Sources of Financial Assistance

In this fact sheet, you will find several lists of financial assistance resources available to those who have been diagnosed with cancer. Please see the qualifications and eligibility guidelines for what each organization requires.

Government Assistance

Federal and state programs can provide benefits to both individuals and their families.

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Information on public assistance and food stamps.

U.S. Administration on Aging

Benefits for older adults. Eldercare Locator finds resources in your community.

800-677-1116

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

800-633-4227

Social Security Administration

800-772-1213

Pharmaceutical Patient Assistance Programs

Drug companies sometimes offer services that can help, including help with insurance repayments or discounted medicine. Contact the company that makes your prescription medication more more.

Organizations that can also help with drug-related costs include:

Medicine Assistance Tool

Needy Meds

800-503-6897

Community and General Organizations

To find local resources, check to see if there is a 211 information and referral service (www.211.org) in your area.

United Way

Catholic Charities

703-549-1390

Salvation Army

800-728-7825

Nonprofit Programs for Co-Pay Relief

Some nonprofit organizations can help with drug copayments and deductibles. Each program has their own eligibility guidelines and may only cover certain types of cancer.

CancerCare^® Co-Payment Assistance Foundation

866-55-COPAY (26729)

Good Days

877-968-7233

HealthWell Foundation

800-675-8416

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Co-Pay Assistance Program

877-557-2672

National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)

800-999-6673

Patient Access Network Foundation

866-316-7263

Patient Advocate Foundation Co-Pay Relief Program

866-512-3861

General Cancer Organizations

CancerCare

800-813-HOPE (4673)

American Cancer Society

800-227-2345

Be the Match (National Marrow Donor Program)

888-999-6743

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

800-955-4572

Lymphoma Research Foundation

800-500-9976

Patient Advocate Foundation’s Colorectal CareLine

866-657-8634

Sarcoma Alliance

415-381-7236

CancerCare’s Online Helping Hand

CancerCare’s Online Helping Hand at www.cancercare.org/helpinghand is a searchable, online database of financial and practical assistance available for people affected by cancer. This comprehensive online tool features up-to-date contact information and descriptions for hundreds of national and regional organizations offering financial help to people with cancer. You can search by diagnosis, zip code and type of assistance.

Edited by Julia Manna, LMSW