Community Partner

 

 

California Health Collaborative

The Los Angeles County Patient Financial Assistance Program is an adjunct to California’s breast and cervical cancer early detection program (Every Woman Counts) and the State’s Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program (BCCTP).

The Program will benefit low-income, underserved breast and/or cervical cancer patients that need financial assistance in order to improve treatment compliance and long-term survival. The proposed program’s mission is to assist breast and/or cervical cancer patients struggling with the costs of treatment, as well as ancillary services such as transportation, utilities, childcare and food vouchers, that are necessary for low-income patients to complete recommended treatment services. Funding provided by the Program could also provide access to cancer garments not reimbursed by health insurance such as lymphedema sleeves, breast prosthetics, and head coverings. These efforts seek to reduce the financial burden placed upon those diagnosed with breast and/or cervical cancer.