​Financial Relief:

​​Accessia Health:

• We offer financial assistance for health insurance premiums, medication copayments, travel, and other essential medical expenses to individuals of all ages with qualifying household income and diagnosed chronic medical conditions.​

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Blood Cancer United:

• Multiple financial support services are available.

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Bone Marrow & Cancer Foundation (BMCF):

• Our mission is to match all cancer and transplant patients with the services they need, including doctor and hospital referrals, mental health support, housing, financial assistance, and peer support. We are here to help those facing any cancer make effective treatment decisions from diagnosis to survivorship.

 

CancerCare Financial Assistance and Resources:

• We offer limited financial assistance for cancer-related costs and co-pays, and our professional oncology social workers can help you find additional resources

 

EPIC Through NY:

• Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) Program

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FundFinder:

• FundFinder helps you quickly find financial assistance from charitable foundations.

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Good Days:

• A national non-profit charitable organization that lifts the burdens of chronic illness through assistance, advocacy, and awareness.

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Healthwell Foundation:

• Provides assistance with copays, premiums, deductibles, and out-of-pocket expenses for essential treatments and medications.​

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Mark Cuban CostPlus:

• At Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, we offer hundreds of common (and often life-saving) medications at the lowest possible prices.

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Medicare Extra Help:

• "Extra Help" is a Medicare program to help people with limited income and resources pay Medicare drug coverage (Part D) premiums, deductibles, coinsurance, and other costs.

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Needy Meds:

• NeedyMeds is a 501(c)(3) national non-profit that connects people to programs that will help them afford their medications and other healthcare costs.

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NYOH Foundation:

• Founded by physicians, staff, and patients, the NYOH Community Cancer Foundation has been providing financial assistance to local cancer patients in the Greater Capital Region since 2000.

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Pan Foundation:

• We accelerate access to affordable, equitable healthcare through financial assistance, advocacy, and education.

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The Assistance Fund:

• If you have a disease we cover and can’t afford your treatment, we may be able to help. There’s no need to wait. Find out today.

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Transportation & Housing:

American Cancer Society:

• ACS Road to Recovery - get a free ride to cancer treatments

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Blood Cancer United:

• Multiple financial support services are available. ($100)

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BMCF Housing Assistance Program:

• Our Housing Assistance Program (HAP) enables patients and families to travel to the best cancer centers for care without worrying about lodging costs.

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Flutter Express:

• The Flutter Express offers a convenient round-trip bus service between Rensselaer, Albany, and Catskill. It travels directly to New York City and stops near Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NYP-Weill Cornell Medical Center, and other key healthcare destinations.​​​​​

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NY Home Energy Assistance Program:

• Overview/Qualifications for financial help with heating for winter resources.

• Local District Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Contacts

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Emotional Support:​

ACS Hope Club (Latham):

• HopeClub offers professionally led support groups, the full range of American Cancer Society signature programs, and social gatherings designed to maintain and foster a unique sense of community.

• Calendar of Events

 

Cancer Buddy (BMTF):

• A free app created to help patients, survivors, and caregivers find community and connection while navigating treatment and survivorship.

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CancerCare:

• Founded in 1944, CancerCare is the leading national organization providing free, professional support services and information to help people manage the emotional, practical, and financial challenges of cancer.

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Joy Us Foundation:

• The mission of Joy US Foundation is to restore Joy and Serenity in the lives of cancer patients/survivors and their families by providing access to FREE outdoor excursions.

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Night Out for You:

• A not-for-profit organization whose mission is to create an experience for an adult, undergoing cancer treatment, allowing them to remember who they are by forgetting their diagnosis for a few hours.

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Patient Advocate Foundation:

• Personalized case management remains the core of what we do for patients, yet PAF has added numerous additional support areas to assist patients with care costs and practical expenses. All services are provided individually to patients with a chronic, life-threatening, or debilitating diagnosis, and to the caregivers and providers working on behalf of a patient.

 

Children & Families:

Building on Love:

• Building on Love provides temporary financial assistance to families caring for a critically ill child, aiming to prevent a medical crisis from becoming an economic crisis. Their focus is on ensuring housing stability and access to care by offering short-term help with non-medical bills, such as mortgage or rent payments, auto payments, repairs, insurance, and other essential living expenses.

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Catie Hoch Foundation:

• The Catie Hoch Foundation is an all-volunteer organization where every dollar delivers fun for kids and funds for a cure.

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Pinky Swear Foundation: 

• Pinky Swear Foundation's mission is to provide financial support to kids with cancer and their families.

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Other:

​Cancer Information Service of New York:

• The National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service is the foremost source of the latest, most accurate cancer information for patients, their families, the public, and health professionals.

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Carelines (BMCF):

• Donations are tax-deductible and go directly to patients for cancer treatment or transplant-related expenses, administered securely by the Bone Marrow & Cancer Foundation. Our team vets patients. You can search for someone you know or discover and support other patients and families navigating their cancer or transplant journey.

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Medical Assistance Tool:

• PhRMA’s Medicine Assistance Tool (MAT) is a search engine designed to help patients, caregivers, and health care providers learn more about the resources available through the various biopharmaceutical industry programs.

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National Marrow Donor Program:

• Provides support, information, and resources for transplant patients, caregivers, and families.

• Financial Grants after transplant. ​​​​​​

 

Patient Access Network:

• We accelerate access to affordable, equitable healthcare through financial assistance, advocacy, and education.​​