Yesterday’s post described a program that allowed cancer patients and their family member in need of treatment to hitch a ride on a corporate jet without any charge. Besides this great program, there are a number of organizations throughout the U.S., which have been organized by private pilots who are willing to help their neighbors. [...]
For the last twenty years Corporate Angel Network (CAN), a non-profit organization founded in 1981 and based in Westchester, N.Y., has matched cancer patients and their families with major corporations who are willing to donated empty seats on their private planes. Patients and their families who need to travel to distant locations for their treatments [...]
If you qualify and are approved for Social Security Disability and you are also receiving other government benefits, the amount of your Social Security Disability benefits may be reduced. Some public benefits will not affect your Social Security disability benefits. If you receive Social Security disability benefits from one of the following types of public [...]
Under certain circumstances members of your family may also qualify for social security disability benefits if you are approved to receive benefits. These circumstances include: • Your spouse, if she is 62 or older; • Your spouse, at any age if she is caring for a child of yours who is younger than age 16 [...]
For Americans Social Security Disability benefits can become an important source of financial support as your disease progresses. I am going to be writing a number of posts that will explain the benefits that are available and how to apply for them. First order of business is to understand how the Social Security Administration defines [...]
Patient Advocate Foundation's Co-Pay Relief (CPR) Program provides direct co-payment assistance to men with prostate cancer as well many other serious illnesses. Financial assistance is for pharmaceutical products to insured Americans who financially and medically qualify. They welcome Medicare Part D beneficiaries who require assistance with their pharmaceutical co-payments. The Program offers personal service to [...]
If you are on full and permanent disability you can remove funds from your IRA without becoming liable to pay the 10% early withdrawal penalty. However, you will be subject to income tax liability for funds removed. Check with your accountant before you do anything. Confirm that you are qualified to make these withdrawals and [...]
When we become end stage, many of our life insurance policies will pay part of our death benefit, tax-free, while we are still alive! If your life insurance policy allows and if you and your family can get comfortable and acknowledge that you are in fact terminal, it might be possible to receive up to [...]
Those of us who have life insurance policies, either group or individual, may not be required to continue to pay the premiums! Many policies contain a waiver of premiums in case of disability. If you are disabiled, check your policy for a section entitled "waiver of premium" or a similar category to verify that this [...]
