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Get Help with Medical Expenses
The Assistance Fund
If you are eligible for support, The Assistance Fund provides financial assistance to cover costs not paid by insurance. The Assistance Fund is an independent charitable patient assistance organization that helps patients and families facing high medical out-of-pocket costs by providing financial assistance for their copayments, coinsurance, deductibles, and other health-related expenses.
LEARN MORE by visiting The Assistance Fund website or call (855) 845-7608
Eligible patients will be:
- A U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
- Diagnosed with MG.
- Prescribed an FDA-approved treatment for the disease.
- Have prescription coverage for the prescribed treatment.
- Meet financial eligibility criteria based upon household income and size.
PAN Foundation
People with myasthenia gravis can get help paying for out-of-pocket costs associated with their prescription medication and, new in 2025, their insurance premiums.
Since 2004, the PAN Foundation has provided over $4 billion in financial assistance to some one million patients with more than 70 different diseases. MGFA is one of 25 leading national patient advocacy groups around the country allied with the organization to help support patient needs.
The foundation supports people with many different types of rare and chronic diseases, including myasthenia gravis.
The PAN Foundation provides three types of funding to patients:
- Medication copays, deductibles, and coinsurance.
- Health insurance premiums.
- Transportation costs associated with treatment.
There are several specific eligibility criteria for an MG patient to qualify for assistance. These include being a U.S. resident and having Medicare insurance and a qualifying income. Learn much more about the process and qualifications for grant awards at panfoundation.org.
This MGFA webinar from fall 2023 also shares some great information about the PAN Foundation’s resources for people living with MG.
Accessia Health
Patients eligible to enroll in an open program may use their assistance to pay for one or more of the following: medication and provider copays, coinsurance, health insurance premiums, medical expenses, and travel.
Individuals diagnosed with myasthenia gravis with both private and public insurance are eligible to apply.
NORD Rare Care Program
This program provides medication, financial assistance with insurance premiums and co-pays, diagnostic testing assistance, and travel assistance for clinical trials or consultation with disease specialists. This program is open to U.S. residents who meet certain income eligibility criteria.
More Financial Assistance Options
- Medicine Assistance Tool (MAT)
- RxAssist
- Conquer MG Patient Assistance Program
- Patient Services Incorporated
- OneSource Personalized Patient Support from Alexion
- Novartis Patient Assistance Program
- Genentech Patient Assistance Program
- Sanofi Patient Assistance Program
- Medicare Prescription Coverage (Part D)
Medical Travel
Prescription Discount Cards
College Scholarships
People diagnosed with myasthenia gravis are eligible for several specific scholarships. These include:
- MDA College Scholarship Program: Supports students living with neuromuscular disease as they pursue their academic dreams. This is a merit-based scholarship of up to $5,000 annually (as of 2025) open to full-time, undergraduate students.
- EveryLife Foundation #RAREis Scholarship Fund: This program provides scholarships of up to $5,000 and is open to all those diagnosed with a rare disease. Both full and part-time, undergraduate or graduate students are eligible. U.S. residents only.
Caregiver Resources
- Chronic Care Connection
- Eldercare Locator
- Family Caregiver Alliance/National Center on Caregiving
- National Alliance for Caregiving
- Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving
- Caregiver Action Network
- Patients Rising Caregiver Community
Employment
- AbilityJobs – employment website for individuals living with a disability
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – disability-related resources
- Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
- The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is a free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the employability of people with disabilities.
- Tel: (877) 781-9403
- Email: jan@askjan.org
- Guidance on requests for reasonable accommodations, Sample Medical Inquiry form, courtesy of the Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
- American Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Specialists are available to provide ADA information and answers to technical questions on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. or on Thursday from 12:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. (Eastern Time). Calls are free and confidential.
- Tel: (800) 514-0301
- Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
- The Office of Disability Employment Policy is an agency within the U.S. Department of Labor. ODEP provides national leadership to increase employment opportunities for adults and youth with disabilities while striving to eliminate barriers to employment.
- Tel: (866) 633-7365
Legal Advocacy
Medical Equipment, Assistive Technology & Alert Devices
- Assistive Technology Recycling Programs, State Assistive Technology Program Directory
- MedicAlert Foundation
- Foundation for Rehabilitation Equipment & Endowment
- The Wheelchair Foundation
- The American Wheelchair Mission
- Friends of Disabled Adults & Children (FODAC)
- Lighthouse Guild (vision impairment)
- Polar Products cooling vests
Mental Health Assistance
Parents of Children with MG
- How to cope when your child is diagnosed with a chronic illness (APA)
- The American Academy of Pediatrics at HealthyChildren.org
- Center for Parent Information & Resources (Section 504)
- Kids Health
- Pacer Center: Champions for Children with Disabilities
- Find resources for advocacy with schools, the health care system, and more
Protecting Your Information & Privacy
- Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
- Guidance from HealthIT.gov
Public Benefits Information & Online Screening
- USA.gov Benefits Finder tool
- National Council on Aging – Benefits Check Up tool
- Medicare Rights Center
- Social Security for People with Disabilities (SSD, SSI)