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Financial Support Information
Affording Care
429 East 52nd Street, Suite 4G
New York, NY 10022-6431
(212) 371-4740
World Wide Web: http://www.thebody.com/.../afford/affordix.html
Financial information for those with serious illness. Publishes a free newsletter, The Affording Care Bulletin.
Barbara Anne Deboer Foundation
2069 S. Busse Road
Mount Prospect, IL 60056
(800) 895-8478 or (847) 981-0130
FAX: (847) 981-1575
A national non-profit organization to assist those in need of organ transplants and other life-saving procedures in obtaining resources specific to the individual needs. The Foundation is especially concerned with those life-saving procedures not covered by insurance, and provides outreach, support, and advocacy services to patients who are affected. The foundation responds to inquiries from both patients and professionals. They offer information on funding HDC through an individual Fund-Raising Program. Help is available for planning a funding campaign, and managing the donations to insure full availability to you and full tax credit to those who donate.
Judges and Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert
Hot line for legal professionals: (212) 759-6630.
The National Insurance Consumer Helpline
Hot line: (800) 942-4242 Mon.-Fri., 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., est.
A general information source for all types of insurance-related issues, including life and health insurance.
Pharmaceutical Reimbursement Assistance Programs
U.S. Senate, Department of Aging
Majority: 202-224-5364
Minority: 202- 224-1467
World Wide Web: http://oncolink.upenn.edu/specialty/chemo/general/
Most pharmaceutical companies have programs for people who can't afford their medications to receive free drugs if they meet financial criteria. Copies of this list are available free of charge by calling the numbers above. Onc |
