Get Your Free Mesothelioma Guide
Find a Top Mesothelioma Doctor
Access Help Paying for Treatment
The Medical Outreach team tours the nation’s best hospitals and cancer centers to build partnerships with leading health care providers. We help our partners’ patients access essential legal and financial resources.
Written by Missy Miller | Edited By Walter Pacheco
The Medical Outreach team of The Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com builds relationships with a network of premiere mesothelioma specialists and treatment facilities.Medical Outreach Director Missy Miller and Medical Outreach Liaison Jose Ortiz travel across the United States to personally connect with professionals at top mesothelioma centers.
Partnering with our Medical Outreach program drives more patients to mesothelioma centers and increases the exposure of mesothelioma experts. We have established a professional, credible network and source of trust with many health care providers, which has allowed us to assist countless patients diagnosed with this illness.
Our goal is to provide patients and their loved ones with free access to information, services and support through effective advocacy, which can help you overcome the disease and live a longer, healthier life.
Since its inception in 2006, the Medical Outreach team has helped The Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com donate more than $505,000 to our partners, including cancer centers, foundations as well as advocacy and professional organizations.
These donations help foundations and cancer centers fund researchers who are working to find a cure for mesothelioma, develop resources for mesothelioma patients and their loved ones as well as raise awareness of the dangers of asbestos and the reality of mesothelioma.
Our Medical Outreach team can help you apply for grants, Social Security Disability Insurance and VA benefits. They also answer your health insurance questions and can assist you with insurance issues and appeals.
We help patients modify insurance plans for better coverage and can assist you in finding supplemental insurance to cover the 20% of out-of-pocket expenses Medicare does not cover.
Our team sends a customized information packet to patients. It contains a medical record organizer, mesothelioma books, a checklist of all the resources available to them and more.
These resources help you understand your options for treatment and how to pay for it. Cancer treatment is expensive, and there are ways people diagnosed with mesothelioma can access compensation. Lawsuits, asbestos trust funds and VA benefits help families afford oncology care.
An immense thank you! Your support has made an impact on AONN+ as you share resources and information to help enhance patient care. The Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators appreciates your time and dedication!Sharon GentryMSN, RN, HON ONN-CG, AOCN, CBCN
The Mesothelioma Center has been extremely helpful to us in the weeks since a family member’s mesothelioma diagnosis. They’ve helped as we evaluate hospice providers and navigate legal issues. I highly recommend them.Darrenfamily member of a mesothelioma patient
Get Your Free Mesothelioma Guide
Find a Top Mesothelioma Doctor
Access Help Paying for Treatment
We’ve built relationships with multiple top mesothelioma law firms, whereas others work solely with one firm. The goal is to find the right firm for each patient based upon the patient’s diagnosis and asbestos exposure background.
Our team has more than 10 years of experience connecting patients with the best legal representation for their individual needs. We consider each person’s exposure history and the company responsible for the exposure. The state in which the patient resides or where the exposure occurred may also play a role.
Our outreach efforts helped us develop our Doctor Match program to benefit you and mesothelioma specialists.
Newly diagnosed mesothelioma patients are unsure of where to turn for specialized medical care. Our Doctor Match program takes an overwhelming amount of research off of your hands.
We provide resources and support services for all mesothelioma patients. Using our professional experience and deep understanding of the disease, we strive to overcome barriers to treatment and access to resources.
Some examples of how we work with health care providers and their patients include help with insurance appeals and connecting patients with transportation services, travel plans, financial assistance, patient assistance, copays and support groups.
Our medical partners often become valued contributors to Asbestos.com by sharing their experiences and insights with the mesothelioma community.
They contribute unique content and review the site to ensure it is medically accurate. They share their perspectives on clinical trials and new innovative treatments. These contributions increase their exposure in the mesothelioma community.
Your web browser is no longer supported by Microsoft. Update your browser for more security, speed and compatibility.
If you are looking for mesothelioma support, please contact our Patient Advocates at (877) 590-1208
The Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com has provided patients and their loved ones the most updated and reliable information on mesothelioma and asbestos exposure since 2006.
Our team of Patient Advocates includes a medical doctor, a registered nurse, health services administrators, veterans, VA-accredited Claims Agents, an oncology patient navigator and hospice care expert. Their combined expertise means we help any mesothelioma patient or loved one through every step of their cancer journey.
More than 30 contributors, including mesothelioma doctors, survivors, health care professionals and other experts, have peer-reviewed our website and written unique research-driven articles to ensure you get the highest-quality medical and health information.
My family has only the highest compliment for the assistance and support that we received from The Mesothelioma Center. This is a staff of compassionate and knowledgeable individuals who respect what your family is experiencing and who go the extra mile to make an unfortunate diagnosis less stressful. Information and assistance were provided by The Mesothelioma Center at no cost to our family.LashawnMesothelioma patient’s daughter
Miller, M. (2024, October 21). Medical Outreach. Asbestos.com. Retrieved December 5, 2024, from https://www.asbestos.com/about/medical-outreach/
Miller, Missy. "Medical Outreach." Asbestos.com, 21 Oct 2024, https://www.asbestos.com/about/medical-outreach/.
Miller, Missy. "Medical Outreach." Asbestos.com. Last modified October 21, 2024. https://www.asbestos.com/about/medical-outreach/.
Mesothelioma Center - Vital Services for Cancer Patients & Families doesn’t believe in selling customer information. However, as required by the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), you may record your preference to view or remove your personal information by completing the form below.