Financial Assistance
Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition is a coalition of organizations helping cancer patients manage their financial challenges.
Contact: contact@cancerfac.org
Chronic Disease Fund (aka Good Days) provides assistance to patients with ankylosing spondylitis, asthma, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, growth hormone deficiency, multiple myeloma, multiple sclerosis, myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), non-small cell lung cancer, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Contact: 1 (877) 968-7233
Healthwell Foundation provides assistance to patients with acute porphyrias, anemia with chronic renal insufficiency, chemotherapy induced anemia, chemotherapy induced neutropenia, colorectal carcinoma, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, head and neck cancer, hodgkins disease, immunosuppresive treatment for solid organ transplant recipients, iron overload as a result of blood transfusions, multiple myeloma, moderate to severe asthma, myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), non-hodgkins lymphoma, non-small cell lung cancer, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, secondary hyperparathyroidism and Wilm's tumor.
Contact: 1 (800) 675-8416
Patient Access Network Foundation provides assistance to patients with age-related macular degeneration, anemia, ankylosing spondylitis, breast cancer, chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, Chron's disease, colorectal cancer, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, cystic fibrosis, Gaucher disease, growth hormone deficiency, multiple myeloma, multiple sclerosis, myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), non-hodgkins lymphoma, non-small cell lung cancer, oncology cytoprotection, pancreatic cancer, plaque psoriasis, respiratory syncytial virus & rheumatoid arthritis.
Contact: 1 (866) 316-7263
Patient Advocate Foundation is a national non-profit organization that serves as liaison between the patient and insurer, employer and/or creditors to resolve insurance, job retention and debt crisis matters in relation to their diagnosis.
Contact: 1 (800) 532-5274
Patient Services Incorporated (PSI) is a national non-profit organization that specializes in health care insurance premium, co-payment and waiver assistance for people with chronic medical illnesses. It assists patients with acromegaly disorder, alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency, bone disease, chronic myeloid leukemia, chronic myelocytic leukemia, Fabry disease, gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), growth hormone deficiency, hemophilia, hepatitis C, MPS-1-Hurler/Scheie, primary immune deficiency & solid organ transplant anti-rejection therapy.
Contact: 1 (800) 366-7741
National Organization of Rare Diseases provides assistance to patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), advanced renal cell carcinoma, chronic plaque psoriasis (CPP), hodgkins lymphoma, mucoploysacchridoses type VI, multiple myeloma, multiple sclerosis (MS) and renal disease.
Contact: 1 (800) 999-6673
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Patient Financial Aid provide financial assistance to patients with leukemia, myeloma, hodgkins and non-hodgkins lymphoma of up to $500 per year for treatment, transportation and procedures through your local chapter.
Contact: (310) 216-7600
Medical Assistance
NeedyMeds provides list of medications available at a discount. Provides manufacturer contact information.
Injured Call Today provides patient assistance with the enrollment process in drug assistance programs.
Partnership for Prescription Assistance helps qualified patients who lack prescription coverage find private or public programs that can help them obtain the medicines they need.
Patient Assistance Program Center (RxAssist) provides access to pharmaceutical companies' patient assistance programs.
Medicare.gov is the official website for Medicare and contains all information on public and private programs for discounted medications.
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) is a directory of prescription drug assistance programs
Other Resources
Courtesy of the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC), please click here to view a comprehensive list of assistance programs for patients undergoing cancer treatment.