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Cancer Explained

Financial Assistance Programs for Medicare Patients

If out-of-pocket cancer care costs are high, several public and non-profit assistance programs can lower premiums, copays, and drug deductibles.

Primary Assistance Programs

1. Extra Help / Low-Income Subsidy (LIS)

Federal program that pays Part D prescription drug deductibles, monthly premiums, and caps drug copays to low fixed amounts.

2. Medicare Savings Programs (MSP)

State Medicaid assistance programs (QMB, SLMB, QI) that pay Part B monthly premiums and, in QMB cases, eliminate Medicare deductibles and coinsurance.

3. Non-Profit Copay Foundations

Organizations like the Patient Access Network (PAN) Foundation, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), and HealthWell Foundation offer direct copay grants.

Financial Relief Locator Tool

Search non-profit copay foundations and travel assistance programs.

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Free & Independent Counseling

Speak With a State Health Insurance Counselor (SHIP)

HIICAP (Health Insurance Information, Counseling and Assistance Program) provides free, unbiased, one-on-one Medicare counseling. SHIP counselors do not sell insurance or receive commissions.