Many programs provide financial assistance for treatment

Please note that FORCE does not provide financial assistance. However, we are happy to help you find resources.

Following is a list of general national financial assistance programs for people diagnosed with cancer. Additional local and state resources may be available.

• Allyson Whitney Foundation provides grants to young adults (ages 16-36) with rare cancers for medical bills, rent, utilities, car and health insurance premiums, IVF treatments, and other expenses. 
• American Cancer Society provides information and resources on finding and paying for cancer treatment.    
• Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition is a coalition of organizations that help cancer patients with financial support.
• CancerCare Co-payment Assistance helps people afford co-payments for chemotherapy and targeted therapies.
• DAM Cancer provides financial assistance to young adults (age 18-35) who have cancer.
• Family Reach provides financial assistance to families with children or young adults impacted by cancer.
• HealthWell Foundation provides coinsurance, copayment, deductible and health care premium financial assistance.
• Hill-Burton facilities provide free or reduced-cost health services not covered by a government program such as Medicare or Medicaid to those with limited income.
• Medicine Assistance Tool is a search engine that helps people learn more about the resources available through the various biopharma company programs
• Needy Meds administers prescription assistance programs to help patients with the cost of medications and other healthcare.
• Patient Access Network (PAN Foundation) helps underinsured people with life-threatening, chronic and rare diseases get needed medications and treatments.
• Patient Advocate Foundation provides copay assistance, financial aid and case management services; it also has a copay relief program for cancer genetic and genomic testing.
• Simplefill provides prescription advocate programs for over 1500 drugs. 
• The Assistance Fund helps patients and families facing high medical costs by providing assistance for copays, coinsurance, deductibles and other health-related expenses. 
• The Jonah Foundation provides financial assistance to families in need who are fighting cancer while pregnant or with young children.
   

Travel & Lodging

• ACS Hotel Lodging program provides overnight accommodations to cancer patients who must travel for outpatient treatment and need assistance with lodging.
• Air Charity Network provides free air transportation to specialized health care facilities, supporting patients who need to travel for treatment.
• Airbnb provides grant funding that provides free housing for patients traveling for cancer treatment.
• Corporate Angel Network transports cancer patients to the hospital at which they need to be in order to receive a specialized form of treatment. 
• Hope Lodge offers cancer patients and their caregivers a free place to stay when their best hope for effective treatment may be in another city. 
• Joe’s House is a nonprofit organization that helps cancer patients and their families find a discounted place to stay when traveling away from home for medical treatment.
• Mercy Medical Angels assists in paying for short- and long-distance travel for those that need treatment/participating in a clinical trial.
• Road to Recovery has several transportation assistance programs across the U.S. and supports patients who need travel assistance for treatment.