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Patient Assistance: Overcoming Financial Barriers to TransplantHelping people afford treatmentWhen a loved one is sick with a life-threatening disease, knowing a treatment exists is comforting. But not everyone can afford the life-saving treatment they need. They must rely on the generous contributions of others. They must rely on people like you.The National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) is dedicated to making transplant possible for all patients in need. And The Marrow Foundation® serves the NMDP by securing private resources to help more patients who need an unrelated donor or cord blood transplant receive treatment. Without this support, some patients will not receive a life-saving transplant because their families cannot afford it. Many families find that their insurance does not cover all the costs that come with a bone marrow or cord blood transplant — costs such as the search for a suitable donor or cord blood unit, travel and lodging when the transplant center is far from home, prescription co-pays and many other transplant-related costs insurance may not cover. For more details about how our funds can help with transplant costs not covered by insurance, see the financial assistance information for patients. Offering hope with patient assistance fundsIn 2007, we offered more than $4 million dollars to patients in need. That money helped more than 1,100 patients manage the costs of a transplant they desperately needed. Their lives were changed because of patient assistance funds and the support and generosity of people like you.Contribute now to help us change even more lives tomorrow. There is a cure Imagine your child has leukemia. After initial devastation, you feel hopeful an unrelated bone marrow donor or cord blood transplant might treat his disease. Then, the financial reality sets in: even with help from your insurance company, treatment is too costly for you to proceed. This is what happened to Risa, a single mother, when her 2-year-old son Ajani was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia — read Ajani’s story. |
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