Real stories: Drug Installment eases the financial strain of early-stage lung cancer treatment

Health challenges strike without warning, and major illnesses such as early-stage lung cancer often bring a heavy financial burden. Taiwan's first-of-its-kind "Drug Installment" program — installment payment plans for prescription drugs — is changing the outlook for these families, offering cancer patients and their loved ones a more manageable financial solution.

Real story one: easing an early-stage lung cancer family's burden with Drug Installment

When someone in the family falls ill, emotional and financial pressure bears down on every family member at once. Today we share a true story of how the Drug Installment service lightened one family's load.
A mother had just undergone lung cancer surgery and needed post-operative adjuvant therapy — which meant spending more than NT$100,000 on medication every one to two months. Fortunately, her daughter, who had recently started a business, discovered the Drug Installment service. The daughter is a well-paid professional who runs a company together with her husband. For her, the service offered two major advantages:

. No fees or interest: patients or family members can buy medication at partner pharmacies and pay for each box in 10 installments.

. Cash flow management:with monthly drug costs lowered in the early installment period, the daughter and her family could put the freed-up cash toward reserves for their business.

Even more reassuring, the plan includes a long-term risk clause — a debt waiver provided by the drug's manufacturer — giving burdened families an extra layer of protection. Even in the face of unavoidable major medical expenses, we work to find every possible patient support method and solution to manage financial pressure more effectively. Drug Installment is one of our innovative patient support options.

Real story two: Drug Installment catches life's unplanned health surprises — a retired couple faces early-stage lung cancer with ease

A retired civil servant and his wife, a former entrepreneur. Retirement should have been peaceful, but the husband was diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer and needed further adjuvant therapy to reduce the risk of recurrence — at a cost of NT$100,000 in medication every month, a heavy burden.

Retirement does not mean the planning stops — they had ample savings, but to keep tighter control of their cash flow, they chose Drug Installment.

The wife shared candidly: "Using Drug Installment immediately eased our financial pressure. In the early months we only had to pay part of the drug cost — entirely coverable by my husband's pension, without touching our savings." And with no added interest or handling fees. When life takes a turn, the true wisdom of retirement lies in adapting flexibly!

Drug Installment is more than a payment method — it is an innovative service that brings ease and peace of mind. For patients at the peak of their careers or enjoying retirement, it opens a door to treatment while protecting their financial health. Focus on treatment, and let Drug Installment be the ideal companion on the road to fighting cancer. Click the link now to learn more about the benefits of Drug Installment!

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David Chen, Business Development Project Manager, CareCompanion Life Co., Ltd.