Financial Assistance Resources

Financial Assistance Resources
(Recursos para asistencia economica)
Financial Assistance Resources
Recursos para asistencia economica
Income and/or other eligibility requirements may apply; please call facility for more information.
Para más información sobre los requisitos para obtener servicios, por favor llame a los números indicados.
For additional resources and information, please call the American Cancer Society at 1-800-227-2345.
2-1-1 Texas/United Way HELPLINE
211
http://www.unitedwayhouston.org/?id=38
Provides a free help-line offering assistance 24
hours a day, 7 days a week
American Cancer Society
1-800-227-2345
www.cancer.org
*Provides assistance with patient transportation, support,
lodging, wigs, resource referral and navigation
Breast and Cervical Cancer Services
512-776-7796
www.dshs.state.tx.us/bcccs/
*Provides assistance to low-income, uninsured
women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer
that may qualify for medical coverage through
Medicaid for Breast and Cervical Cancer (MBCC)
CancerCare, Inc.
Linking A.R.M.S.™ Program
1-800-813-4673
http://www.cancercare.org/financial/information
*Provides assistance with treatment to those
diagnosed with breast cancer
ECHOS
713-270-0369
www.echos-houston.org
*Provides assistance with completing federal
program applications
Livestrong Foundation
1-855-220-7777
www.livestrong.org/Get-Help
*Provides financial assistance for fertility services
for those diagnosed with cancer
Medicare
1-800-633-4227
www.medicare.gov
*Provides information and assistance on Medicare
Patient Advocate Foundation
1-800-532-5274
http://www.copays.org
http://www.patientadvocate.org/Help4U.php
*Provides prescription assistance for uninsured or
underinsured patients. Provides patients with
arbitration, mediation and negotiation to settle issues
with access to care, medical debt, and job retention
related to their illness
Reconstruction of a Survivor
713-410-4744
www.reconstructasurvivor.org
*Provides financial assistance with limited amounts
for rent, utilities, prescriptions, etc.
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Sisters Network Inc.
866-781-1808
http://www.sistersnetworkinc.org
*Financial assistance for mammography, co-pays,
office visits, prescriptions, medical related lodging
and prosthesis
Texas Department of Insurance
1-855-839-2427 (TEX-CHAP)
http://www.texashealthoptions.com/
*Provides assistance for finding health insurance in
Texas
Texas State Health Insurance Exchange
1-800-987-6810
www.healthinsurance.org/texas-state-health-insuranceexchange
Texas Medicaid Program
1-800-252-8263
http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/medicaid/
*Provides information and assistance on Texas
Medicaid Program
WINGS
210-946-9464
http://www.texaswings.org/default.html
Provides assistance with treatment to those with breast
cancer in Central and South Texas
Revised 7/31/2014