Free Medical Equipment for Cancer Patients
Medical equipment can be expensive, even with insurance. Cancer patients should never have to worry about affording the care and equipment they need. Please know there are governmental and nonprofit agencies that are ready to help with these expenses.
In this section, you will discover the national programs that offer free medical equipment and prosthetics to help ease the life of a cancer patient. The no-cost supplies and equipment here include everything from mobility equipment to lymphedema and mastectomy supplies. There is never a fee to request help; all medical products and programs are provided free of charge to cancer patients.
Please review all of the free offers below and then contact the agency for specific program requirements and application. We hope you find the medical equipment and supplies you need in the links below. ❤️
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Coloplast Patient Assistance Program
Description:
Coloplast offers a Patient Assistance Program (C.P.A.) providing a 90-day supply of ostomy products to eligible individuals in the USA based on financial need. To apply, visit the link above or contact Coloplast Care at (877) 858-2656 for more information.
Variety Children's Medical Equipment Program
Description:
Variety – the Children’s Charity provides life-saving and life-enriching medical equipment and services to children. Families in need can find support by locating their local Variety chapter through the link above. To learn more and apply for assistance, please visit the link above.
Oracle Health Foundation Grant
Description:
Oracle Health Foundation offers grants to assist families in the USA with medical expenses for children aged 18 or younger (up to 21 in certain cases). Grants of up to $2000 cover costs such as clinical procedures, medical equipment, travel and lodging related to care, and vehicle modifications. To learn more and apply, visit the link above.
LifeNets Wheelchair Program
Description:
National nonprofit that matches available donated wheelchairs to those in need all at zero cost to the recipient. This program is available throughout the USA. To view the current available inventory and sign up to request a wheelchair, please visit this link.
Steps of Faith Prosthetics
Phone: (615) 426-6034
Description:
National nonprofit public charity dedicated to providing free prosthetics to amputees in the USA needing financial support. Steps of Faith provides uninsured and underinsured amputees get the prosthetic limbs they need to restore mobility. Please visit this link to apply.
Chive Charities
Description:
Chive Charities is a national nonprofit that provides free medical equipment for recipients in the USA with life-altering or life-threatening needs. From therapy equipment like adaptive tricycles and robotic walkers to service dogs, wheelchair-accessible vans, and a wide range of mobility items, Chive Charities helps fund uncovered costs of medical equipment nationwide for free. Please visit this link to apply.
Kindred Box Ostomy Supplies
Description:
Kindred Box is a national nonprofit organization that provided free ostomy supplies and access to expert care to those patients in the USA who are without health insurance (or who are under-insured) and unable to afford the cost of these medical devices. Eligibility is based on financial need. To apply, please complete the request form here.
Fleener Family Foundation Warrior Cold Caps
Description:
The Fleener Family Foundation, in partnership with Warrior Caps, provides free cold cap rental packages to cancer patients in active chemotherapy treatment with demonstrated financial need. Those concerned with treatment-related hair loss in the USA who earn less than 300% of the federal poverty level are encouraged to apply. Please go here to download the application at the bottom of the page.
Friends of Ostomates
Description:
Friends of Ostomates is a volunteer-run, nonprofit organization, that provides ostomy supplies and educational resources at no cost to cancer patients in need. To request free supplies, please complete the form on the website here and a care coordinator will be in touch to arrange help.
ConvaTec Patient Assistance Ostomy Program
Description:
The ConvaTec Ostomy Access Program provides uninsured or underinsured colorectal cancer patients in the USA with financial need up to 3 months of ostomy supplies per year for free. For general program information, please call 1-800-422-8811 or visit the ConvaTec Ostomy Access Program website here.
Hollister Ostomy Assistance Program
Description:
Hollister Incorporated offers personalized support to individuals in the USA with ostomies including no-cost supplies based on financial need. If you are a cancer patient in the USA and are struggling to afford your medical supplies, please reach out to Hollister for help. To enroll or learn more, visit the link above or call (888) 808-7456.
Hair to Stay
Contact: Get in Touch
Description:
Hair to Stay provides need-based grants up to $1000 to offset the expense of scalp cooling systems for chemotherapy patients being treated in the United States who are at or below 300% of the Federal Poverty Level. For application, please visit the online Hair to Stay form here.
Starkey Hearing Foundation
Contact: Get in Touch
Description:
The Starkey Hearing Foundation provides free hearing aids to US residents who can demonstrate financial need through their Hear Now program. Eligibility is based on income which is based on the Federal Poverty Guidelines. To apply, visit the Starkey Hearing Foundation website or call toll free (866) 354-3254 for help over the phone.
Hope and Hugs Port Pillows
Description:
Free port pillows for any cancer patient to help provide cushion and protection while riding in the car. These provide an effective way to avoid irritation from the seatbelt. To request your free handmade port pillow for yourself or someone you’re caring for, visit the Hope and Hugs Facebook page here.
Friends of Man
Description:
Financial help for hearing aids, medical equipment, mobility equipment, and orthopedic shoes, prostheses, and wheelchairs. This program requires application by your doctor or other medical professional and eligibility is based on your financial need/funds availability. Please have your doctor (or other professional) use this link to apply for the program.
Penninsula BioMedical
Phone: (800) 293-3362
Description:
Free alert band to any patient with or at risk of developing lymphedema. You can fill out the form here for your free band: http://reidsleeve.com/alertband.htm.
Ramps.org
Description:
Offers free referrals to ramp accessibility funding and building services across the USA. To locate providers in your state, please visit this searchable national database of builders and supplies here.
The Oley Foundation
Phone: (800) 776-6539
Description:
This free program connects those in need of enteral formula, pumps, tubing and other supplies with families who have items to donate. Products are free to recipients in the USA with demonstrated financial need. To learn how to request items, please visit this page for information about the national Equipment/Supply Exchange Program.
I have a neighbor who cannot afford any equipment and she feels embarrassed after her surgery. Can I fill out the form for knitted knockers on her behalf?
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