Medicare Part D recipients who are qualified kidney dialysis patients will have extra assistance getting bone disease Medicare Part D prescription drugs. (Medical News Today)
The American Kidney Fund (AKF) may give eligible patients up to $2,000 a year in drug assistance funds. These grants will help cover “donut hole†costs for recipients caught in the coverage gap.
AKF CEO LaVerne A. Burton said, “Because they take so many prescription medications, many dialysis patients have fallen into the Part D ‘donut hole’ coverage gap, under which they must bear the full cost of their medications until they reach a certain out-of-pocket spending level. This program will provide urgently needed assistance to eligible patients who are in that situation – as well as to patients who are in the other phases of Part D coverage.”
AKF gave $81.9 million in the form of grants to 63,500 dialysis patients last year.
