Patient Grants.
Elizabeth White Lyme Patient Grant 2017– 2023
The Elizabeth White Fund supports qualified Lyme patients in Connecticut with medical expenses related to testing and care. Applications for this grant are now being accepted. Learn more about the Elizabeth White Fund and additional sources of financial support here.
Lyme Connection has funds available for Connecticut residents to pay for tick-borne disease testing and treatment through the generosity of the Elizabeth White Fund for Lyme. We are very excited to announce a new three-year grant of $25,500 has been awarded to Lyme Connection by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven.
Click here for the application.
Partner in Lyme Grant
https://www.partnerinlyme.org/
Partner in Lyme, Inc. is a non-profit charitable organization that provides financial assistance in the amount of $1000 donations to Connecticut residents dealing with a Lyme Disease diagnosis so they have extra money to buy the things that will help them heal, in mind, in body and in spirit.
Who was Betsey White?
Nurse practitioner Elizabeth (Betsey) White was a beloved Connecticut health care practitioner, known throughout the Lyme disease community for her intelligence, kindness and commitment to supporting the needs of her fellow patients. Trained as a psychiatric nurse, Betsey worked at the Veterans Hospital for many years until Lyme disease made it impossible for her to continue.
After being diagnosed, Betsey met with her attorney, Ingi-Mai Loorand, and Community Foundation staff about ways she could help others suffering with the illness. Important to Betsey was diagnosis and treatment that goes beyond traditional short-term antibiotic therapy.
In 2014, Betsey left a bequest creating the Elizabeth White Fund for Lyme. The Fund distributed its first grant for $15,000 through Lyme Connection to support Connecticut residents dealing with Lyme and other tick-borne diseases.
The following organizations provide funds to help tickborne disease patients pay for medical care. Consider these options if you reside outside of Connecticut or do not meet our financial need requirements.
Ticked Off Foundation Ticked Off Foundation's mission is to provide financial assistance and support to Lyme and tick-borne disease patients 26 years of age and older who are in crisis. Click HERE.
- To be eligible for financial assistance from our Foundation, a patient must adhere to the following criteria:
- Be a United States citizen currently living in the United States
- Have a provable financial need
- Have a licensed doctor’s/practitioner’s diagnosis or a positive Lyme test
- Be 26 years of age or older (applicants who are 26 years old need to show proof of age)
LivLyme Foundation - Provides financial assistance to children under age 21 and their families struggling with Lyme Disease. Applications for 2019 are now closed. The application process for 2020 grants will begin January 1, 2019, and end October 31, 2019. Click HERE.
Lyme Test Access Program (Lyme-TAP) - Provides reimbursement assistance of initial Lyme-related lab tests to patients who demonstrate true financial need. If approved, you may be reimbursed for up to 75% of the list price that the labs publish for testing from a qualified CLIA/Medicare approved laboratory of your choice. Funds are limited and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Children under 18 years of age are given priority. Click HERE.
LymeAid 4 Kids (LA4K) - The Lyme Disease Association started LA4K fund in 2004 and has helped children all over the U.S. and in Canada. Developed with the help of author Amy Tan, the fund is for children who do not have/receive insurance coverage for Lyme disease treatment for children and have economic difficulties. Click HERE.
LymeLight Foundation- Funds are available for patients age 25 or younger who can demonstrate a qualified financial need. Applicant must be an active patient of a Lyme-literate MD, ND, DO, PA-C, NP. NDs must have graduated from a CNME accredited institution. All practitioners must have prescribing rights in their state of practice. Must be a USA resident.Click HERE.
