Links
The links below offer a wide variety of education and assistance to help you on your journey.
Educational Resources
- American Cancer Society
- Cancer Care Organization (online cancer support groups & information)
- Cancer.net (Educational Resource from the American Society of Clinical Oncology)
- ClinicalTrials.gov (federally & privately supported clinical trials)
- Ethnomed (Multi-Lingual & Culturally Sensitive Patient & Provider Education)
- Good Days Chronic Disease Fund (financial & Rx assistance plus educational info)
- Hemophilia Health Services
- Hemophilia Preferred Care International
- Lymphoma Research Foundation
- MedlinePlus
- National Council on Aging (info on local, state and federal benefits)
Financial Help
- Access to Benefits Coalition (help enrolling in the Medicare drug plan)
- Angel Flight – Free Air Transportation to Medical Treatment
- Cancer Care Organization (online cancer support groups & information)
- Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition (CFAC)
- Cancer Fund of America (ships free personal products direct to your door)
- Caring Voice Coalition (help with insurance premiums, co-pays and prescriptions)
- Good Days Chronic Disease Fund (financial & Rx assistance plus educational info)
- National Council on Aging (info on local, state and federal benefits)
- The National Marrow Patient Assistance Program
Insurance Assistance, Supplements & More
- Cancer Care Organization (online cancer support groups & information)
- Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition (CFAC)
- Center for Medicare Advocacy
- Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services
- Healthwell Foundation (assists insured patients with uncovered expenses such as co-pays & deductibles)
- Medicare (official U.S. government site)
- Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder
- Medicare Prescription Education
- Patient Advocate Foundation (co-pay relief)
- Patient Services Inc. (co-pay assistance)
- Social Security
Local Resources
- Angel Food (free food, must pre-order)
- Arkansas Dept of Economic and Community Affairs
- Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition (CFAC)
- Community Service Clearing House
- Eldercare.gov (transportation, meals, home care & caregiver support services)
- Helping Hands Ministries (Grand Avenue Baptist Church)
- Komen for the Cure – Ozark
- Salvation Army
- Single Parent Outreach Services
Prescription Assistance
- Cancer Care Organization (online cancer support groups & information)
- Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition (CFAC)
- Caring Voice Coalition (help with insurance premiums, co-pays and prescriptions)
- Comprehensive Prescription Assistance Database (rxassist.org)
- Good Days Chronic Disease Fund (financial & Rx assistance plus educational info)
- Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder
- Medicare Prescription Education
- National Council on Aging (info on local, state and federal benefits)
- National Organization of Rare Disorders (assistance in obtaining rare, new or unaffordable medications)
- NeedyMeds.org
- Partnership for Prescription Assistance
- Prescription Assistance Program (pparx.org)
- RxHope.org
Special thanks to Hembree Cancer Center for helping compile this list.