Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF)

Members of The Transverse Myelitis Association with ADEM, NMO and TM may be eligible for benefits from the Patient Advocate Foundtion (PAF) Co Pay Relief program.  It is critically important to keep in mind that the benefit for the TMA members only applies to those of you who are receiving medication for the treatment of pain.  The benefit, if you are eligible, would apply to your pain medications only.  TMA members may also be eligible for the mediation and arbitration services offered by PAF.

The PAF Mission: to provide effective mediation and arbitration services to patients to remove obstacles to healthcare including medical debt crisis, insurance access issues and employment issues for patients with chronic, debilitating and life-threatening illnesses.

www.patientadvocate.org

Co Pay Relief: Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) Co-Pay Relief Program (CPR) currently provides direct financial support to insured patients, including Medicare Part D beneficiaries, who must financially and medically qualify to access pharmaceutical co-payment assistance. The program offers personal service to all patients through the use of call counselors; personally guiding patients through the enrollment process.

Are You Eligible? The Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) Co-Pay Relief Program (CPR) currently assists insured patients who are financially and medically qualified and are being treated for breast, lung, lymphoma and cutaneous t-cell lymphoma, prostate, kidney, colon, pancreatic, head/neck cancers, malignant brain tumor, sarcoma, diabetes, multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndrome (and other pre-leukemia diseases), osteoporosis, pain, hepatitis C, rheumatoid arthritis, selected autoimmune disorders and CIA/CIN.

For Patients We are pleased to now offer a dedicated, secured web based application for patients to enroll electronically for the Co-Pay Relief Program (CPR). Please be advised that only one application per patient will be accepted. The patient’s social security number is required to complete the application process. The program also offers personal service to all patients through the use of call counselors who personally guide patients through the enrollment process. You may reach the CPR team by calling 1-866-512-3861.  

The hours of operation for CoPay Relief are 8:30 AM - 5 PM Monday - Thursday and 8:30 AM - 4 PM on Fridays.

The electronic enrollment may be accessed from the following web address:

www.copays.org

I hope this information will be helpful to your members.

Patient Advocate Foundation
421 Butler Farm Road
Hampton, Virginia 23666
(800)532-5274
www.patientadvocate.org