Financial Assistance
Lymphoma Research Foundation
(310) 204-7040
(800) 500-9976
E-mail: helpline@lymphoma.org
Website: www.lymphoma.org
LRF offers a limited financial assistance program for uninsured and underinsured lymphoma patients undergoing treatment. LRF may be able to pay a portion of patients' medical bills to the doctor or hospital. -See Lymphoma Organizations for complete listing.
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The Bone Marrow Foundation
(800) 365-1336
Website: www.bonemarrow.org
The Bone Marrow Foundation's Patient Aid Program covers the cost of donor searches, compatibility testing, bone marrow procurement, medication, transportation, housing expenses and many other ancillary costs associated with a transplant. -See Transplant Information & Support section for complete listing.
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CancerCare
(800) 813-HOPE
Website: www.cancercare.org
Financial assistance is available for transportation, homecare and childcare.
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Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition
Website: www.cancerfac.org
CFAC is a coalition of financial assistance organizations that have joined forces to help cancer patientes experience better health and well-being by limiting financial challenges. CFAC has developed a searchable, user-friendly database of financial resources for cancer patients.
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Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
(800) 366-2223
Website: www.candlelighters.org
Emergency funding and transportation are among the services provided.
-See Childhood Cancer section for complete listing
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Department of Social Services
Check your local telephone listings for a contact number. Information for Medicaid and the Public Assistance Program are provided. Medicaid provides health insurance for elderly, blind or disabled people with low incomes, and for children within certain family income guidelines. Public assistance programs serve people in urgent or temporary need of food, housing, prescription drugs and other medical expenses. Cash assistance, housing and childcare vouchers, as well as food stamps are available to eligible individuals and families.
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Department of Veteran Affairs
(877) 222-8387
Website: www.va.gov
Eligible veterans and their dependents may receive cancer treatment at a Veterans Administration Medical Center.
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Healthwell Foundation
(800) 675-8416
Website: www.healthwellfoundation.org
A non-profit organization established to address the needs of individuals who cannot afford their insurance co-payments, premiums, co-insurance or other out of pocket healthcare costs.
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Hill-Burton Free Hospital Care
Division of Facilities Compliance and Recovery
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 10-105
Rockville, MD 20857
(800) 638-0742
Website: www.hrsa.gov/hillburton
E-mail: dfcrcomm@hrsa.gov
The Division of Facilities Compliance and Recovery monitor's facilities nationwide that receive federal funds under the Hill-Burton Program for modernization/construction, and in return are required to provide a specific amount of free or reduced-cost health care to people who are unable to pay. This office provides information to the public on the location of these facilities and income eligibility criteria.
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National Foundation of Transplants (NFT)
(800) 489-3863
Website: www.transplants.org
NFT assists patients, their families and friends in raising significant amounts of money for the patient's transplant care when there is no public or private insurance that will cover all the costs. -See Transplant Information & Support section for complete listing.
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National Transplant Assistance Fund (NTAF)
Radnor Financial Center, Ste. F-120
150 N. Radnor Chester Road
Radnor, PA 19087
(610) 535-6105
(800) 642-8399
(610) 353-1616 fax
E-mail: NTAF@transplantfund.org
Website: www.transplantfund.org
NTAF is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing fundraising assistance to families incurring financial challenges due to an organ/tissue transplant and to promoting organ donor awareness. NTAF also provides a newsletter, New Start News.
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Partnership for Prescription Assistance
(888) 477-2669
Website: www.pparx.org
The Partnership for Prescription Assistance offers a single point of access to more than 475 public and private patient assistance programs, including more than 150 programs offered by pharmaceutical companies. Patients can be screened for eligibility and begin enrollment applications for medication assistance programs by calling the phone number or visiting the website.
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Patient Access Network
(866) 316-PANF (7263)
Website: www.patientaccessnetwork.org
The Patient Access Network Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the needs of patients that cannot access the treatments they need due to out-of-pocket health care costs.
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Patient Advocate Foundation
421 Butler Farm Road
Hampton, VA 23666
(866) 532-5274 co-pay relief program (866) 512-3861
E-mail: help@patientadvocate.org
Website: www.patientadvocate.org
The Patient Advocate Foundation is a national non-profit organization that serves as an active liaison between the patient and their insurer, employer or creditors to resolve insurance, job discrimination or debt crisis matters related to their diagnosis through case managers, doctors and attorneys. A special program offers financial assistance to lymphoma patients who need help with co-pays for drugs that treat lymphoma, anemia (low red blood cell counts) and neutropenia (low white blood cell counts). Call Counselors assist patients with the application process. Patients may receive up to $4,000 per year. Funds are limited and become available on the first of each month, so patients applying at this time have the best chance of receiving help. Patients may be reimbursed for previous expenses up to one year from grant award date.
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Social Security Administration (SSA)
Office of Publication Inquiries
Windsor Park Building
6401 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21235-6401
(800) 772-1213
Website: www.ssa.gov
SSA is a government agency that oversees the Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicare programs. Social Security provides a monthly income for eligible elderly and disabled individuals. SSI supplements Social Security payments for individuals who have certain income and resource levels. Medicare is a federal heath insurance program for those who are 65 or older, people of any age with permanent kidney failure, and disabled people under age 65 who have received Social Security payments for at least 24 months. Contact the SSA to get information on eligibility and coverage and to find out how to apply to any of these programs.
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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
(800) 955-4572
Website: www.leukemia-lymphoma.org
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) offers a limited amount of financial assistance to help individuals with significant financial need who are under a doctor's care for a confirmed blood cancer diagnosis. Reimbursement are processed through your local chapter and payments are issued directly to you. LLS also offers a Co-Pay Assistance Program. Please contact LLS for further detailed information regarding their programs.
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United Way of America
Website: http://national.unitedway.org/myuw
The United Way of America offers local toll-free information lines linking people to community resources and services, such as emergency housing and food assistance.
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