Insurance premium assistance helps with monthly health insurance premium payments for cancer patients. This assistance helps with primary health insurance premiums only. 

The health insurance premium payments are paid directly to the patient’s insurance carrier.

To see if you or someone you know is eligible for insurance premium assistance, refer to the premium assistance qualifications above. 

Applications are received by the Wichita Cancer Foundation electronically through the website – Apply Here. Once received, they are forwarded to our Care Committee, who reviews every application and makes the decisions of granting assistance based on many factors, including the availability of funds. Certain factors are NOT considered or reviewed by the Care Committee in making decisions for which patients receive financial assistance, including the insurance company, treatment regimen ordered, or the provider chosen by the patient.

The Care Committee is comprised of four or more volunteers who review applications and decide which patients will receive insurance premium assistance and the duration of the assistance. The volunteers do not have to be members of the Board of Directors.

You will receive an email notification.

The duration that the Wichita Cancer Foundation will cover your insurance premium payments can vary based on the Care Committee’s decision and the funds available. No more than six months will be paid  based on one application.

You can reapply every six months as long as you still meet the eligibility qualifications for assistance.

No documentation is required at the time of application, but all applicants may be asked to verify demographic, insurance, and financial information they have provided.

Individuals or families with adjusted gross incomes five times the federal poverty level or less may qualify.

Note: Family size is defined as the number of people (including yourself) claimed on the Federal Income Tax Return. For more information about the federal poverty level, visit: https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines

Yearly household income is the combined Adjusted Gross Income of adult members in your household. The Adjusted Gross Income includes wages, taxable interest and other taxable income, dividends, alimony, and unemployment compensation – after deductions are made. You can find the Adjusted Gross Income listed on your most recent federal tax return on form 1040: line 37, for form 1040A: line 21, and for form 1040 EZ: line 4.

If you would like a copy of our organization’s tax return from the previous tax year, please contact our Executive Director to obtain a copy.