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Macular degeneration and related diseases

$2,300 guaranteed award   |   $4,600 maximum award

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Eligibility

Approved medications

Diagnosis codes

How to apply

Help with healthcare costs for macular degeneration and related diseases

This TotalAssist fund helps you pay for out-of-pocket healthcare costs, including medication copays, coinsurance, and deductibles, health insurance premiums, and other expenses. Check your eligibility with our quick and easy tools below. If this fund is open, apply today for an instant approval decision and use your grant funding right away. Learn how TotalAssist helps you.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for this fund, you must:

  • Have a confirmed diagnosis and are in treatment for macular degeneration and related diseases, or planning to begin treatment in the next 60 days, or have been in treatment in the past 6 months. This includes active surveillance of a condition
  • Have government-insured coverage that covers your qualifying expenses
  • Have an income at or less than 500% of the Federal Poverty Level, adjusted for your regional Cost of Living Index (COLI). What is this?
  • Be a legal resident and receive treatment in the U.S. or a U.S. territory
  • Be prescribed a medication or product listed in the approved medications, listed below

Quick eligibility checker

  1. Treatment
  2. Insurance
  3. Income

Answer a few short questions to find out if you might be eligible for this fund.

Takes 3-5 minutes

No documents or personal information needed

Please confirm you are in treatment for this condition by a healthcare provider in the U.S. or U.S. territories.

Not sure if you’re eligible for TotalAssist?

We encourage you to check your eligibility or complete pre-screening to confirm. There’s no risk and applying online takes less than 15 minutes. Start your application online or by phone and complete the pre-screening questions to confirm eligibility.

Approved medications

Patient Advocate Foundation covers all the prescription medications for each diagnosis, including generic or bioequivalent drugs, that meet any of the following criteria: FDA-approved, listed in official compendia, and/or listed in published evidence-based or clinical guidelines.

  • Alymsys (Bevacizumab-Maly)
  • Avastin (Bevacizumab)
  • Avzivi (Bevacizumab)
  • Beovu (Brolucizumab-Dbll)
  • Byooviz (Ranibizumab-Nuna)
  • Cimerli (Ranibizumab-Eqrn)
  • Encelto (Revakinagene Taroretcel-Lwey)
  • Eylea (Aflibercept)
  • Eylea HD (Aflibercept)
  • Iluvien (Fluocinolone Acetonide)
  • Izervay (Avacincaptad Pegol Sodium)
  • Jobevne (Bevacizumab-Nwgd)

About the disease

Macular diseases are eye diseases that cause vision loss. They are chronic diseases that affect the nervous system. Subtypes include age-related macular degeneration (all subtypes), macular edema, Stargardt disease, cystoid macular degeneration, drusen of macula, puckering of macula, and vitreomacular adhesion.

Diagnosis codes

E08.311, E08.3211, E08.3212, E08.3213, E08.3219, E08.3311, E08.3312, E08.3313, E08.3319, E08.3411, E08.3412, E08.3413, E08.3419, E08.3511, E08.3512, E08.3513, E08.3519, E08.3521,

How to apply

  1. If your fund is open, apply online 24/7, or call 866-512-3861, Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 5:30pm ET.

  2. Answer pre-screening questions to confirm eligibility. Have your income, medication, diagnosis, and insurance information ready.

  3. Complete the application and get an instant approval decision. You can begin using your grant right away.

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