Find the enrollment forms you'll need to help patients access HEMLIBRA after it's been prescribed, including for coverage, reimbursement and financial assistance services. There are also tips for composing a letter of medical necessity and appeal letter.
To learn more about the resources available to help your practice, including information on benefits investigations and prior authorizations, go to Helpful Resources for Your Practice.
HEMLIBRA Access Solutions can help your patients better understand their coverage, find financial assistance options, learn how to get HEMLIBRA, understand which specialty pharmacy their health insurance plan requires, reverify coverage if needed and enroll in additional support options in the event of a coverage delay.
This form is used to collect the patient’s health insurance and treatment information for enrollment in HEMLIBRA Access Solutions.
This form is signed and dated by your patient, giving written permission for HEMLIBRA Access Solutions to discuss their health information with you and the patient's health insurance plan.
The Genentech Patient Foundation provides free HEMLIBRA to people who don’t have insurance coverage or who have financial concerns and meet eligibility criteria.
The following forms are needed for applying for assistance from the Genentech Patient Foundation. Learn more about the Genentech Patient Foundation and other resources programs.
Includes patient, insurance and prescription information. Page two must be completed and submitted by the prescriber.
This form is signed and dated by your patient, giving written permission for HEMLIBRA Access Solutions to discuss their health information with you and the patient's health insurance plan.
This guide provides tips to help you draft a letter of medical necessity. A sample letter is also included for your reference.
This guide provides tips to help you draft an appeal letter. A sample letter is also included for your reference.
Use the links below to find additional information to enclose in your letter of medical necessity or appeal letter:
Data on file. Genentech, Inc.
Data on file. Genentech, Inc.
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National Hemophilia Foundation. MASAC update on the approval and availability of the new treatment: Emicizumab (HEMLIBRA), for persons with hemophilia A with inhibitors to factor VIII: Interim guidance on acute bleed management and use of laboratory assays. November 24, 2017; New York, NY.
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Jiménez-Yuste V, Klamroth R, Castaman G, et al. Second interim analysis results from the STASEY trial: a single-arm, multicenter, open-label, phase III clinical trial to evaluate the safety and tolerability of emicizumab prophylaxis in people with hemophilia A (PwHA) with FVIII inhibitors. Poster presented at: International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2020 Virtual Congress; July 12–14, 2020.
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National Hemophilia Foundation. Recommendation on the use and management of emicizumab-kxwh (HEMLIBRA®) for hemophilia A with and without inhibitors. December 6, 2018; New York, NY.
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FDA approves Genentech’s HEMLIBRA (emicizumab-kxwh) for hemophilia A without factor VIII inhibitors. [press release]. South San Francisco, CA: Genentech; October 4, 2018.
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Hoffmann-La Roche. A study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of emicizumab given every 4 weeks in participants with hemophilia A (HAVEN 4). https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03020160. NLM identifier: NCT03020160. Accessed August 25, 2020.
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HEMLIBRA Summary of Product Characteristics. Roche Registration Limited; 2019.
HEMLIBRA Summary of Product Characteristics. Roche Registration Limited; 2019.
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