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Please click below on any of the following links for financial and legal assistance resources and guides: 

 

Organizations, Programs, & Websites

  1. CancerCare Co-Payment Assistance Foundation (Tel: 866-55-COPAY)

  2. Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition 

  3. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Tel: 800-633-4227)

  4. Coverageforall.org (Foundation for Health Coverage Education)

  5. Disability Benefits Center

  6. Financial Assistance Program (CancerCare)

  7. HealthCare.gov (Tel: 800-318-2596)

  8. HealthWell Foundation (Tel: 800-675-8416)

  9. Medicare.gov

  10. NeedyMeds (Tel: 800-503-6897)

  11. Partnership for Prescription Assistance (Tel: 888-477-2669)

  12. Patient Access Network Foundation (Tel: 866-316-7283)

  13. Patient Advocate Foundation (Tel: 800-532-5274)

  14. Patient Assistance NOW Oncology (Novartis Pharmaceuticals) (Tel: 1-800-282-7630)

  15. Patient Services, Inc. (Tel: 1-800-366-7741)

  16. The Co-Pay Relief Program (Patient Advocate Foundation)

 

Financial Resources Web Pages

  1. Coping with the cost of cancer treatment—where to find financial help (Navigating Lung Cancer)

  2. Financial Assistance (lungcancer.org)

  3. Financial Considerations (Cancer.Net)

  4. Financial Help for Cancer Patients (Navigating Lung Cancer)

  5. Financial Resources (Cancer.net)

  6. Financial and Other Resources (GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer, formerly Lung Cancer Alliance)

  7. Helping You Understand Health Insurance (CancerCompass)

  8. Apply for Assistance (PAN Foundation) (Tel: 1-866-316-7263)

  9. Sources of Financial Assistance (CancerCare)

  10. Managing Finances and Covering the Mortgage During Cancer Treatment (moneygeek.com)

 

Financial Booklets & Fact Sheets

  1. Advanced Illness: Financial Guidance for Cancer Survivors and Their Families Booklet (American Cancer Society)

  2. A Helping Hand: The Resource Guide for People with Cancer (CancerCare

  3. Cancer and Your Finances: A guide for people with cancer, their families and friends (Cancer Council NSW)

  4. Coping with Cancer when You're Uninsured (CancerCare)

  5. Finding Resources in Your Community (CancerCare)

  6. Frankly Speaking About Lung Cancer: Coping with the Cost of Care (Cancer Support Community)

  7. Health Insurance and Financial Assistance for the Cancer Patient (American Cancer Society)

  8. How to Find a Financial Professional Sensitive to Cancer Issues: Financial Guidance for Cancer Survivors and Their Families (National Endowment for Financial Education & American Cancer Society)

  9. Managing the Cost of Cancer Care: Practical Guidance for Patients and Families (Cancer.net)

  10. Sources of Financial Assistance (CancerCare)

  11. Transportation Resources (CancerCare)

 

Housing/Lodging

  1. American Cancer Society's Hope Lodge (Tel: 800-ACS-2345)

  2. American Cancer Soceity Patient Loding Programs

  3. Healthcare Hospitality Network, Inc (Tel: 1-800-542-9730)

  4. Joe's House (Tel: 877-563-7468, Email: info@joeshouse.org)

  5. Lodging (Lungcancer.org)

  6. United Way (Tel: 703-836-7112)

 

 rxxPrescription Expenses & Co-Pay Assistance

  1. 2020 Patient Guide to Cancer Support Services (CONQUER)

  2. Need Help Paying for Your Prescriptions?: 3-Step Guide to Affording Your Medications (Coverageforall.org)

  3. NeedyMeds (Tel: 800-503-6897)

  4. Partnership for Prescription Assistance (Tel: 888-477-2669)

  5. Patient Access Network Foundation (Tel: 866-316-7283)

  6. Pfizer Rx Pathways (Tel: 1-844-989-PATH (7284))

  7. RxAssist 

  8. RxHope (Tel: 877-267-0517)

  9. RxOutreach (Tel: 888-796-1234)

  10. RxResource (Tel: 800-997-7739)

  11. The Assistance Fund (Tel: 855-845-3663)

  12. The Rx Helper (Tel: 888-233-4303)

  13. Together Rx Access (Tel: 800-444-4106)

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Transportation

  1. Financial Assistance for Transportation (OncoLink)

  2. LifeLine Pilots (Tel: 1-800-822-7972) 

  3. National Patient Travel Center (Tel: 1-800-296-1217)

  4. Road to Recovery (American Cancer Society) (Tel: 1-800-227-2345)

  5. Transportation Resources (lungcancer.org)

 

Other:

  1. Cancer Insurance Checklist (cancerinsurancechecklist.org)
  2. John Atkinson Lung Cancer Foundation (offers college scholarships to those whose parents have been diagnosed with lung cancer)

 

Video Library

  1. Navigating Challenges: Managing the Cost of Your Cancer Care (Cancer.net)

 

Podcast

  1. Understanding the Costs Related to Cancer Care (Cancer.Net)

 

 

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