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Update new MDS diagnosis
Oncologist confirmed this week that BMB shows that my husband, Dennis, 53, has RAEB-1, with 8.5% blasts.
Husband has received two transfusions in about three weeks but he hasn't been prescribed medication. (all his counts are very low) When we asked about Azacitidine, doctor replied it was too costly without insurance. We are uninsured. The hospital has informed us that the "catastrophic diagnosis" makes Dennis eligible for Social Security disability and Medicaid. Does anyone know if Medicaid in fact covers Azacitidine or stem cell transplants? We've been told he has a chance of a 40% cure rate with transplant. We wonder if we can really count on Medicaid to pay for what he needs.
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Janet B.
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