* A state created, non-profit association that offers comprehensive health insurance benefits to people who have been denied coverage in the private market due to a chronic illness

* Provides pharmacy co-payment assistance and co-payment waiver assistance for persons with specific expensive chronic illnesses

* Families affected by the illnesses list below are eligible to apply, regardless of income:

Acromegaly Disorder -

1. Hormonal Disorder resulting in abnormal growth,
2. Alphal,
3. Breast Cancer,
4. Colorectal Cancer,
5. Chemotherapy Induced Anemia,
6. Chemotherapy induced Neutropenia,
7. ChronicRenal Insufficiency,
8. Crohn's Disease,
9. Fabry Disease Growth Hormone Deficiency,
10. MPS-1Hurler/Scheie,
11. Multiple Sclerosis,
12. Plaque Psoriasis,
13. Primary Immune Deficiency RheumatoidArthritis