Financial Assistance

Triage Cancer

Offers a “Toolkit” with financial assistance resources for a broad variety of expenses cancer patients often incur on their journey. This is a great place to start.

American Cancer Society

The ACS has some programs to pay for travel costs, housing, etc while under treatment. You can reach the ACS at 1-800-ACS-2345

Cancer Care

Makes some grants available and offers a list of organizations that provide financial assistance for people facing cancer.

Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition’s database

Lists organizations that provide specific financial and practical assistance for cancer patients and their loved ones.

Cancer Recovery Foundation

Provides limited financial assistance (up to $250/year) to women in active cancer treatment to help cover the cost of rent and utilities including phone bills.

Coverage for All

The mission of Coverage for All is to simplify public and private health insurance eligibility information in order to help more people access coverage.

Debt.org

Lists organizations that provide financial support for cancer treatment and medical bills, housing, and transportation assistance.

Family Reach

Provides a COVID-19 emergency relief fund for cancer patients as well as a fast-track financial assistance program.

Fiscal Tiger

Their “Affording and Paying for Healthcare Guide” covers a range of topics from medical bill basics to medical debt and resources for veterans.

The HealthWell Foundation

The HealthWell Foundation is a non-profit organization established in 2003 that is committed to addressing the needs of individuals with insurance who cannot afford their copayments, coinsurance, and premiums for important medical treatments.

Kylee’s Dancing Angels

A non-profit foundation, established in honor and memory of Kylee Brooke Webster, that provides grants to sarcoma patients who need financial support to find their “happy place.”

Lazarex Cancer Foundation

Provides financial assistance for patients faced with clinical trial expenses.

More Moments More Memories Foundation

Financial assistance for a patient and their caregiver for travel, lodging and food when they receive treatment in a clinical trial.

National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)

Offers a “Virtual Reimbursement Resource Room” to help clinicians and others that work with cancer patients mitigate reimbursement challenges.

Northwest Sarcoma Foundation

The Northwest Sarcoma Foundation offers HELP$, a need-based financial aid program for adult sarcoma patients currently undergoing treatment in the five-state region of Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho.

Patient Advocate Foundation

• Legal Counseling for Insurance and Finance Issues.
• COVID-19 help – Provides navigation assistance for programs and services to relieve financial burdens for patients in addition to a COVID-19 Co-Pay Relief Fund and a COVID-19 Care Recovery Fund.
• Co-Pay Relief Program – This program provides assistance for fees not covered by insurance and was expanded to include sarcoma patients. Patients must financially and medically qualify for the program.

The SAMFund

Provides grants to young adult cancer survivors (ages 21-39) to help cover the costs of post-treatment financial needs including medical bills, car insurance/premiums, gym memberships, continuing education, mental health expenses, and rent/mortgage payments.

Sarcoma Foundation of America

SFA’s “Jordan’s Dream Fund” helps patients defray expenses associated with participation in clinical research trials including transportation (airfare, gas, rental cars, taxi fare, parking/tolls), and lodging.

Sarcoma Patient Assistance

A non-profit organization focused on easing the financial burden of sarcoma patients at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

Team Maggie

A non-profit organization that provides financial support for fertility preservation.

Government Programs

If you are eligible for health coverage from your employer, but are unable to afford the insurance premiums, some states have premium assistance programs that can help pay for coverage.

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Useful resources to obtain financial assistance for participation in clinical research trials.

National Health Institute (NIH)

Offers a wide variety of guides and resources to manage expenses associated with medical treatment.

Social Security

If you have been diagnosed with sarcoma and are unable to work and earn a living, you may be eligible for Social Security Disability Benefits.

Pediatric Financial Assistance

The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation

Provides financial assistance to families of children with cancer.

Arielle Anacker Cancer Foundation

Financial assistance to pediatric cancer patients and their families.

Live Like Bella Childhood Cancer Foundation

Provides financial assistance to families whose children are undergoing cancer treatment to help cover expenses including co-pays, groceries, gas, utilities, etc. They also provide support and financial assistance for memorials.

National Children’s Cancer Society

Provides transportation support, emergency funds and meal assistance to families of children with cancer.

United Health Care Children’s Foundation

Provides assistance for children with medical costs that are not covered by insurance.

Prescription Costs

Partnership for Prescriptions

Several hundred drug assistance programs stand ready to offer free or low-cost drugs to patients in need. Toll Free Telephone: 1-888-477-2669.

Genentech Patient Foundation

The Genentech Patient Foundation gives free Genentech medicine to people who don’t have insurance coverage or who have financial concerns.

Ipsen Cares

Offers information regarding coverage, access, reimbursement, and support services for patients seeking help with their prescribed Ipsen medications.

Lilly Cares Foundation

Patient assistance program to help patients with financial need receive their prescribed Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) medications at no cost.

MerckHelps

Provides certain medicines and adult vaccines for free to people who do not have prescription drug or health insurance coverage and who, without assistance, cannot afford their Merck medicine and vaccines.