# Help For Low Income Americans **URL:** \ **Category:** Journal Articles and Reference Materials\ **Created:** [April 25, 2013, 9:34am UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/help-for-low-income-americans/2121 "2013-04-25T09:34:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Renie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfibro.org/renie/32/368_2.png) [@Renie](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/u/Renie)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 9:34am UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/help-for-low-income-americans/2121/1 "2013-04-25T09:34:11Z")
**Author - Sheila W.** # [H](http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fibro_chronicpain-support/message/87628;_ylc=X3oDMTJyZXMxbnJvBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzkxNTk5NjYEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDYxNjgyBG1zZ0lkAzg3NjI4BHNlYwNkbXNnBHNsawN2bXNnBHN0aW1lAzEyMzA4MzYyMTk-)elp For Low Income Americans **USA ONLY** **NEW!!--Completely Revised April 9/2013 due to most of the old links not working anymore.** **Medication help sites are now under the miscellaneous help sites.** Those who qualify for medicaid or foodstamps also qualify for a free cell phone with 250 free minutes each month. To find out more, call 1-800-SAFELINK or go to [www.safelink.com](http://www.safelink.com/) SO MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF SERVICES LISTED BELOW, NOT ONLY PRESCRIPTION HELP. **ARE YOU LOSING YOUR HOME?** **[http://www.makinghomeaffordable.gov/pages/default.aspx](http://www.makinghomeaffordable.gov/pages/default.aspx)** **[http://www.foreclosurelegalassistance.org/](http://www.foreclosurelegalassistance.org/)** **Health Insurance for Low Income Families** **[http://www.health-insurance.org/low-income](http://www.health-insurance.org/low-income)** **[http://www.hrsa.gov/gethealthcare/index.html](http://www.hrsa.gov/gethealthcare/index.html)** **The National School Lunch Program (NSLP)** is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day. [http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Lunch/Default.htm](http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Lunch/Default.htm) Modest Needs is a non-profit, tax-exempt philanthropic organization that began as one man's personal project in March of 2002. Since that time, Modest Needs has become a community of unlikely philanthropists dedicated to helping others as best we can with what we have. [http://www.modestneeds.org/](http://www.modestneeds.org/) Find a National Depression Screening Day site near you (for members of the public wanting to take a free anonymous screening) [http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/](http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a Federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Programs for which CMS is responsible include Medicare, Medicaid, State Children's Health Insurance Program(SCHIP), HIPAA, and CLIA. [http://cms.hhs.gov/](http://cms.hhs.gov/) Links to help with Disabilities. [http://www.disabilitypolicycenter.org/relatedlinks.htm](http://www.disabilitypolicycenter.org/relatedlinks.htm) A list of directories of grant makers by state/region/city [http://foundationcenter.org/](http://foundationcenter.org/) Insurance for children [http://www.insurekidsnow.gov](http://www.insurekidsnow.gov/) Habitat for Humanity [http://www.habitatforhumanity.com](http://www.habitatforhumanity.com/) WIC (Women, Infants, Children) [http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/](http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/) Food Banks in the United States feedingamerica.org/foodbank-results.aspx Energy Assistance: Home Heating and Cooling [http://www.ncat.org/liheap/referral.htm](http://www.ncat.org/liheap/referral.htm) Get Connected: Afford-A-Phone The Lifeline telephone discount program, also known as "Lifeline Assistance", gives people with low incomes a discount on the basic monthly service for either their wireline or wireless phone. The Link-Up America program pays for a portion of your wireline or wireless installation or activation fee excluding the handset. [http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/getconnected/faqs.html#signup](http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/getconnected/faqs.html#signup) Administration for Children & Families [http://www.acf.hhs.gov/](http://www.acf.hhs.gov/) Medicaid - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services [http://www.medicaid.gov/](http://www.medicaid.gov/) Resources to Help Children and Families [http://www.ncfy.com/Resources.htm](http://www.ncfy.com/Resources.htm) State TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) Links [http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/programs/tanf/index.html](http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/programs/tanf/index.html) Touched Twice [http://www.touchedtwice.org/index.html](http://www.touchedtwice.org/index.html) Touched Twice provides free clinics and more to the less fortunate. many of the clinics provide free food, clothing, dental and medical care, free haircuts, free legal, financial and spiritual advice. free clinics located in the US. **Can't Afford Your Prescription Medication?** **Free Prescription Medicine is Available to those who qualify.** [www.pparx.org](http://www.pparx.org/) [http://www.needymeds.com](http://www.needymeds.com/) [http://www.rxassist.org](http://www.rxassist.org/) [http://www.themedicineprogram.com](http://www.themedicineprogram.com/) [http://www.freemedicineprogram.com/drug/ELDER+TONIC](http://www.freemedicineprogram.com/drug/ELDER+TONIC) [http://www.mycancernews.com/viatical.html](http://www.mycancernews.com/viatical.html) FIND THE MANUFACTURERS OF EACH OF YOUR MEDICINES YOU WANT HELP WITH. Here are a number of drug companies who help with your prescriptions. If yours is not here, search for the company name online and contact them. Many drug companies have started helping patients since this was written. PFIZER [http://www.pfizerhelpfulanswers.com](http://www.pfizerhelpfulanswers.com/) - 1-866-■■■■■■■■ E.R. LILY [http://www.lillytruassist.com/Pages/index.aspx](http://www.lillytruassist.com/Pages/index.aspx) MERCK- [https://www.merck.com/pap/pap/consumer/request\_application.jsp](https://www.merck.com/pap/pap/consumer/request_application.jsp) SCHERING-PLOUGH [http://www.merck.com/merckhelps/patientassistance/home.html](http://www.merck.com/merckhelps/patientassistance/home.html) GLAXO-KLINE [www.gskforyou.com](http://www.gskforyou.com/) This is a prescription card from the gov’t. Uninsured people and some insured can get it. Read the website to see who can get it. Healthcare Alliance RX Relief 5505 Connecticut Ave NW #312 Washington, DC 20015-2601 call 1-800-■■■■■■■■ [www.RxReliefCard.com/card](http://www.rxreliefcard.com/card) The card is free. A free pharmacy savings card. Get up to 75% off on more than 50,000 prescription drugs at participating drug stores. Supposedly no one can be rejected because of medical history. **Free Medication Programs for Low-Income Pain Patients** The patient help programs for narcotics are usually a very long investigative process to prove what type of pain you have first. Cancer patients served faster. Percocet: Patient Assistance prog. 800-■■■■■■■■ Percodan & Percocet by Dupont 800-■■■■■■■■ Morphine Sulfate by Astra USA 800-■■■■■■■■ MS Contin, Oxycontin, Alferon N by Purdue Frederick Co. 800-■■■■■■■■ Tylox by Ortho-McNeil Pharma. 800-■■■■■■■■ Roxane Laboratories Inc. Free 800-■■■■■■■■ **3M Pharmaceuticals** (800) ■■■■■■■■ Products include: Most drug products sold by 3M **Allergan, Inc.** Allergan Patient Assistance Program c/o Judy McGee, Physician Services Representative 2525 Dupont Drive, Irvine, CA 92713 Products include: Betagen, Botox, Pilagan, Epifrin **Alza Pharmaceuticals** (415) ■■■■■■■■ Products include: Testoderm, Ocusert, Progestasert, Amgen (800) ■■■■■■■■ for Epogen, Neupogen **Astra USA, Inc.** (800) 488-FAIR (488-3247) Foscavir injection **Berlex Laboratories** (800) ■■■■■■■■, (800) ■■■■■■■■ Products include: Betapace, Betaseron for SC injection, Fludara, Quinaglute Dura-Tabs **Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.** (800) ■■■■■■■■ Products include: All products covered except controlled substances **Boots Pharmaceuticals, Inc.** Boots Cares Program 300 Tri-State International Center Suite 200 Lincolnshire, IL 60069-4415 Attn: Sandy Bauco Products include: Synthroid tablets **Bristol Myers Oncology** (800) ■■■■■■■■ Products include: Bicnu, Blenoxane, Ceenu, Cytoxan, Hydrea, Ifex/Mesna, Lysodren, Megace, Mutamycin, Paraplatin, Platinol, Rubex, Taxol, Vepesid, **Ciba-Geigy Corporation** (800) ■■■■■■■■, (800) CHIRON-8 (245-7668) Products include: Aredia, Cytadren, Actigall, Anafranil, Anturane, Apresazide, Apresoline, Brethaire, Brethine, Cataflam, Desferal, Esidrix, Esimil, Estraderm, Habitrol, Ismelin, Lamprene, Lioresal, Lopressor, Lopressor/HCT Lotensin, Lotensin/HCT, Ludiomil, PBZ, Regitine, Rimactane, Ser-Ap-Es, Slow-K, Tegretol, TEN-K, Tofranil, Tofranil-PM, Transderm-Scop, Transdermal-Nitro, Voltaren **Connaught Laboratories, Inc.** (717) ■■■■■■■■ Products include: TheraCys BCG live intravesical **Convatec** – A Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 200 Headquarters Park Drive Skillman, NJ 08558 P.O. Box 5254 Princeton, NJ 08543-5254 (800) ■■■■■■■■, (908) ■■■■■■■■ Convatec is a manufacturer of ostomy, wound care and incontinence products. **DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Company** Products include: All non-controlled prescription products **Eli Lilly and Company** (800) ■■■■■■■■ Products include: Most all Lilly prescription products and insulins. **Gastrocon Patient Assistance Program** P.O. Box 1766 Rochester, NY 14603-1766 Products include: Gastrocrom capsules, Fujisawa (800) ■■■■■■■■ Products include: Prograf (708) ■■■■■■■■ Products include: NebuPent **Genentech, Inc.** (800) ■■■■■■■■ Products include: Actimmune, Activase, Protropin, Nutrpoin **Glaxo Wellcome** (800) ■■■■■■■■ Customer Service (800)■■■■■■■■ Patient Assistance (800) ■■■■■■■■ Reimbursement Line (800) ■■■■■■■■ Products include: Aleran, Blenoxane, Imruan, Leukeran, Myleran, Navelbine, Purinethol, Thioguanine, Zofran, Zovirax, and all other Glaxo Wellcome products **Hoechst-Marion-Roussel, Inc.** (800) ■■■■■■■■ Customer Information Line (800) ■■■■■■■■ Products Include: Carafate, Altace, A/T/S, Claforan, Diabeta, Lasix, Lorpox, Topicort, Trental, and other prescription products (except Rifadin, Rifamate, Rifater, Tenuate) **Immunex** (800) ■■■■■■■■, (206) ■■■■■■■■ Products include: Leukine, Novantrone, Thioplex, and all other currently marketed Immunex prescription products **Janssen** (800) ■■■■■■■■ Products include: Duragesic, Ergamisol, Hismanal, Imodium, Nizoral tablets, Propulsid, Sporanox capsules, Vermox **Knoll Pharmaceutical Company** (800) ■■■■■■■■ Products include: Isoptin, Rythmol, Santyl, Lederle Oncology (800) LED-CARE (533-2273) Products include: Mitoxantrone, Leucovorin, Methotrexate, Thiotepa, and all other oral pharmaceutical products (except controlled drugs) **McNeil Pharmaceutical** (800) ■■■■■■■■ Products include: Prescription products prescribed according to approved labelled indications and dosage regimens **Merck Human Health Division** (800) NSC-MERCK (672-6372) Products include: Many Merck products **Ortho Biotech** (800) ■■■■■■■■ Products include: Leustatin, Procrit **Parke-Davis** (800) ■■■■■■■■ Products include: Most Parke-Davis medications, including Accupril, Cognex,Cilatin, Lopid,Neurotin, Nitrostar, Sublingual, Procan SR, Zarontin **Pfizer, Inc.** (800) ■■■■■■■■ Products include: Diflucan, and all other Pfizer products **Pharmacia & Upjohn** (800) ■■■■■■■■ Products include: Adriamycin, EMCYT, Fragmin, Idamycin, Zinecard, Adrucil, Azulfidine,Dipentum, Folex PFS, Meosar, Vincasar, Mycotubin **Proctor & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Inc.** (800) ■■■■■■■■ Products include: Asocial, Tantrum capsules, Didronel, Entex, Macrodantin, Macrobid **Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Inc.** (610) ■■■■■■■■ Products include: All products are eligible, with some limitations on supply Roche Laboratories (800) ■■■■■■■■, (800) ■■■■■■■■ Products include: Matulane, Roferon-A, and all other Roche product line **Roxane & NORD** (800) ■■■■■■■■ Customer Service (800) ■■■■■■■■ Medical Information (800) ■■■■■■■■ Products include: Marinol, Oramorph, Roxanol, Roxicodane, Torecan, Sandoz (800) ■■■■■■■■, (203) ■■■■■■■■ The second number is to NORD, Inc., the parent company of Sandoz. Products include: Clorazil, DynaCirc, Eldepryl, Lescol, Sandimmune, Sandoglobulin, Sandostatin, Sanofi **Winthrop Pharmaceuticals** (800) ■■■■■■■■ Products include: Aralen, Breonesin, Bronkometer, Danocrine, Drisdol, Hytaketol, Isuprel, Mytelase, NegGram, pHisoHex, Primaquine, Plaquenil, Trancopal, Schering Oncology (800) ■■■■■■■■ Products include: Intron-A, Eulexin, and all other products **Searle** (800) ■■■■■■■■ Products include: antihypertensives -Aldactazide, Aldactone, Calan SR, Kerlone; antihypertensives/anti-anginal/antiarrhythmics - Calan; antiarrhythmics Norpace, Norpace CR; prevention of NSAID-induced gastric ulcers, Cytotec; quinolone anti-infective Maxaquin **Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals** Access to Care Program Products include: Amoxil, Augmentin, Bactroban, Compazine, Dyazide, Famvir, Kytril, Relafen, Riduara, Tagamet, and most other Smithkline Beecham prescription products **Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.** (800) ■■■■■■■■, (770) 578-551 Products include: All medications distributed by Solvay **Syntex Laboratories, Inc.** (800) ■■■■■■■■, (202) ■■■■■■■■ Products include: All Syntax products **Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories** (703) ■■■■■■■■ Products include: Norplant and other various products **Zeneca** (800) 424-372; (800) ■■■■■■■■ Products include: Arimidex, Casodex, Nolvadex, Zoladex Thank You to Sheila W. for this priceless research! ---
**Author:** ![jgideon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfibro.org/jgideon/32/9337_2.png) [@jgideon](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/u/jgideon)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/help-for-low-income-americans/2121/2 "2020-06-07T20:36:55Z")
thank you so much for this information!