Does medicaid help pay for chemotherapy fees?

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My sister's insurance (medicaid and medicare part D) is paying for all of her chemotherapy, surgery including mastectomy after chemo and reconstruction.

We had to battle medicare to pay for her Zofran which is about $300 for a 30 day supply. The onocologist's nurse had to fax the requests several times but were eventually approved. She received a 60 day supply of the Zofran and other meds needed to help her through chemo.

She battled nausea, loss of appetite, fatigue for about 5 days but is eating and drinking well again. She has 5 more chemo treatments and will have herceptin every 3 weeks for one year. No radiation is expected since she is having a double mastectomy after chemo. She is stage 2B.

Thank you for your answers.

(The breast surgeon and oncologist both suggested a lumpectomy instead of the mastectomy. Our mother died from complications of cancer in 1989. She had cervical cancer and the only treatment was surgery to remove the tumor and lymph nodes affected and radiation. Chemotherapy was not used because we lived in a small community with a small hospital. She died from radiation destroying her kidneys and kidney failure. The treatment was basically 1960s cancer treatment. It was outdated and chemo would have saved her life.

My sister knows the risks and is being proactive in her care. She calls it "The Jolie". In regards in Angelina Jolie's choice to have a double mastectomy as a preventive measure because of her high risk for breast cancer."