patient assistance
Help for sick
Patient assistance refers to programs that help people afford medications or medical treatments they otherwise couldn't pay for.
Pharmaceutical companies, nonprofits, and government agencies offer patient assistance to cover costs for uninsured or underinsured individuals: She applied for patient assistance after her insurance denied coverage.
The term sometimes extends to non-financial support like navigating healthcare systems or accessing clinical trials.
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- aidSupport given freely
- helpAssistance given
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
copay · out of pocket · financial · financial hardship · insurance · prior authorization · prescription · enrollment · eligibility · income verification · advocate · navigator · case manager · counselor · application · program · subsidy · sliding scale
patient assistanceself-pay
Uninsured payment method
self-reliance · self-sufficiency · financial independence · self-funding · cash payment
patient assistancepatient neglect
Failure to provide care
medical neglect · lack of support · claim denial · unmet needs
patient, patience, patients, patiently, impatient, impatience, impatiently, assist, assistance