Financial Help for Cancer Patients
Funding Sources
Patient Access Network Foundation Patient’s income must fall below 500% of the Federal Poverty Level. The Patient Access Network Foundation (866-316-7263) assists patients with out-of-pocket costs associated with their treatment.
Healthwell Foundation HealthWell assists individuals with incomes up to 400-500% of the Federal Poverty Level. The HealthWell Foundation (800-675-8416) provides financial assistance to cover copayments, premiums, and deductibles for certain medications and therapies.
Patient Advocate Foundation Patient's income must fall below 400% of the Federal Poverty Guideline with consideration of the Cost of Living Index (COLI) and the number in the household. The Patient Advocate Foundation (800-532-5274 or www.patientadvocate.org) provides education, legal counseling, and referrals for people with cancer who need assistance managing insurance, financial, debt crisis, and job-discrimination issues.
Federal Poverty Level 48 Contiguous States for 2015
Persons In Family |
Poverty Level |
400% X Poverty Level |
500% X Poverty Level |
1 |
11,770 |
47,080 |
58,850 |
2 |
15,930 |
63,720 |
79,650 |
3 |
20,090 |
80,360 |
100,450 |
4 |
24,250 |
97,000 |
121,250 |
5 |
28,410 |
113,640 |
142,050 |
6 |
32,570 |
130,280 |
162,850 |
Wisconsin SHIP (State Health Insurance Assistance Program) information (PDF)
Resources
Drug Reimbursement Information and Assistance (from the International Myeloma Foundation)
The Philadelphia Inquirer recently had an article
titled “Finding Help for the High Costs of Cancer Care.” The following
resources are from that article.
Please be careful filling out any application forms. This Website does not
provide guarantees for any funding.
Cancer.net maintains a list of organizations that help patients financially (www.cancer.net).
The Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition (www.cancerfac.org) is a group of national organizations that provide financial help.
The nonprofit CancerCare provides limited financial assistance to people affected by cancer (www.cancercare.org). It also has a foundation to help fund copays, the CancerCare Patient Assistance Foundation (call 866-552-6729 or visit online at www.cancercarecopay.org).
Partnership for Prescription Assistance (888-477-2669) helps qualifying patients who lack prescription-drug coverage obtain the medications they need.
Needy Meds (www.needymeds.org or 800-503-6897) offers information on companies assisting those who can't afford medication.
Patient Services Inc. (800-366-7741 or www.patientservicesinc.org) assists with insurance premiums and copayments for people with chronic diseases.
RxHope.com (877-267-0517 or www.rxhope.com) helps patients obtain free or low-cost prescription medications.
The Assist Fund (855-845-3663 or www.assistfund.org) provides financial support to chronically ill patients with high-cost medications.
Multiple Myeloma Clinical Trials