Does not provide direct financial assistance- We can help patients with:
Access to care
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Getting prescribed medical treatment and services
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Understanding what your health insurance covers and your options if you don’t have insurance
Paying for treatment
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Getting approvals and payments from health insurance
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Appealing insurance denials
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Applying to insurance programs, like Medicaid, Medicare, and the Health Insurance Marketplace
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Applying to programs that help pay for co-pays and insurance premiums
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Applying for free or low-cost healthcare and medicine programs
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Getting discounts or setting up payment plans
Paying for living expenses
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Applying for programs that can help pay for things like food, rent, utilities, and transportation
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Applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
Employment
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Helping you use your employee benefits, like health insurance and sick leave
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Understanding laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
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Applying for disability insurance to help with income if you can’t work, and helping you challenge disability denials if needed
Co-Pay Relief (CPR) program provides direct financial assistance for co-payments,co-insurance, or cost-sharing to qualified patients through funds dedicated to specific diseases. Funds are distributed on a first-come first served basis.
At the moment, the National Breast Cancer fund is closed however our Breast Cancer Health Equity Fund is open. The Health Equity Funds provide needed financial support to eligible patients living in the counties covered by the funds, which is verified using the zip code of the patient’s home address. All other eligibility requirements, and fund operations, are the same as our general funds.
PAF Program News & General Announcements
This may include information related to our organization structure, an annual release of reports, awards or special recognition that PAF receives, strides related to our work in healthcare advocacy, new program launches, new Co-Pay Relief disease funds or simply information related to healthcare news and insurance changes that you could benefit from.
Co-Pay Relief Program Notices
This interest area includes email notification of all new disease fund support, changes to application processes or program access, and other newsworthy items related to the Co-Pay Relief division at PAF.
Co-Pay Relief Program Fund Notices
This interest area includes email notifications of all new and current disease fund openings.