FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
For many people undergoing treatment for breast cancer, paying for care can be a major cause of stress. Every treatment, doctor’s appointment, hospital stay, and procedure adds up, even if you have good health insurance coverage — and if you don’t have insurance, or your insurance doesn’t cover much, paying medical and everyday bills can sometimes seem impossible. Below is a list of organizations that offer financial assistance for women with cancer.
305 Pink Pack
305 Pink Pack provides vital direct and support services to women in cancer treatment in South Florida, at no cost, allowing members to focus on healing and spend more time with their families.
American Breast Cancer Foundation Breast Cancer Assistance Program
(844) 219-2223
The ABCF National Breast Cancer Assistance Program helps uninsured or underinsured people gain access to diagnostic tests and screenings, regardless of age, race, or gender.
Bringing Hope Home
(484) 580-8395
Bringing Hope Home gives financial and emotional support to families facing cancer. Through its Light of Hope Family Grant Program, the organization offers a one-time grant to pay essential household bills for families affected by cancer in the Greater Philadelphia Area.
CancerCare
(800) 813-4673 (800-813-HOPE)
CancerCare offers counseling, case management, financial assistance, support groups, educational programs, and publications for anyone living with cancer. Oncology social workers and cancer experts provide CancerCare services.
Family Reach Financial Treatment Program
(857) 233-2764 (Boston, MA)
(973) 394-1411 (Parsippany, NJ)
Family Reach’s Financial Treatment Program offers financial help to people diagnosed with cancer based on their individual situations. The program is open to people who are U.S. citizens in active cancer treatment or within 1 year of completing treatment.
Forward4Tobi
(847) 894-6650
The Forward4Tobi Foundation helps people with breast cancer and their families pay for medical, childcare, or other daily expenses. Forward4Tobi currently works with two medical centers in the United States: NorthShore University Health Systems in Evanston, IL and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA.
HealthWell Foundation
(800) 675-8416
The HealthWell Foundation provides financial help with treatment-related costs, including the cost of supplies, medicine, surgeries, and travel.
(203) 812-0549
Infinite Strength provides six months of financial support to underrepresented/underserved single mothers living with Metastatic Breast Cancer (Stage IV) in order for them to have a better quality of life. Qualified applicants must be single mothers who have children under the age of 18 living with them (whom they are financially responsible for) and they must be 200% of the federal poverty level.
Nancy’s List
Nancy@NancysList.org
There are many resources to help cancer patients with living expenses, food, dental and vision care, home health and caregiving, transportation and travel, and wonderful wish fulfillment organizations.
National Cancer Assistance Foundation
(866) 413-5789
The National Cancer Assistance Foundation provides a Breast Cancer Assistance Fund for women diagnosed with breast cancer and in need of emotional or financial support.
PAN Foundation
(866) 316-7263 (866-316-PANF)
PAN (Patient Access Network) Foundation offers financial assistance to people who cannot afford treatment-related out-of-pocket costs. People who need assistance can complete an online application to learn more about eligibility and available funds.
Partners in Care
(888) 850-1622
Partners in Care provides people within 6 months of a cancer diagnosis financial assistance for incidental expenses including temporary lodging, transportation, medical supplies, groceries, and screenings. Assistance is available for people receiving treatment in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Washington state, and West Virginia.
Patient Advocate Foundation
(866) 532-5274
The Patient Advocate Foundation’s Co-Pay Relief Program helps insured people with cancer afford their out-of-pocket expenses for prescriptions and treatments. PAF pays co-pays, co-insurance, and deductibles for eligible patients.
The Pink Fund
(877) 234-7465 (877-234-PINK)
The Pink Fund gives short-term financial aid to people with breast cancer who are in active treatment. The Pink Fund makes direct bill payments for health insurance premiums and non-medical bill payments such as mortgage or rent, utilities, car payments, and car insurance.
RemediChain
(833) 999-1003
RemediChain can legally accept chemotherapy and some specialty medications for donation that are foil sealed, unexpired, and in manufacturer packaging. RemediChain can then donate the medications to patients in need at no cost to them.