No patient left behind by paperwork.
Pharmaceutical companies and foundations run programs that give cancer medications for free or at very low cost to patients who can't afford them.
But to get them, a patient must first know they exist. Then find the right one. Then fill out the forms, gather income proof, chase doctors' signatures, and wait. All of this while fighting cancer.
Too many simply give up. Not because help doesn't exist. Because no one showed them the way.
19%
of U.S. adults cut pills in half or skipped doses of medicine because of cost in the past year.
Source: KFF Health Tracking Poll, March 20262x
Uninsured cancer survivors face more than double the health care costs of uninsured people without cancer.
Source: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), 2022$246 billion
Projected annual cost of cancer care in the United States by 2030.
Source: Mariotto et al., Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 2020Behind every number, a patient who needed someone to open the door.
Between the two columns, there is a gap. AMA fills it.
Illustrative stories, based on situations patients commonly face. Real testimonials will be shared with patients' written consent.
Linda lost her job, and her insurance with it, three months before her breast cancer diagnosis. Her oncologist prescribed a treatment costing over $10,000 a month. A manufacturer program could have given it to her for free. Nobody told her. She spent six weeks calling numbers that led nowhere.
With AMA: in one call, we identify the program. In ten days, the application is complete. Her first dose arrives before her next appointment.
Marcus works two jobs, and his insurance leaves him a $4,000 copay for his leukemia medication. He had started skipping doses to make the pills last.
With AMA: we find a foundation covering copays for his diagnosis and file the request with him. He never skips a dose again.
Rosa speaks little English. Her daughter tried to help, but the forms asked for tax documents, doctor signatures and income proof in a specific order. They gave up twice.
With AMA: we gather every document, coordinate with her doctor's office and follow up until the approval letter arrives.
Three stories. The same medicine was available every time. What was missing was someone to open the door.
No patient left behind by paperwork.
Cancer Access is a new AMA program. Your gift funds its first Patient Access Navigators and the first patients they guide.
We listen – their diagnosis, their prescription, their situation.
We find – every program they qualify for.
We file – the applications, the documents, the follow-ups.
We stay – until the medication is in their hands.
Every patient is guided by a trained Patient Access Navigator who knows the U.S. health system, speaks the patient's language, and stays with them from the first call to the first dose.
Our first Patient Access Navigators are being recruited. Their names and photos will appear here, with their consent.
No patient left behind by paperwork.
The treatment is already funded. What's missing is the time and expertise to reach it. That's what your donation pays for. And that's why a small gift can open the door to treatment worth far more.
$250
From first call to first dose
One patient guided through the entire journey, until the medication is in their hands.
DonateAmounts show what a gift can typically fund. Every gift supports the Cancer Access program.
At least 80% of every donation goes directly to patient navigation. The rest keeps the program running. Our financials are public on our Candid profile, where AMA holds the Platinum Seal of Transparency.
You may qualify for free or low-cost treatment. Tell us a little about your situation. Our team will contact you within 2 business days. This service is free.
The medicine exists.
It's free.
Help us get it to the patient.
No patient left behind by paperwork.
Alliance for Medical Access is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 32-0841542) with a Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency. Your gift is tax-deductible.
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