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23 FINANCIAL & INSURANCE ASSISTANCE TBCC EMERGENCY ACCESS FUND In 2002, Tennessee Breast Cancer Coalition established the Emergency Access Fund to provide financial assistance to individuals in financial need due to inability to work and or mounting medical expenses incurred while undergoing treatment of breast cancer. This fund provides assistance onetime during active treatment to help with rent, mortgage payments, paying utilities, insurance premiums and medical necessities not covered by insurance. Recipients must be US citizens, must have lived in Tennessee for at least one year, and currently undergoing active breast cancer treatments. To request an application or for more information about this fund please call (615) 377-8777. tbcc.org INSURANCE ASSISTANCE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID A federal government website. cms.gov KENTUCKY STATE HEALTH INSURANCE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SHIP) The program seeks to educate the general public and Medicare beneficiaries so they are better able to make informed decisions about their health care. SHIP does not sell any health insurance products. (877) 293-7447 chfs.ky.gov assistance.ky.gov MEDICARE.GOV A federal government website managed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. medicare.gov NATIONAL PATIENT ADVOCATE FOUNDATION (NPAF) Seeks to create avenues of access to insurance funding for evolving therapies, therapeutic devises and agents through legislative and policy reform. (202) 347-8009 npaf.org TENNESSEE'S SENIOR HEALTH INSURANCE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SHIP) A statewide program that provides free and objective counseling and assistance to persons with questions or problems regarding Medicare and other related health insurances. (877) 801-0044 state.tn.us/comaging/ship.html gnrc.org/agencies CO-PAY AND PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY CANCER CENTERS Offers an online Patient Assistance and Reimbursement Guide that lists pharmaceutical and non- pharmaceutical patient assistance programs and reimbursement resources. accc-cancer.org/publications CANCERCARE® CO-PAYMENT ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION Offers co-payment assistance for chemotherapy and targeted treatment drugs. (866) 552-6729 cancercarecopay.org CONSUMER HEALTH ALLIANCE CONSUMER GUIDE Online information about discount health programs and cards. consumerhealthalliance.org HEALTHWELL FOUNDATION National non-profit provides financial assistance to eligible individuals to cover coinsurance, co-payments, health care premiums and deductibles for certain medications and therapies. Individuals covered by private insurance, Medicare or Medicaid may be eligible. (800) 675-8416, Toll Free healthwellfoundation.org