American Diabetes Association leads the fight against the deadly consequences of diabetes and fights for those affected by diabetes. They fund research to prevent, cure and manage diabetes. They deliver services to hundreds of communities. They provide objective and credible information. They give voice to those denied their rights because of diabetes.They provide educational materials and referrals to community agencies and services.

About Benefits CheckUp

Many older people need help paying for prescription drugs, health care, utilities and other basic needs. Ironically, millions of older Americans especially those with limited incomes are eligible for but not receiving benefits from existing federal, state and local programs. Ranging from heating and energy assistance to prescription savings programs to income supplements, there are many public programs available to seniors in need if they only knew about them and how to apply for them.

Developed and maintained by The National Council on Aging (NCOA), BenefitsCheckUp is the nation`s most comprehensive Web-based service to screen for benefits programs for seniors with limited income and resources.

BenefitsCheckUp includes more than 2,000 public and private benefits programs from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, such as:

• Prescription drugs
• Nutrition (including Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP)/Food Stamps)
• Energy assistance
• Financial
• Legal
• Health care
• Social Security
• Housing
• In-home services
• Tax relief
• Transportation
• Educational assistance
• Employment
• Volunteer services

Since 2001, millions of people have used BenefitsCheckUp to find benefits programs that help them pay for prescription drugs, health care, rent, utilities, and other needs.

Cancer Family Care is a nonprofit organization that helps children and adults cope with the effects of a cancer diagnosis in the family. Cancer Family Care is known throughout the Greater Cincinnati region as a force of compassion and strength in the face of cancer-related illness and loss.

Cancer Family Care offers counseling for the patient and family, children`s programs, bereavement programs, educational services, support for the caregiver, advocacy, support groups, information and referral and minority outreach.
 

Also know as Good Days, Good Days exists to pay the prohibitively costly insurance co-pays of life-extending and life-saving treatments for people otherwise unable to afford those treatments. Further, to offer patients and families additional financial help, emotional support, and guidance to the best available information and support for each specific disease state.
A program for people with certain chronic diseases. Helps with the cost of specific drugs. Chronic Disease Fund currently supports patients with more than a dozen different diseases, including many types of cancer (breast, colorectal, lung cancer, and multiple myeloma), multiple sclerosis, asthma, and macular degeneration, to name a few.

~A Patient-First Approach
At ExactCare Pharmacy, the role we play in patients’ lives goes beyond
dispensing medications. Every day, our team has the opportunity to provide
clinical support, education, convenience and peace of mind. We are
committed to doing whatever it takes to ensure patients have the medication
management support they need to stay healthy, out of the hospital and at home.

If you are able to get Medicare's Part D drug coverage, and have limited income and savings, you may be able to get "Extra Help" from the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS/Extra Help).  This program provides help to pay for your Pard D premiums, deductibles, and prescription co-payments.  Extra Help has three levels of help.  How much assistance you get depends on your income and resources.  

How to Apply for Extra Help

Some people do not need to apply for Extra Help.  If you are already enrolled in Medicaid, SSI or a Medicare Savings Program (except QDWI), you automatically get Extra Help.  

Call Council on Aging for assistance with applications: (513) 721-1025, apply online at Social Security or call Social Security at 1-800-772-1213 to apply by phone or get a paper application. TTY users should call 1-800-325-0778.

Discount depends on medication; cost of shipping is free on prescription orders.

The Ohio Valley Chapter provides a wealth of programs, fund-raisers, activities, and services for 27 counties in Southern Ohio and Northern Kentucky for people who have multiple sclerosis, their families, and friends. The Ohio Valley Chapter`s goal is to develop programs and services that provide knowledge, health, and independence. The Ohio Valley Chapter`s objective is always to empower the person with MS to lead a productive and fulfilling life.

This program may help pay for some of the cost of prescription drugs that are taken when recovering from a bone marrow transplant. A social worker or health care professional must apply for someone they think may be eligible.

Helps people obtain prescriptions they could not otherwise afford or that are not yet on the market. Provides prescriptions on a sliding scale fee, based on income. Over 1,100 rare diseases are listed on NORD`s website, including: AIDS, Alzheimer`s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, and Parkinson`s Disease.

Program provides direct co-payment assistance for pharmaceutical products to insured Americans who financially and medically qualify. You must be diagnosed with and taking medication(s) for one of the following conditions: breast cancer, lung cancer, lymphoma and cutaneous t-cell lymphoma, prostate, kidney, colon, pancreatic, head/neck cancers, malignant brain tumor, sarcoma, diabetes, multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndrome (and other pre-leukemia diseases), osteoporosis, pain, hepatitis C, rheumatoid arthritis, selected autoimmune disorders.

PANF is a non-profit organization that helps with expenses associated with Insurance coverage, such as, deductibles, impact on patient access to treatment and care. To be eligible for assistance, patient must be a U.S. resident and meet certain financial, insurance and medical criteria. Application must be completed. Initiate the application process by contacting the Patient Access Network Foundation directly.

A direct patient services non-profit organization which provides case managers and attorneys to resolve access, pre-authorization, coding and billing errors and assistance with expedited approvals to private and public health care programs.

Many drug manufacturers have programs that help people with limited incomes afford their medicines.  these are called "Patient Assistance Program or PAPs.  Through these programs, many drug manufacturers offer the drugs they make for free, or at a discount.  

Most PAPs are for people who can't afford their drugs and don't have other drug coverage.  Several PAPs help people in Medicare Part D plans who are not eligible for LIS/Extra Help. 

Call 1-888-477-2669 to learn if you qualify and if your prescription may be available for free or at a low-cost fee. 

TRICARE is a Federal health program for active duty and retired military personnel, their families and their survivors, administered by the Department of Defense. TRICARE for Life is for eligible retirees and their families. It`s designed to be the supplemental second payer to Medicare coverage.

For people with certain medical conditions. Helps you pay your drug co-pays if you have insurance or helps to pay your monthly premium if you are eligible for insurance but cannot afford the premiums (including your Medicare).

You must be diagnosed with Acute Porphyurias, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Asthma-Moderate to Severe, Bone Metastases, Chemotherapy Induced Anemia/Chemotherapy Induced Neutropenia, Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma, Head and Neck Cancer, Immunosuppressive Treatment for Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura,  Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, Post Menopausal Osteoporosis, Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Secondary Hyperparathyroidism, or Wilms` Tumor.  The HealthWell Foundation is always seeking new funding to support additional diseases, so check our site often for an updated list.