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-One of the [[home:starting:prempchecklist|prerequisites for starting]] on the Marshall Protocol (MP), a treatment that generally lasts for many years, is the money and/or insurance necessary to pay for certain basic expenses. These expenses include clinic visits, laboratory tests, medications, and special protective sunglasses. Some of these costs are fully or partially covered by insurance. Patients can check their coverage before agreeing to a visit, test or medication so that they are aware of the potential cost. In the United States, insurance coverage varies widely. Patients usually obtain full insurance coverage for the Protocol. The support given on the MP study site is free. +One of the [[home:starting:prempchecklist|prerequisites for starting]] on the Marshall Protocol (MP), a treatment that generally lasts for many years, is the money and/or insurance necessary to pay for certain basic expenses. These expenses include clinic visits, laboratory tests, medications, and special protective sunglasses. Some of these costs are fully or partially covered by insurance. Patients can check their coverage before agreeing to a visit, test or medication so that they are aware of the potential cost. In the United States, insurance coverage varies widely. Patients usually obtain full insurance coverage for the Protocol.\\ In Australia, cost is modest for those with a pension or Health Benefit card, but the doctor must be prepared to make a case as to why a particular patient requires frequent dosing of Olmesartan.\\  The support given on the MP study site is free. 
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 ===== Visits to a physician ===== ===== Visits to a physician =====
  
-<relatedarticle> [[home:starting:physician|Working with a Marshall Protocol physician]] </article>+<relatedarticle> [[home:starting:physician|Working with a physician]] </article>
  
 To do the MP, patients require a licensed physician, whose responsibility it is to monitor progress and prescribe the necessary medications. This cost of the physician depends on a couple factors: To do the MP, patients require a licensed physician, whose responsibility it is to monitor progress and prescribe the necessary medications. This cost of the physician depends on a couple factors:
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-Four (or more) times every day, MP patients take 40mg doses of olmesartan (Benicar), a medication for which there is no substitute. Patients can use the generic form (olmesartan medoxomil) or the brand name (Benicar). For patients who must buy olmesartan out of pocket, [[home:mp:olmesartan:buying#sources_of_olmesartan|online discount pharmacies]] sell a month's worth of generic olmesartan for around $80 or less.+Four (or more) times every day, MP patients take 40mg doses of **Olmesartan medoxomil (Benicar), a medication for which there is no substitute.** Patients can use the generic form (olmesartan medoxomil) or the brand name (Benicar). For patients who must buy olmesartan out of pocket, [[home:mp:olmesartan:buying#sources_of_olmesartan|online discount pharmacies]] sell a month's worth of generic olmesartan for around $80 or less.
  
 Patients who have a medication benefit to their [[home:mp:insurance|insurance coverage]], including Medicare and Medicaid, may have to file an appeal to obtain full coverage of the recommended dose of olmesartan. If any problems are encountered, patients //usually// win on appeal of their claims, unless their insurance policy specifically states that off-label use of medications is prohibited. Patients who have a medication benefit to their [[home:mp:insurance|insurance coverage]], including Medicare and Medicaid, may have to file an appeal to obtain full coverage of the recommended dose of olmesartan. If any problems are encountered, patients //usually// win on appeal of their claims, unless their insurance policy specifically states that off-label use of medications is prohibited.
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