Dupuytren's Disease

Status

Open

Fund Type

Copay
Premium (Medicare Part B only)

Maximum Award Level

$2,500

Pharmacy Card Fund

Yes

Minimum Copay
Reimbursement Amount

Minimum Copay Reimbursement Amount

We encourage you to please use your HealthWell pharmacy card for any applicable charges as possible.

None

Minimum Premium
Reimbursement Amount

Minimum Premium Reimbursement Amount

We encourage you to please submit monthly reimbursement claims (even if your premium is paid on a bi-weekly basis).

None

Household Income Limit

500% of the Federal Poverty Level
(adjusted for household size and high
cost of living areas)

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Treatments Covered

  • 5-fluorouracil
  • Acetyl-l-cysteine
  • Allopurinol
  • Alteplase
  • Colchicine
  • Colcrys
  • Cortisone Injection
  • Diagnostic Radiology For The Upper Extremity
  • Dmso
  • General Intro Or Removal Procedures
  • Interferon
  • Manual Therapy Techniques
  • Nac
  • Other Physical Or Occupational Therapy
  • Repair, Rev, Recon, Proc On Hand And Fingers
  • Spectragel
  • Tamoxifen  citrate
  • Therapeutic Procedure
  • Triamcinolone
  • Verapamil
  • Xiaflex

Fund Definition

Assistance with the prescription drugs and biologics used in the treatment and management of Dupuytren’s contracture.

Grant Utilization

HealthWell estimates that patients use an average of $1,650 during their 12-month grant period for this disease area.

Do I Qualify?

HealthWell bases eligibility on an individual’s medical, financial and insurance situation. To qualify for HealthWell’s assistance, applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:

  • Please make sure that HealthWell currently has a fund for your diagnosis/indication and that your medication is covered under that fund by visiting our Disease Funds listing. If we do not have a fund that currently covers your diagnosis, please check back as we frequently open and reopen programs as funding becomes available. The Foundation is able to help patients receiving treatment for indications for which we currently have an open fund. We can only assist with medications that have been prescribed to treat the disease/covered diagnosis. You will be asked to provide the Foundation with the patient’s diagnosis, which must be verified by a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant’s signature. The patient must receive treatment in the United States.

  • To qualify for copayment assistance from HealthWell, you must have some form of health insurance (private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, TriCare, etc.) that covers part of the cost of your treatment. Please note that in order to qualify for premium assistance through this fund, you must have Medicare Part B. The Foundation will refer patients without prescription insurance to other programs, such as manufacturer patient assistance programs.

  • HealthWell assists individuals with incomes up to 300-500% of the Federal Poverty Level. The Foundation also considers the number in a household and cost of living in a particular city or state. If you believe you qualify for assistance, you may begin the application process here.

  • If you are receiving treatment in the U.S. and have met the eligibility criteria as listed, you are ready to apply! Please note that you will be asked to provide a Social Security Number in order to create a grant. This information is gathered to eliminate duplicate applications and is kept secure and confidential.

 

For our Dupuytren’s Disease Fund, patients may apply for replenishment within 12 months subject to availability of funds.

About Dupuytren’s Disease

Dupuytren’s contracture is a benign condition which causes a tightening of the flesh beneath the skin of the palm and can result in permanently bent fingers. There is a sheet of tissue just under the skin of the palm which is stuck to the undersurface of the skin of the palm. This layer, called fascia, reinforces the skin of the palm. The fascia looks like cloth, and has fine threads which run lengthwise from the palm into the fingers. Dupuytren’s disease makes these lengthwise threads shrink, and they can become too short to let the fingers straighten all the way.  Source: Dupuytren Foundation