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.
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:
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.
703-549-1390
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)
877-968-7233
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
800-813-HOPE (4673)
800-227-2345
Be the Match (National Marrow Donor Program)
888-999-6743
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
800-955-4572
800-500-9976
Patient Advocate Foundation’s Colorectal CareLine
866-657-8634
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