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Stroke

$1,000 guaranteed award   |   $1,500 maximum award

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Fund summary

Eligibility

Approved medications

Diagnosis codes

How to apply

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for this fund, you must:

  • Have a confirmed diagnosis and are in treatment for stroke, or planning to begin treatment in the next 60 days, or have been in treatment in the past 6 months. This includes active surveillance of a condition
  • Have government-insured coverage that covers your qualifying expenses
  • Have an income at or less than 500% of the Federal Poverty Level, adjusted for your regional Cost of Living Index (COLI). What is this?
  • Be a legal resident and receive treatment in the U.S. or a U.S. territory
  • Be prescribed a medication or product listed in the approved medications, listed below

Quick eligibility checker

  1. Treatment
  2. Insurance
  3. Income

Answer a few short questions to find out if you might be eligible for this fund.

Takes 3-5 minutes

No documents or personal information needed

Please confirm you are in treatment for this condition by a healthcare provider in the U.S. or U.S. territories.

Not sure if you’re eligible for TotalAssist?

We encourage you to use the quick eligibility checker, or to start your application online and complete the pre-screening questions. It’s quick and easy! Or call us for help at 1-866-512-3861, Monday – Friday, 8:30 – 5:30pm ET.

Approved medications

Patient Advocate Foundation covers all the prescription medications for each diagnosis, including generic or bioequivalent drugs, that meet any of the following criteria: FDA-approved, listed in official compendia, and/or listed in published evidence-based or clinical guidelines. Find the full list of approved medications for this fund below:

No medications are currently listed for this fund.

About the disease

Stroke, also known as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), occurs when the blood supply to the brain’s large and/or small arteries is interrupted or severely reduced, depriving brain tissue of oxygen and nutrients. Strokes can be caused either by a clot obstructing blood flow to the brain (ischemic stroke) or by a ruptured blood vessel that prevents blood flow to the brain (hemorrhagic stroke).

Diagnosis codes

ICD-10:

I63.00, I63.011, I63.012, I63.013, I63.019, I63.02, I63.031, I63.032, I63.033, I63.039, I63.09, I63.10, I63.111, I63.112, I63.113, I63.119, I63.12, I63.131,

How to apply

  1. Apply for an open fund online 24/7, or call us at 1-866-316-7263, Monday through Friday, 8:30am – 5:30pm ET.

  2. Answer pre-qualification questions to confirm eligibility. You’ll need the patient’s contact, income, medication, diagnosis, and insurance information.

  3. Complete the application and you’ll find out right away if you have been approved. You can begin using your TotalAssist grant immediately!

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