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Prescription Assistance

Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fund

1515 Provident Dr., Ste. 130, Warsaw 46580 .................. 574-372-3500 www.k21foundation.org/cancer-care-fund

Medication & Dental Assistance 1515 Provident Dr., Ste. 170, Warsaw 46580 .................. 574-372-3604 medicationanddental.com

Medication Assistance Tool (MAT)

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) created the Medicine Assistance Tool (MAT) to provide a dedicated search engine that allows users to search for financial assistance resources available to them, their loved ones or patients in their lives through the various biopharmaceutical industry programs available for patients who are eligible. medicineassistancetool.org

NeedyMeds

800-503-6897

NeedyMeds is a national non-profit organization that maintains a website of free information on programs that help people who can’t afford medications and healthcare costs. www.needymeds.org

PAN Foundation ..........................................................

866-316-7263

The Patient Access Network (PAN) Foundation is an independent, national 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to helping federally and commercially insured people living with life-threatening, chronic and rare diseases with the out-of-pocket costs for their prescribed medications. www.panfoundation.org

Patient Assistance.com

PatientAssistance.com is a free resource designed to help connect patients who can’t afford their prescription medications with patient assistance programs. www.patientassistance.com

RxAssist www.rxassist.org

Patient assistance programs are run by pharmaceutical companies to provide free medications to people who cannot afford to buy their medicine. RxAssist offers a comprehensive database of these patient assistance programs, as well as practical tools, news, and articles so that health care professionals and patients can find the information they need all in one place.

RxHope is exactly what its name implies...a helping hand to people in need in obtaining critical medications that they would normally have trouble affording. It acts as an advocate in making the patient assistance program journey easier and faster by supplying vital information and help.

If your income is less than $2,268/month and you have limited assets, you may qualify for help with medical costs not covered by Medicare and with prescription drug expenses.

Kosciusko Area Bus Service 1804 E. Winona Ave., Warsaw 46580 ...........................

KABS serves all of Kosciusko County and provides rides MondayFriday. KABS is Medicaid approved and can transport to medical appointments state-wide. cardinalservices.org/services/kabs/ Kosciusko Community Senior Services 800 N. Park Ave., Warsaw 46580

KCSS provides transportation service Monday-Friday for Medicaid patients and other seniors who need to conduct their daily business. www.kosciuskoseniorservices.org

LCP Transportation 4310 Guion Rd., Indianapolis 46254 .............................

Transportation Provided to Anthem members enrolled in Hoosier Healthwise, Healthy Indiana Plan and Hoosier Care Connect. www.lcptransportation.com to Recovery ........................................................

Transportation for radiation and chemotherapy appointments for cancer patients.

The American Cancer Society provides free transportation for cancer patients to help them get the treatment they need through their Road To Recovery program. www.cancer.org Verida Trip Reservation Line ......................................

For non-emergency transportation for traditional Medicaid members. verida.com/Indiana-members www.americorps.gov www.score.org/northeastindiana

The Older Independent Blind/Visually Impaired Program expands independent living services for people who are age 55 and older, and have a severe visual impairment. Through a grant from the Department of Education, Older Blind Program, Indiana Blind and Visually Impaired Services provide funding to contractors across the state in order to provide in-home independent living training to older individuals with significant vision loss.

AmeriCorps Seniors connects today’s 55+ with the people and organizations that need them most. AmeriCorps Seniors currently links more than 270,000 Americans to service opportunities. Their contributions of skills, knowledge, and experience make a real difference to individuals, nonprofits, and faith-based and other community organizations throughout the United States. AmeriCorps Seniors programs include Foster Grandparents, RSVP and Senior Companions.

Northeast Indiana SCORE - Warsaw Branch 523 S. Buffalo St., Warsaw 46580 .................................

SCORE is the nation’s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors, with more than 10,000 volunteers in 300 chapters. SCORE counselors provide you with in-depth, industry-specific business assistance to help evaluate a business idea or plan, stimulate business growth and ensure long-term stability.

VolunteerMatch www.volunteermatch.org

VolunteerMatch is the Web’s largest volunteer engagement network supporting more than 100,000 nonprofits, 170 business leaders and 13 million visitors per year.

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