Wichita Cancer Foundation
Health Insurance Premium Assistance · About this organization
What you get
Help paying primary private, employer, or COBRA insurance premiums for up to six months, paid to the insurer. The dollar limit isn't published. Ask.
How to start
Fill in the six-step form. Attach insurance and premium proof, plus a pay stub for coverage through work.
Good to know
- Adjusted gross income must be at or below 500% of the federal poverty level.
- Assistance is not guaranteed and depends on available funds.
The details, as published
Wichita Cancer Foundation may pay part or all of an eligible cancer patient's primary private, employer-sponsored, or COBRA health-insurance premium directly to the carrier for up to six months per application, subject to funding and committee approval.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
Health Insurance Premium Assistance — household bills and cash assistance
Wichita Cancer Foundation may pay part or all of an eligible cancer patient's primary private, employer-sponsored, or COBRA health-insurance premium directly to the carrier for up to six months per application, subject to funding and committee approval.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Primary health-insurance premiums
Does not cover
- Applicants currently receiving Medicaid
- Applicants currently receiving Medicare
- Secondary insurance premiums
- The Care Committee determines the duration and pays the actual primary premium directly to the carrier; no dollar ceiling is published.
- No more than six months are paid from one application; an applicant may reapply every six months while requirements remain met.
Medical And Insurance Costs
Health Insurance Premium Assistance — medical and insurance costs
Wichita Cancer Foundation may pay part or all of an eligible cancer patient's primary private, employer-sponsored, or COBRA health-insurance premium directly to the carrier for up to six months per application, subject to funding and committee approval.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Primary health-insurance premiums
Does not cover
- Applicants currently receiving Medicaid
- Applicants currently receiving Medicare
- Secondary insurance premiums
- The Care Committee determines the duration and pays the actual primary premium directly to the carrier; no dollar ceiling is published.
- No more than six months are paid from one application; an applicant may reapply every six months while requirements remain met.
- The published monetary limit is shared across the listed benefit components.
Why this may help
Medical And Insurance Costs: Payment goes toward your primary health-insurance premium.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. Potentially applicable to a United States pediatric B-ALL patient or family when current program-specific criteria are met.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
- The official eligibility page does not publish a patient-age rule.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- Cancer care must be initiated or received in Kansas.
- The applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
- The applicant must have, or be securing, private health insurance, an employer-sponsored health plan, or COBRA insurance.
- The applicant must not currently receive Medicare or Medicaid.
Financial need is required.
- Adjusted gross income must be five times the federal poverty level or less.
- Combined adjusted gross income of adult household members; family size is the number of people claimed on the federal income tax return.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: KS.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be connected to: Cancer care must be initiated or received in Kansas..
- Cancer care must be initiated or received in Kansas.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
Who can start: Parent Or Guardian, Patient
- Await committee review and an emailed decision.
- Complete the six-step electronic application as the patient or applicable legal representative or guardian.
- Complete the six-step online application.
- For an approved award, the foundation pays the premium directly to the insurance carrier for the duration specified.
- Provide proof of insurance and evidence of premium cost, such as an invoice; for an employer-sponsored plan, provide the most recent payroll stub.
- Provide proof of insurance and premium cost plus the latest payroll stub for employer-sponsored coverage.
- Respond if the foundation requests additional demographic, insurance, or financial verification.
- Review all published eligibility requirements.
- The Care Committee reviews the request, verifies insurance, and sends the decision by email.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
- Evidence of insurance-premium cost, such as an invoice
- Most recent payroll stub when the plan is employer-sponsored
- Proof of insurance
- Approved primary insurance premiums are paid directly to the insurance carrier for the period selected by the Care Committee.
- The Care Committee reviews only after all necessary information, proof of insurance, and evidence of cost are received.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 27, 2026 |
- No calendar deadline is published; reapplication is permitted every six months.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Adjusted gross income must be at or below 500% of the federal poverty level.
- Assistance is not guaranteed and depends on available funds.
- Cancer care must be initiated or received in Kansas.
- Official sources conflict on documentation timing, household definition, residency, and full versus partial payment.
- One application covers no more than six months, and the duration depends on the Care Committee and available funds.
- The program requires private, employer-sponsored, or COBRA coverage and excludes current Medicare and Medicaid recipients.
- Confirm current capacity, exact access requirements, and response time.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Health Insurance Premium Assistance · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Patient Application — Health Insurance Premium Assistance · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Contact the Wichita Cancer Foundation · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Financial Help for Cancer Patients · checked Aug 23, 2026