Financial Assistance

Summary

Health care can be costly. If you have health insurance, it usually pays at least part of your medical costs. If you don’t have insurance or need help with costs that aren’t covered, financial assistance might
be available. Certain government programs and nonprofit organizations can help. You can also discuss
concerns about paying your medical bills with your health care provider, social worker or the business
office of your clinic or hospital.

Children

• Benefits for Children with Disabilities Social Security Administration

Specifics

• Benefits for People with Disabilities Social Security Administration
• Compassionate Allowances Social Security Administration
• Help Paying for Prescription Drugs American Cancer Society
• NORD’s Patient Assistance Programs National Organization for Rare Disorders
• Paying for Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
• RxHope: Patient Assistance Information Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
• Things to Know about the Cost of Your Cancer Treatment American Cancer Society

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Medical Assistance National Institutes of Health

Patient Handouts

• Eight ways to cut health care costs Medical Encyclopedia

Start Here

• How to Get Help with Medical Expenses General Services Administration

Find an Expert

• HRSA: Find a Health Center Health Resources and Services Administration

Journal Articles

• Financial Assistance

Women

• WISEWOMAN: Frequently Asked Questions Centers for Disease Control and Prevention