States.
- Your income must fall below the income guidelines of the fund under which they are requesting financial assistance. All funds have income guidelines of either 300% or 400% or less of the Federal Poverty Guideline (FPG) with consideration for the Cost of Living Index (COLI) and the number in the household.
- The Cost of Living adjustment can be very substantial if you live in a high-cost region of the US. For example, we know of some people in NY and SF who have qualified within annual incomes over $100,000. Do not assume you will be disqualified because of your income - apply anyway!
How to apply:
Patient Access Network (PAN)
The Patient Access Network provides $7,500 a year in assistance to cover drug copay. If this grant does not fully cover your costs, you can apply for an additional grant in the same year, though the grant amount may be lower.
To be eligible:
- You must be insured and insurance must cover the medication for which you seeks assistance.
- As of Aug 2017, PAN is only accepting new patients covered by Medicare. The program is closed to all others.
- You must be HIV-uninfected and at high risk of acquiring HIV, or be HIV-uninfected and have been exposed to bodily fluids potentially containing HIV within the last 72 hours.
- You must reside and receive treatment in the United States.
- Your income must fall below 500% of the Federal Poverty Level.
Additionally, PAN will retroactively cover drug copays for the previous 90 days. So if you’ve already spent money on co-pays, you can apply now and be covered going forward and for the previous three months of expenses.
To apply: