Financial Assistance: The following organizations offer information about financial, travel and housing assistance for cancer patients. Each organization has their own set of guidlines regarding approval for financial assistance.
Cancer Care "When you don't know where to turn", Cancer Care can help.
If you or someone you know has just been diagnosed with carcinoid cancer—or has been living with carcinoid cancer for some time—you may have questions or need support. This web site define the five areas of service they offer for carcinoid cancer patients and their families.
National Cancer Institute (NCI) Financial Assistance for Cancer Care.
Cancer imposes heavy economic burdens on both patients and their families. For many people, a portion of medical expenses is paid by their health insurance plan. For individuals who do not have health insurance or who need financial assistance to cover health care costs, resources are available, including Government-sponsored programs and services supported by voluntary organizations.
Novartis -Patient Assistance Program (PAP)
Novartis is committed to providing access to our medications for those most in need through the Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation's Patient Assistance Program (PAP). PAP provides assistance to patients experiencing financial hardship who have no third party insurance coverage for their medicines.
travel resources
These organizations may be helpful as you plan your medical travel needs.
Patient Travel.org
A service from the National Patient Travel Center, is a free service designed to find charitable, charitably assisted and specially discounted commercial flights to research and treatment sites for patients. It includes many volunteer pilot and flight organizations around the country. The toll free telephone number is: 800-296-1217.
Angel Flight Angel Flight primarily serves patients needing transportation to or from the heartland region. As members of the Air Care Alliance, a group of organizations providing similar services throughout the United States. http://www.angelflight.org/
Corporate Angels (Cancer Patients fly Free) Corporate Angel Network is the only charitable organization in the USA whose sole mission is to ease the emotional stress, physical discomfort and financial burden of travel for cancer patients by arranging free flights to treatment centers, using the empty seats on corporate aircraft flying on routine business. http://www.corpangelnetwork.org/
The Air Care Alliance Patient Transport by aircraft is provided for free by many volunteer pilot organizations. The Air Care Alliance provides the only website which lists all known volunteer pilot organizations providing patient transportation and flying for the public benefit
The National Patient Travel Center
A service of the National Patient Travel Center designed to provide a variety of charitable long-distance air flights for patients seeking medical evaluation, diagnosis and treatment. It includes many volunteer pilot and flight organizations around the country.
Toll-free telephone number: 1-800-296-1217 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
Web site: http://www.patienttravel.org
lodging resources
These organizations help to provide housing for patients and families during their medical treatments.
(NAHHH) National Association of Hospital Hospitality Houses
NAHHH is a membership organization of hospital hospitality house type programs. This site provides a directory of lodgings for families of hospital patients and/or hospital outpatients. struggling with a medical crisis. The National Association of Hospital Hospitality Houses is a network of houses all around the United States. They provide lodging and support for people of all ages and all walks of life who are dealing with medical emergencies far from their homes. Hospitality Houses have been one of the world’s best kept secrets. Won’t you please help these “homes that help and heal” become known to the world?”
The toll free telephone number is: 800-542-9730
Web site:.http://www.nahhh.org/
Miracle House.org
Miracle House provides housing and support services to the families and friends of those living with AIDS or Cancer, as well as Cancer patients and their caregivers. For more information visit their website or http://www.miraclehouse.org/
