Oncology Financial Advocates
Managing cancer treatments and costs can be overwhelming. An oncology financial
advocator can help you find resources and financial assistance based on
your needs and diagnosis.
Financial assistance and co-pay assistance. Having health insurance doesn’t guarantee that you can afford treatment.
Even with insurance coverage, out-of-pocket expenses such as co-pays for
medication can add up very quickly. An oncology financial advocator can
help people navigate resources based on individual needs.
Our Oncology Financial Advocate:
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Vanessa Ontiveros
Vanessa.Ontiveros@confluencehealth.org
509.436.6274, ext 66274 -
Maggie Lozano
Magdalena.Lozano@confluencehealth.org
509.664.4868, ext 61113
Local Service Organizations:
- Wellness Place, support for cancer patients and survivors in North Central Washington and beyond as well as other services such as the SAIL program. 509.888.9933
- Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation, providing support, services, encouragement and information to patients and families currently battling cancer. 509.764.4644
- Room One, community voice, powerful advocator for the health and well-being of all people living in the Methow Valley. 509.997.2050
- Cancer Care of NCW, providing a cancer hospitality house known as Our House, and social services including payment assistance. 509.663.6964
National Service Organizations
- Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition (CFAC) is a group of national organizations that provide financial help to patients. CFAC provides a searchable database of financial resources.
- CancerCare’s financial assistance programs 800.813.4673 provide limited financial assistance for those affected by cancer.
- The HealthWell Foundation 800.675.8416 is an independent, non-profit organization that helps insured patients with a chronic, life-altering disease afford their medications.
- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s patient financial aid 800.955.4572 provides limited financial assistance to patients diagnosed with a blood cancer (such as leukemia, lymphoma, or multiple myeloma) with significant financial needs to help defray treatment-related expenses.
- The National Foundation for Transplants 800.489.3863 provides fundraising assistance for patients needing transplants, including bone marrow and stem cell transplants.
