Did you know...

In 2005 Harvard Law & Medical Review published a study revealing that greater than 50% of bankruptcies are caused by Illness. Each year 1.9 to 2.2 MILLION Americans (filers plus dependants) experience a medically related bankruptcy. It also revealed that 42 percent of medical debtors are likely to experience lapses in medical coverage due to the illness at exactly the time they most need it. Read the study...

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2010 FINANCIAL AID APPLICATIONS are now available.
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Breast Cancer Resource Links

Breast Preservation Foundation- Leading the way for the skin sparring mastectomy

The Breast Cancer Site- click to give free mammograms!

BreastCancer.org

Susan G Komen for the Cure

NationalBreastCancer.org

How to Find a Free Mammogram Service

Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program (BCCTP)-California

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - CDC's National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) provides access to breast and cervical cancer screening services to underserved women all 50 states, the District of Columbia, five U.S. territories, and 12 tribes.

Financial Assistance

Busted Foundation Annual Financial Grants - provide financial assistance to women currently battling breast cancer

CancerCare Co-Payment Assistance Foundation - co-payment assistance

Cancer Care - offers financial assistance to people with cancer

Debt Management

Slash Your Medical Bills: 7 Ways to Haggle - BNET.com/Moneywatch.com

Cancer Care: Managing the Cost of Cancer Care - new patient guide to financial help

THE ACCESS PROJECT - offers a medical debt resolution service

PATIENT ADVOCATE FOUNDATION - offers information and resources for patients

NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR CREDIT COUNSELING - offers online directory of affiliated credit counselors, also runs debtadvice.org

THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION - Provides information about consumer credit and debt: Questions to ask a prospective credit counselor

Heath Insurance

Foundation for Health Coverage Education® (FHCE) - Our mission is to provide simplified public and private health insurance eligibility information in order to help more people access coverage.

eHealthInsurance.com - eHealth, Inc. is the parent company of eHealthInsurance Services Inc., the leading online source of health insurance for individuals, families and small businesses. eHealthInsurance presents complex health insurance information in an objective, user-friendly format, enabling the research, analysis, comparison and purchase of health insurance products that best meet consumers' needs.