Financial help
Patients and families struggling with treatment costs, insurance, lost income, or everyday bills.
If you are skipping doses, splitting pills, or putting off a refill to make the money last — that is worth talking through before you do it again, and there may be help you have not been offered. Read this first.
What help is available
Copay assistance funds, grants for non-medical bills, medication assistance directories, insurance case management, and free legal and employment guidance.
Good to know
Assistance is never guaranteed: funds open and close, and every program has its own eligibility and documentation rules. Always check the program's current status before counting on it.
13 listed resources
Most recent check: 2026-09-29
- Copay assistanceVerified active (recheck due)
Blood Cancer United Co-Pay Assistance Program
Blood Cancer United (formerly The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society) offers copay and insurance-premium assistance for eligible blood-cancer patients; rules vary by disease fund.
OnlineNationalFinancial assistance availableChecked 2026-09-29
- Employment helpVerified active
Cancer and Careers
A nonprofit that helps people work through and after cancer treatment, with career coaching, resume review, webinars, and practical guides for employees and job seekers.
OnlineNationalFreeChecked 2026-07-13
- Legal helpVerified active
Cancer Justice (Public Counsel)
Free cancer-related legal help from Public Counsel's Cancer Justice program (formerly CLRC).
By phoneNationalFreeChecked 2026-09-29
- Insurance navigationVerified active
CancerFinances.org
A free toolkit from Triage Cancer that walks through the financial side of cancer — insurance options, work decisions, disability benefits, and managing costs.
OnlineNationalFreeChecked 2026-07-12
- Financial assistanceVerified active (recheck due)
Family Reach
A national nonprofit that helps cancer patients and their families with non-medical living costs — such as housing and transportation — through financial planning, education, and grants.
OnlineNationalFinancial assistance availableChecked 2026-09-29
- Copay assistanceVerified active (recheck due)
HealthWell Foundation
A nonprofit that helps eligible underinsured patients afford copays, premiums, and other out-of-pocket costs through disease-specific funds that open and close based on funding.
OnlineNationalFinancial assistance availableChecked 2026-09-29
- Employment helpVerified active
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
A free U.S. Department of Labor service giving confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment rights.
OnlineNationalFreeChecked 2026-07-13
- Medication assistanceOrganization confirmed (recheck due)
NeedyMeds
A nonprofit information resource listing patient-assistance programs, drug-discount programs, and free or low-cost clinics that can reduce medication costs.
OnlineNationalFreeChecked 2026-09-29
- Insurance navigationVerified active
Patient Advocate Foundation Case Management
Free one-on-one case management for people with serious illness, helping resolve insurance denials, access-to-care problems, and medical debt issues.
OnlineNationalFreeChecked 2026-07-12
- Financial assistanceVerified active (recheck due)
The B+ Foundation Family Assistance
The B+ (Be Positive) Foundation provides financial assistance to families of children with cancer, paid toward household bills, through hospital social workers.
OnlineNationalFinancial assistance availableChecked 2026-09-29
- Financial assistanceVerified active (recheck due)
The Pink Fund
A breast-cancer nonprofit that pays short-term non-medical bills — such as housing, utilities, and transportation — directly to creditors for eligible patients in active treatment.
OnlineNationalFinancial assistance availableChecked 2026-09-29
- Copay assistanceVerified active (recheck due)
TotalAssist (Patient Advocate Foundation)
PAF's unified copay/out-of-pocket assistance program — nearly 150 disease funds; availability varies.
OnlineNationalFinancial assistance availableChecked 2026-09-29
- Legal helpVerified active
Triage Cancer
A national nonprofit providing free education on the legal and practical issues that follow a cancer diagnosis — insurance, work, disability benefits, and finances — through guides, webinars, and events.
OnlineNationalFreeChecked 2026-07-13
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What this directory is — and isn’t
This is a free discovery tool. Listing an organization, program, or community here does not mean Cancer Explained medically endorses it, and we cannot guarantee assistance, availability, or eligibility. Details change — always confirm directly with the organization. This directory is not medical advice, triage, or an emergency service. How listings are checked →