| "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path - and leave a trail." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~ |
| The Cancer Fund of America (US) www.cfoa.org Aims to help defray the cost of living with cancer by supplying equipment to patients. Children's Miracle Network (US/Canada) www.cmn.org Supports a network of 170 non-profit children's hospitals across the USA and Canada which provide expert healthcare to children, regardless of their ability to pay. Consumer Credit Counselling Foundation (US) www.4-creditcounseling.com A national consumer credit counselling agency providing 24-hour toll-free telephone credit counselling on (877) 426-6363. Provides help with budgets, payments, and debt collection. Family Fund Trust (UK) www.familyfundtrust.org.uk Funded by the British Government, provides financial support to families caring for seriously ill children. Can help with many costs, ranging from a telephone to holidays, washing machine to driving lessons. Genus Credit Management (US) (800) 570-3341 www.genus.org A credit counselling agency offering free debt management and educational programmes to help financially distressed families. Insure Kids Now! (US) www.insurekidsnow.gov A US Department of Health and Human Services initiative linking the nation's uninsured children with free or low-cost health insurance. Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Program (US) www.medicare.gov/Prescription/Home.asp Provides information on programmes that offer discounts or free medications to those in need. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (US) http://www.naic.org/splash.htm Umbrella organisation of insurance regulators from the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the four US territories. NAIC's website has links to each state/territory's insurance regulator at: http://www.naic.org/1regulator/usamap.htm Patient Advocacy Coalition, Inc. (US) www.patientadvocacy.net Helps resolve insurance reimbursement problems. Patient Advocate Foundation (US) www.patientadvocate.org Provides publications, help with insurance problems, referrals to attorneys. Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Directory of patient assistance programs. (US) www.phrma.org/searchcures/dpdpap A list of companies which provide prescription medicines free of charge to families in need via their attending doctor. RxHope.com (US) www.rxhope.com/default.asp A patient resource on assistance programmes offered by federal, state, and charitable organisations. The Sparrow Foundation (US) www.sparrow-fdn.org Supports the ideal of "children helping children" by establishing and supporting Sparrow Clubs where local children, schoolmates and friends earn grants for the sick child through doing community service. |
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| Financial Assistance and Insurance Issues In addition to the following, some of the organisations listed under Emotional and Practical Support can offer limited, short term monetary aid. |