thanks christine, yes I wish medicare was an option as well...i DO know that he makes too much for medicaid, that is what they have been pushing for him to fill out but they agree he makes too much and I gave them a low ballpark figure....so are u thinking there is a no copay discount? they have not said anything about that..will have to look into...he has a post treatment PET SCAN july 25 so we are hoping for some answers there such as prognosis, etc..since we have not gotten any of that..very frustrating, they just say take one day at a time...and the encologist told the nurse he needs to be in a nursing home, he has not mentioned HOSPICE but I do know this dr is very agressive and usually calls hospice the week of someone dying.........we do not want to wait that long.........