Healty | Traveling for Breast Reconstruction - Help amongst Travel as well as Accommodation Costs

A growing number of thorax cancer patients are directly choosing to move for their care, peculiarly for or then of the to a greater extent than advanced thorax reconstruction procedures. Insurance may comprehend the wellness aid expenses but the damage of the hotel in addition to air fare falls on the patient.

Now, or then patients may qualify for fiscal assistance to comprehend these extra expenses cheers to 2 special programs:

Assistance amongst Air Travel Expenses

The American Cancer Society (ACS) Air Miles programme is a articulation endeavour betwixt Mercy Medical Airlift (MMA)/National Patient Travel Helpline (NPATH) in addition to the American Cancer Society. The programme is designed to aid patients amongst the damage of air fare when traveling for cancer-related treatment. Please telephone phone the ACS at (800) 227-2345 to discovery out if you lot are eligible for aid amongst air travel. More data regarding the Air Miles programme tin mail away live constitute here.

American Cancer Society (ACS) Accommodation Program

San Antonio hotels direct maintain partnered amongst the American Cancer Society to offering thorax cancer patients accommodation at either depression or no accuse on a space-available basis. This programme is for patients who have handling at to the lowest degree l miles from their house of residence. One caregiver is welcome to move amongst the patient At to the lowest degree 2 weeks advance notice is ordinarily required. The programme exclusively applies to lodging Mon through Thursday. We encourage patients living to a greater extent than than l miles from San Antonio to telephone phone the American Cancer Society on (877) 227-1618 for to a greater extent than data in addition to to accept wages of this opportunity.

Hope that helps!

Dr C

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