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Financial support when fighting cancer
Last update:
12/28/2009 |
TOPICS
Resources
| Insurance
| Drug Payment Support | Travel
for Treatment
Resources and
general guidance
for patients with cancer who need financial assistance.
"Cancer can have a devastating
financial impact on survivors and their families. Two types of
expenses are associated with cancer care: 1) direct medical costs and
2) related non-medical expenses such as travel to and from treatment,
child care, housekeeping assistance, and home care products."
NCCS
Step one: Go to your local hospital and contact a social worker!
Step two: Contact one or more of the organizations listed below.
Co-Pay
Relief Program (CPR) Foundation Beginning Feb. 1, 2006
The CPR will provide direct financial support to those insured
patients, including new Medicare part D beneficiaries, diagnosed with
Lymphoma. Patients must financially and medically qualify to
access co-payment assistance. toll-free at 866-512-3861
Resources
Organizations that can help you solve financial problems related to
treatment
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Financial Resources for People with Cancer
Cancer.gov
Cancer Treatment | Practical Needs | Other Resources
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American Cancer
Society
Telephone: (800) 227–2345
(800) ACS–2345
www.cancer.org |
Cancer Care, Inc.
275 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10001
(800) 813-HOPE (4673)
www.cancercare.org
Financial Help Resource:
Cancercare.org/pdf/
financial pdf
Entitlements Resource:
Cancercare.org
entitlements.pdf
Sources of financial assistance:
Cancercare.org
Financial_Sources.pdf
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Cancer
for College
Awards college scholarships to cancer
survivors
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National Association
of Community Health Centers, Inc.
1330 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Suite 122
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 659-8008
nachc.com |
Needy Meds
(334) 662-0023
Needymeds.com |
NCI’s Cancer
Information Services
Financial
Resources for People With Cancer Cancer.gov
(800) 4-CANCER (422-6237)
www.nci.nih.gov
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| Leukemia and
Lymphoma Society
(800) 955–4572
Leukemia.org
CO-PAY assistance
program
LLS.org/copay
| (877) 557-2672
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Patient
Aid Grant Program Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF)
"LRF's Patient Aid Program provides
grants of up to $500, to be used within six months, for
quality of life expenses during treatment. Patients can
be reimbursed for child care, travel-related costs incurred
while obtaining treatment, medical aids and devices, education
and support meetings, and cosmetic aids and hygiene products
not covered by insurance. Patients who are U.S.
citizens, currently receiving treatment for lymphoma, in
financial need, may apply. If you have questions or would like
an application to be mailed to you, please provide a complete
mailing address. Please contact LRF at (800) 500-9976 or
email" Helpline. |
Patient Advocate
Foundation
Co-Pay
Relief Program (CPR) Foundation Beginning Feb. 1, 2006,
The CPR will provide direct financial support to those insured
patients, including new Medicare part D beneficiaries,
diagnosed with Lymphoma. Patients must financially and
medically qualify to access co-payment assistance.
toll-free at 866-512-3861
Search: patientadvocate.org
E-mail help@patientadvocate.org.
Phone: (800) 532-5274
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| Department of
Veterans Affairs
Department of Federal Benefits for Veterans
and Dependants
(800) 827-1000
The Uniform Benefits Package
Enrollment Service Center
(877) 222-VETS (8387)
VA.gov
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Social Security
Administration (SSA)
Telephone: (800) 772–1213
TTY (for deaf and hard of hearing callers):
(800) 325–0778
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Travel
for Treatment |
| Health Care
Options for Uninsured Patients in Pennsylvania Healthassociates.com |
Family and
Medical Leave ACT
to take medical leave when the employee is
unable to work because of a serious health condition.
Website
| Fact
sheet
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Disability Rights Legal Center
provides free and confidential information
and resources on cancer-related legal issues to people with
cancer, their families, friends, employers, health care
professionals, and others coping with cancer
CRLC
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