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Actually, there is a process by which he can receive the drug for free. (Again, because he had prostate cancer as well, he does not fit into any of the clinical trial models going on right now). What happens is they give him the Avastin, with the "understanding" that he will pay for it if the insurance company turns it down (which they will), then the insurance company turns it down, then he is required to go through the appeals process with the insurance company (which is all apparently handled by the doctor's office), then the insurance company turns it down, then the drug company can decide to pay for it through their financial assistance program. The doctor's office pointed out that this is all pretty much a formality, since they have a good relationship with the drug company and the drug company basically always agrees to provide it for free, but nothing is finally decided until after he has received the Avastin. He is worried that this might be the one time the drug company decides not to provide it for free, and then he is suddenly faced with a bill for $30,000.
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