These financial resources are designed to help reduce cost-related barriers to cancer screening, care and support. Helping individuals and families access essential services and navigate their care with greater confidence.
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Free/Low-Cost CRC Screening
Below is a list of health centers in Louisiana that provide free/low cost colorectal cancer screenings:
Baptist Community Health Services Inc.
Sliding scale for appointments but stool test is full cost and referral for colonoscopies.
4960 St Claude Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70117
504-533-4999
Baton Rouge Primary Care Collaborative Inc.
Provide discounted stool tests and referral for colonoscopies.
7050 Plank Rd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70811
225-774-1120
CareSouth Medical & Dental
Provide sliding scale stool tests and referral for colonoscopies.
3140 Florida St.
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
225-650-2000
Catahoula Parish Hospital District #2
FIT test for $5, free if patient is on Medicaid and referral for colonoscopies CPHD2 Administration Department.
710 Chisum St.
Sicily Island, LA 71368
(318) 389-5727
Ferriday Family Health Clinic
100 Serio Blvd, Ferriday, LA 71334
318-757-6969 (Ferriday)
Jonesville Medical Clinic
904 First St., Jonesville, LA 71334
318-339-7265 (Jonesville)
Wisner Medical Clinic
126 Watson St., Wisner, LA 71378
318-724-7008 (Wisner)
East Carroll Parish Hospital
Provide sliding scale stool tests and referral for colonoscopies.
336 North Hood St.
Lake Providence, LA 71254
318-559-2404
Excelth
FIT test at discounted rate for people with no insurance. Visit excelth.com/locations for addresses and phone numbers of each location.
504-620-0500 (press 1 for Medical)
H I V/Aids Alliance For Region Two Inc.
Sliding scale for stool test and referral for colonoscopies.
3849 North Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
225-655-6422
Iberia Comprehensive Community Health Center
Sliding scale for FIT, can contact Cologuard for payment plan (must be a patient to order a test). Visit icchc.org for addresses and phone numbers for each location.
Innis Community Health Center Inc.
Have sliding scale for stool tests for uninsured patients; Pointe Coupee Hospital has program Charity Care for colonoscopies.
6450 LA-1
Batchelor, LA 70715
225-492-3775
Marillac Community Health Centers
Provide sliding scale stool tests and referral for colonoscopies.
3201 S Carrollton Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70118
504-207-3060
Morehouse Community Medical Centers, Inc.
Provide sliding scale stool tests and colonoscopies with University Health.
518 Durham St.
Bastrop, LA 71220
318-283-8887
Ochsner St. Mary
Provide sliding scale stool tests and referral for colonoscopies.
1125 Marguerite St.
Morgan City, LA 70380
985-380-4320
Odyssey House Louisiana, Inc.
Provide sliding scale stool tests (have to first establish care with providers and be 18+) and referral for colonoscopies.
1125 N Tonti St.
New Orleans, LA 70119
504-383-8559
St. Gabriel Health Clinic Inc.
Free stool test and referral for colonoscopies (sliding scale). Visit stgabrielchc.org/locations for addresses and phone numbers of each location.
225-642-9676
Start Corporation
Free FIT test and referral for colonoscopies. Visit startcorp.org/contact for addresses and phone numbers of each location.
Tensas Community Health Center Inc.
Free stool test (if symptomatic, otherwise 35+) and referral for colonoscopies.
402 Levee St.
St. Joseph, LA 71366
318-766-1967
University Hospital & Clinics
Have financial assistance form for stool tests; colonoscopy access offered as capacity allows.
2390 West Congress
Lafayette, LA 70506
337-261-6000
Winn Community Health Center Inc.
Provide sliding scale stool tests (have to be 45+) and referral for colonoscopies.
431 W Lafayette St.
Winnfield, LA 71483
318-648-0375
Free Services
We connect eligible Louisiana residents with a wide range of free cancer-related resources such as screenings and supportive services, to help remove barriers and improve access to care.
A nonprofit organization created by a group of pilots who volunteer to arrange free air transportation for any legitimate, charitable, medically related need. Angel Flight serves patients needing transportation around the Heartland region, and can arrange transportation in other areas of the country in coordination with healthcare organizations.
Keeping up with cancer treatment often requires a phone. Assurance Wireless provides eligible customers a free cell phone and free or low-cost data plans.
Camp Kesem operates free summer camps for children who have been impacted by a parent’s cancer. Founded at Stanford University in 2000, Camp Kesem has since expanded to 116 chapters in 42 states across the country, including one based out of LSU.
Cancer and Careers provides information, tools, and support for employees working through cancer, as well as their employers. They offer educational materials, seminars, career coaching, interactive tools for survivors currently employed and those looking for work.
Cleaning for a Reason is a nonprofit organization that partners with maid services to offer free house cleaning services to women undergoing cancer treatment.
One-on-one consulting about job accommodations and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) over the phone and online. Their website features suggestions on how people with cancer can be accommodated in the workplace.
This resource offers a forum to ask attorneys legal questions, and will help connect you with local attorneys if you believe your rights have been violated. Information on cancer survivors’ legal rights regarding insurance, treatment, and employment is also offered.
This site provides free legal resources and help for the state of Louisiana.
This guide explains your employee rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. It also offers job hunting advice, and recommendations on how to ask for accommodations at work.
National Cancer Legal Services Network
This network helps link cancer survivors with free legal services and educational resources on the legal issues cancer survivors face.
This nonprofit volunteer pilot organization based in Monroe, LA provides free air transportation to patients in financial need who require diagnosis and treatments at medical facilities not available to them locally. PFP provides services to patients in Louisiana and surrounding areas.
A Christian organization providing need-based assistance with food, clothing, personal hygiene, and other needs to individuals in the Mandeville area. The website also includes a list of medical and job placement resources.
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
This non-profit law office offers free legal aid for civil issues to low-income southeast Louisiana residents.
TCA connects New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana residents to programs offering assistance with food, utilities, financial counseling, youth programs, and other resources. They also offer a credit union.
Financial Assistance
Financial assistance and support programs are available to help those facing cancer manage the costs associated with screening, treatment and care. The following resources may help reduce financial barriers and connect individuals with available support.
This group provides women with financial assistance in purchasing products they need after surgery such as breast forms, mastectomy bras, radiation bras, and compression apparel for survivors with lymphedema.
American Breast Cancer Foundation
The ABCF provides direct financial assistance to uninsured and underserved women and men of all ages for breast cancer screening and diagnostic tests through the Breast Cancer Assistance Program, Community Partnership Program, and the Community Advocacy Program.
American Cancer Society provides information on financial management and the legal rights of cancer patients and their families.
This program offers financial assistance for treatment-related costs, such as transportation, home care and child care, as well as assistance with copays.
Cancer Financial Assistance Coalition
The coalition helps cancer patients manage their financial challenges by providing financial education and connecting patients with financial resources.
Baton Rouge’s Capital Area Transit System (CATS) on Demand offers ground transportation services to qualified individuals with a disability that cannot utilize the city bus system. The CATS on Demand fare is $1.75 per person each way.
CENLA Medication Access Program
This program provides LA residents that meet income guidelines and do not have Medicaid, Medicare, or prescription coverage with financial assistance for chronic care prescription medications.
Short-term emergency assistance with food and clothing to individuals in the Slidell area. Services also include financial counseling, and spiritual and guidance counseling.
This Baton Rouge-based service offers financial assistance for various needs, such as medical bills, shelter, pharmacy and medical supplies, utility assistance and more.
EMF’s Surviving and Moving Forward Fund (SAMFund) provides critical financial resources to young adult cancer survivors. These grants serve as a financial bridge to help young adult survivors (ages 21 – 39 at the time of application) regain their financial footing after completing active cancer treatment.
This nonprofit organization offers need-based grants to offset the expense of scalp cooling systems for chemotherapy patients.
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
This statewide program offers eligible households financial assistance meeting their monthly utility bills.
This organization provides financial assistance for prescriptions, medical expenses, utilities and food for patients in Iberia, St. Martin, St. Mary, and Vermilion parishes.
Louisiana’s Medicaid Program provides health coverage for low-income residents that meet eligibility requirements. If someone does not qualify, a Medicaid specialist will research other types of assistance available.
Medication Assistance Programs
Explore these options to help save on prescription drug costs.
This site links patients to prescription assistance, low-cost health care facilities, and other financial aid programs for medical needs.
Partnership for Prescription Assistance
This service connects qualified patients without prescription drug coverage to programs that will allow them to get their medication at a reduced cost or for free.
Educational information, online webinars, and live chat sessions with case managers on employment, job retention, and other financial issues. The also offer a co-pay relief program.
Check out this comprehensive database of pharmaceutical financial aid programs offered by pharmaceutical companies.
A list of financial services for single moms who need help with food, utility bills, medical bills and medications, eviction prevention, phone discounts, and more.
Health Insurance
Health insurance plays a key role in accessing cancer care. The resources below provide information to help individuals understand coverage options, compare plans and make informed decisions.
Check out the financial and legal information on private and government insurance plans and sources of financial aid for cancer patients.
Official site of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Health Insurance Marketplace, which is a service that helps people shop for and enroll in affordable plans. The federal government runs the Marketplace for most states (including Louisiana), though some run their own. You can compare Louisiana plans at myplan.healthy.la.gov/en/compare-plans
This website offers consumer information on health and medical coverage and provides health insurance quotes. It also features state insurance guides and a health insurance glossary.
This site can help explain the role of health insurance, search rates, explain and help with Medicare and more.
Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) Program / United States Census Bureau
The only source of data for single-year estimates of health insurance coverage status for all counties in the United States, by selected economic and demographic characteristics.