Does Medicare Approve Clinical Trial Prescription Drug Programs?

Toni:

I turn 65 in May and am covered by my wife’s employer group health insurance. I am fighting stage 3 kidney cancer and the prognosis is good since I am participating in a clinical trial for a new cancer medication that costs over $18,000 per month. With this clinical trial, I am paying $0 for a medication that is curing my cancer.

I am not planning to enroll in Medicare until my wife retires when she turns 65. I am concerned about Medicare’s famous donut hole and…