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The Assistance Fund Opens New Program for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Financial Assistance From The Assistance Fund Now Available for Eligible People Living With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) ORLANDO, Fla., January 10, 2022 —The Assistance Fund, an independent charitable patient assistance organization that helps patients and families facing high medical out-of-pocket costs, today announced the launch of a new financial assistance program for […]
Statement of Support for “The Precision Medicine Answers for Kids Today Act”
Rare diseases affect about 1 in 10 Americans (around 30 million people). More than half of those individuals are children, and a third of those children will die by the age of 5. Tragically, it typically takes rare disease patients years to receive an accurate diagnosis, which can result in physical, emotional, and financial hardship […]