Leslie,
I just got the fall issue of Insight from LBBC (Living beyond breast cancer) and they printed a good article on health insurance and how to go about getting what we need. [Facing the financial challenge of breast cancer]
http://www.lbbc.org/content/newslett...-2008.asp#s170
They also listed some website addresses and phone #s which are not included in the linked article. Some of them are the familiar names. I am going to type all of them down below:
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
(800) MEDICARE (633-4227) <cms.hhs.gov>
National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP)
(800) CDC-INFO (232-4636) <cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp> E-mail:
cdcinfo@cdc.gov
Organizations offering free consultation and financial assistance to people with breast cancer:
Partnership for Prescription Assistance
(888)4PPA-NOW (477-2669) <pparx.org>
Patient Access network Foundation
(866)316-PANF (7263) <patientaccessnetwork.org>
Patient Advocate Foundation
(800)532-5274 <patientadvocate.org>
CancerCare
(800)813-HOPE(4673) <cancercare.org/get_help>
Healthwell Foundation
(800)675-8416
www.healthwellfoundation.org
Brenda Mehling Cancer Fund
Fax: (800)878-9184 <bmcf.net>
Cis B. Golder Quality of Life Grant
(610) 645-4567 <lbbc.org/events-list.asp?event_type=OTHER>
Let us know how things are going.
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Jackie07
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