Funding Information

Donations to Chronic Disease Fund are made through a number of sources in and outside of the healthcare industry, including corporate and individual contributors. As a copayment assistance organization, Chronic Disease Fund operates within a complex regulatory framework. The regulations governing the healthcare industry, as well as a favorable Advisory Opinion that the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued to Chronic Disease Fund, set standards that it must meet to stay in compliance with applicable laws. According to the OIG opinion, Chronic Disease Fund may not disclose the identity of its donors. In 2009, Chronic Disease Fund provided financial assistance to more than 60,000 patients who, without such assistance, would likely have been unable to afford the critical treatments they needed. It is only through the generosity of all of our donors that we can attribute this success. Chronic Disease Fund is an independent non-profit organization and is not controlled or influenced by any of its donors. The assistance that Chronic Disease Fund provides to patients is based on objective criteria that it applies consistently and in accordance with applicable laws.