Financial assistance for growth hormone products

Cancer and cancer treatment can affect your child’s growth. Your child might need medicines called “growth hormone products.” You or your child must give these medicines as an injection (shot) each day, and treatment can last several years. Like many other medicines, growth hormone products are expensive.

Many insurance companies pay for your child’s growth hormone medicine or part of it. Your case manager will help you do the paperwork your insurance company needs. However, growth hormone products might still cost you something. This information is about programs that can help with the cost.

Programs to help pay for growth hormone products

You have many options if you need help paying for growth hormone products. Here is some basic information on programs that help.

• Most of the time, you can get help if you have health insurance. You do not qualify if you have federal or state health insurance, such as Medicaid or Tricare.
• Each program has its own requirements. You must meet these to qualify for help.
• Every program is different and pays a different amount.
• You might need to apply for a program every year if you still need help.

Is financial assistance always available?

Not necessarily. These groups only have a certain amount of money each year. No more is available after it is gone. So, you have the best chance of getting help if you apply early each year, for as long as your child needs growth hormone products.

Programs for specific growth hormone products 

Your child’s doctor is the best person to choose the medicine for your child’s needs. Your child should not take a different type of growth hormone product unless the doctor prescribes it. Only look for programs on this list that pay for your child’s current medicines.