UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage

Hi Bruce,

Welcome to the discussion board.  Vectibix is a less common treatment for CCA.  Hopefully there is experience with Vectibix among our board readership.

If you use the discussion board search engine and look for Vectibix or panitumumab, you will find a few past discussions of this drug.  I read through some of these postings, and one board member (“jessrose”) does mention insurance issues.

Please note that the messaging feature on this board permits you to send a private message to another board member, if you would like to ask a direct question.

You may have already explored this, but I wanted to note that some drug manufacturers offer (limited) financial assistance to patients meeting their criteria, or may offer assistance in securing insurance approvals.  This information would be available on the company website, if such assistance is offered.

With a rare cancer, sometimes our medical care providers have to make a strong full-court press with insurers, particularly if a less common treatment is recommended.   The hours spent by patients and caregivers on the phone with insurance and doctors are not much fun!

I hope this works out for you – keep us posted, it is so helpful for others facing similar concerns.

Regards, Mary