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Supporting Your MS Journey Holistically with Outside & Financial Resources
Living with multiple sclerosis brings unique physical, emotional, and financial challenges. At SMC, supporting our patients is our top priority, and we are dedicated to providing wholistic care that addresses every aspect of your journey. Alongside our medical and emotional support, we’ve compiled a list of additional resources that may help ease the financial side of managing MS. Each program has its own eligibility criteria, so please explore which options best suit your needs. Since funding can vary, we encourage you to check back every few weeks for updates.
MS Society MS Navigator www.nationalmssociety.org/Helpful-Links/Contact-Us or 1-800-344-4867
- The National MS Society MS Navigator Program offers several resources for patients, family, and caregivers through every step of MS whether it’s possible MS, newly diagnosed, or has had MS for many years.
- Assess newly diagnosed patients’ needs and emotional status, advise on employment, health insurance, and planning for the future. Connect patient to resources.
- Offer financial assistance as well as connect patients to other resources when financial challenges arise that may prevent them from accessing DME, food, paying rent, mortgage or utilities, acquiring transportation, gas cards or home health care, home modifications, etc.
- Provide individual evaluations of the type of insurance and different plans available to the patient as well as resources available if the patient doesn’t have insurance or has medical debt.
- They also have resources available for family members, caregivers, and friends such as connecting them with support groups and assessing their self-care or validating their feelings.
HealthWell Foundation www.healthwellfoundation.org or 1-800-675-8416
Assists with monthly premiums or copays.
Must have Medicare and meet income requirements.
PAN Foundation www.panfoundation.org or 1-866-316-7263
Assists with medication copays.
Must have Medicare and meet income requirements.
Good Days www.mygooddays.org or 1-877-968-7233
Assists with monthly premiums, copays, travel as well as connecting you with other available resources.
Must have Medicare or Military Insurance and meet income requirements.
Ability Found www.abilityfound.org or 1-877-231-4567
Assists with mobility and adaptive equipment.
Must meet income requirements.
The Assistance Fund www.tafcares.org or 1-855-263-1772
Assists with monthly premiums, copays, travel and other incidental medical expenses.
Must meet income requirements.
Chanda Plan Foundation www.iamtheplan.org or 1-800-766-4255
Assists with providing acupuncture, massage, chiropractic, adaptive exercise and adaptive yoga.
Must be on disability and confined to a wheelchair.
Patient Advocate Foundation www.copays.org or 1-866-512-3861
Assists with medication copays.
Must have Medicare, Medicaid or Military insurance and meet income requirements.
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America www.mymsaa.org or 1-800-532-7667
Assists with cooling products, assistive equipment and MRIs.
Must meet income requirements.
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation www.msfocus.org or 1-888-673-6287
Assists with cooling products, computers, assistive technology, adaptive exercise, travel expenses, healthcare costs, home care and other needs not met.
Must meet income requirements.
Assistive Technology Partnership atp.nebraska.gov/services/funding or 1-877-713-4002
Assists with home modifications, assistive technology or other needs not met.
Depending on the type of funding there are different requirements.
Pharmaceutical Companies The drug manufacturers also have resources available, especially for patients with commercial insurance who do not qualify for some of these other resources. If you ever have any questions about the resources available please contact our office.
