Fact sheet: hep c patient resources in clark county

Hepatitis C Screening and Medical Care
Hepatitis C Treatment Clinic for Veterans
Locations
Nevada Health Centers, Inc., Clinics:
Veterans may call for both medical and counseling services eligibility. The VA provides a wide range of medical, counseling and support services.
Hepatitis C Support Groups
2031 McDaniel St., Suite 210 North Las Vegas, NV 89030 Community Counseling Center
1120 Almond Tree Lane, Suite 207Las Vegas, NV 89104 Support group meets every Tuesday from 3-4:30 p.m. Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center
Las Vegas, NV 89109 Contact: Sandra Hart Clients should call in advance or visit a center to confirm the necessary documents required for thesliding scale program; such as a proof of income, A hepatitis C support group meets the first Monday proof of home address, proof of dependents and Hepatitis C Support and Resource Programs
Each facility has a doctor on duty. NLV Family “Be In Charge” program and the RediPEN Answer
Health Center, Cambridge Family Health Center and MLK Family Health Center each have a pediatrician Depending on income, the fee to see a doctor may be “Be In Charge Program” is sponsored by Schering- as low as $25 and $15 for each lab test. Nevada Plough Corporation. It offers free personal support Health Center helps the patient to apply for to people diagnosed with hepatitis C who are either medication assistance through pharmaceutical not yet on therapy or who are receiving PEG- INTRON (peginterferon alfa-2b) Powder for Injection (continued)
alone or in combination with REBETOL (Ribavirin, Caminar/Nevada provides both community living USP) Capsules; or INTRON A (interferon alfa-2b, and assisted living programs for people with Recombinant) for injection therapy. People enrolled HIV/AIDS, including those with HIV/HCV co- in the program have access to specially trained infection. Caminar/Nevada also operates several nurses and educational materials. If participants smaller housing facilities in the Las Vegas area and choose, a personal nurse counselor will be assigned extends HIV/AIDS support services to families as to them who will call them periodically to answer well as to individuals affected by the disease – with their questions and encourage them throughout their the goal of keeping family together in supportive environments. Caminar clients who take part in theprogram decide where they want to live, and Pegassist Resource Center
Caminar staff provides services tailored for the client’s needs, such as transportation and scheduling Local Contact: Richard Mayorga, (702) 233-9057 Clark County Social Services
Pegassist is a comprehensive patient education and support program. It provides important information about hepatitis C, treatment options and tips for daily living when you have hepatitis C. The program also provides a toll-free phone number to talk to (800) 492-3177 for rural Clark County callers only nurses—24 hours a day, 7 days a week—who will provide guidance throughout your treatment withPEGASYS alone or in combination with COPEGUS® Clark County Social Services has additional (Ribavirin, USP). This program is supported by locations, but they suggest an early arrival for “screening” to determine eligibility for MedicalAssistance Services. The information packet may be Hepatitis C Patient Assistance Program
Commitment to Care
www.accessclarkcounty.com under County Services.
The detailed packet lists items clients need to bringto their appointments. Commitment to Care is a program sponsored bySchering-Plough. It assists hepatitis C patients in Some of the services that may be provided are providing lifesaving drugs at no cost to eligible Medical Assistance, Financial Assistance, Long term individuals. These medicines include PEG-INTRON Care, Counseling, and Homeless Services, etc.
(peginterferon alfa-2b) Powder for Injection; Specialty Pharmacy Services
REBETOL (ribavirin, USP) Capsule; and INTRON A(Interferon alfa-2b, recombinant) for Injection.
Walgreens Option Care
3920 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite H
Roche Patient Assistance Foundation
Roche Patient Assistance Foundation is a program Option Care provides specialty pharmacy therapies that provides Pegasys (peginterferon alfa-2a) free to patients who lack prescription coverage and themeans to pay for the medications they need. Rochedoes not charge a co-payment and does not limit thetime a patient may receive free drug. Updated 3-4-08

Source: http://southernnevadahealthdistrict.org/download/health-topics/hep-c-patient-resources.pdf