Resources waiting to Assist You!
Help with financial and legal concerns:
U S Social Security Administration (SSA)
(800) 772-1213
Those disabled for six months or longer may be entitled to disability benefits and to Medicare.
Social Security has a good Website for Disability Retirement:
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
(800) Medicare (633-4227)
Contact the CMS and SSA to find out if you may be eligible for government healthcare programs.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
National contact Center (800)669-4000
The government agency oversees the enforcement of laws protecting with disabilities (advance breast cancer is generally considered a disability under the law)
Needymeds
Most pharmaceutical companies have programs for people who can?t afford their medications to receive free drugs if they meet financial criteria.
Partnership for Prescription Assistance
The new Partnership for Prescription Assistance brings together US pharmaceutical companies, doctors, other healthcare providers patient advocacy organizations and community groups to help qualifying patient who lack prescription coverage get the medicines they need through the public or private program that?s right for them.
Co-Pay Relief Patient Assistance Program
Patient Advocate Foundation?s Co-Pay Relief (PAF CPR) provides copayment assistance for pharmaceutical products to insure Americans who financially and medically qualify.
National Breast Cancer Coalition and Fund (NBCCF)
(800)622-2838
This advocacy group offers a very helpful guide to finding affordable care called:? Guide to Quality Breast Cancer Care.
Angel Flight America
(800)446-1231
Corporate Angel Network
(866)328-1313
These two organizations fly qualified patients to treatment sites, free, using empty seats on corporate flights.
Cancer Care Assist
(800)813-4673
Email: info@cancercare.org
CancerCare is an organization for people with all types of cancer, and the CancerCare Assist program specifically helps with financial issues.
Patient Advocate Foundation
(800)532-5274
Patient Advocate Foundation offers assistance to patients with specific issues they are facing with their insurer, employer and/or creditor regarding insurance, job retention and/or debt crisis matters.
Making Memories
An organization that provides the opportunity for advanced breast cancer patients to fulfill a dream or wish
Online Support
A website created by breast cancer advocate and author Musa Mayer, offering resource information for people living with breast cancer.
A website devoted entirely to women with advanced disease and offering listservs, where you can sign up for free to share information and support.
www.breastcancer.org/support.html
Discussion board for women with recurrence/metastatic disease.
CLUB-METS-BC Mailing List
Mailing list for metastatic breast cancer patients and caregivers only.
IBC Support Mailing List and web page
Mailing list for inflammatory breast cancer support and information.
Young Survival Coalition Bulletin Board
(877)YSC-1011
Support for young women and metastatic disease.
FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered
Support for women and families who may have a BRCA mutation that increases the risk for developing breast cancer.
Sisters Network® Inc.
(866)781-1808
Our national African-American breast cancer survivorship organization