GATEWAY TO HOPE
425 N NEW BALLAS ROAD NO 220, ST LOUIS, MO 63141 www.gthstl.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: OUR MISSION IS TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO AFFORDABLE, TIMELY QUALITY HEALTHCARE, EMPOWERING PEOPLE WITH BREAST CANCER TO FACE THE DISEASE AND FOCUS ON HEALING.

REMOVING HEALTHCARE BARRIERS TO ALLOW PEOPLE WITH BREAST CANCER TO FOCUS ON HEALING.

GATEWAY TO HOPE (GTH) HAS ONE CORE PROGRAM, WHICH HAS TWO FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND NAVIGATION SUPPORT DURING TREATMENT. IN 2019, GTH STAFF HAD MORE THAN 3,900 FORMS OF CONTACT SERVING 412 INDIVIDUALS. AS A RESULT OF THESE EFFORTS:- 90% OF PATIENTS REPORT BEING FOCUSED ON TREATMENT BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT RECEIVED FROM GTH- 80% OF GTH RECIPIENTS FOLLOW THEIR TREATMENT PLAN- 100% OF GATEWAY TO HOPE RECIPIENTS MAINTAIN THEIR HEALTH COVERAGE- 84% OF PATIENTS REPORT LESS STRESS DUE TO GATEWAY TO HOPE SERVICES- GTH PAID CLOSE TO $100,000 IN MORTGAGE AND RENT PAYMENTS FOR PROGRAM RECIPIENTS - GTH RECIPIENTS ARE NEARLY 4X'S LESS LIKELY TO SKIP MEDICATIONS AND TREATMENTS TO SAVE MONEY; NATIONALLY, ALMOST A QUARTER OF ALL CANCER PATIENTS WILL DO SO ACCORDING TO DATA COLLECTED BY CANCER CARE. TO RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM GATEWAY TO HOPE, INDIVIDUALS MUST BE UNDERGOING ACTIVE BREAST CANCER TREATMENT AND MEET OUR FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT OF AN ANNUAL INCOME AT OR BELOW 4.5 TIMES THE FEDERAL POVERTY RATE (FOR A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL THE FEDERAL POVERTY RATE IS APPROXIMATELY $12,140 A YEAR.)ONCE A GATEWAY TO HOPE PROGRAM PARTICIPANT, INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCE THETWO CORE PORTIONS OF OUR PROGRAM FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR BREAST CANCER TREATMENT:FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, UP TO $5,000 IS PROVIDED TO EACH INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING CARE IN MISSOURI OR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TO COVER HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS, BASIC LIVING EXPENSES (RENT/MORTGAGE, UTILITIES, VEHICLE PAYMENTS AND INSURANCE, AND TELEPHONE), AND GAS REIMBURSEMENTS FOR TRIPS TO AND FROM TREATMENT. IF THEY DON'T HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE WE WILL, WHENEVER POSSIBLE, PAY THE PREMIUMS FOR A NEW POLICY. IF THEY HAVE INSURANCE, BUT ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD THE PREMIUMS, WE WILL TAKE OVER THOSE PAYMENTS FOR THEM. OUR AIM IS TO ENSURE, WITH THIS FINANCIAL SUPPORT, THAT PATIENTS REMAIN INSURED, HAVE A STABLE LIVING SITUATION AND HAVE THEIR TRANSPORTATION NEEDS MET THROUGHOUT TREATMENT.FOR NAVIGATION AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, EACH PATIENT RECEIVES THE SUPPORT OF A PROGRAM SOCIAL WORKER WHO PROVIDES GUIDANCE THROUGHOUT TREATMENT. THE STAFF PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, EDUCATION, AND HELP PATIENTS UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITIES OF TREATMENT REGIMENS AND HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE. REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY AND NATIONAL RESOURCES ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO ALLEVIATE OTHER BARRIERS AND CAUSES OF DISTRESS THAT MAY ARISE DURING AND AFTER TREATMENT. WHERE APPROPRIATE, WE WILL ASSIST WITH ENROLLING PATIENTS IN INSURANCE PLANS FROM THE MARKETPLACE OR MEDICAID OR MEDICARE. OUR STAFF WORKS IN CONCERT WITH THE NURSE NAVIGATORS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND OTHER PATIENT SUPPORT STAFF AT ALL THE MAJOR HOSPITAL SYSTEMS IN MISSOURI TO ASSURE THE BEST CARE IS PROVIDED FOR OUR PATIENTS.ADDITIONALLY, GATEWAY TO HOPE LEADS AND PARTICIPATES IN COMMUNITY-WIDE COALITION EFFORTS TO EDUCATE COMMUNITY LEADERS, STAKEHOLDERS, FAMILIES AND WOMEN ABOUT BREAST HEALTH AND THE COMMUNITY NEEDS THAT EXIST.

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