It's never too early to begin planning financially for the future. This includes evaluating your income, assets, debts, benefits, and other resources essential to being well prepared for a future with MS.

Below you will find information and resources available.

Adapting:  Financial Planning for a Life with Multiple Sclerosis
A 72-page publication addressing financial organization, planning, insurance options, employment concerns, and benefit issues important to people with MS and their families. This financial planning guide provides information and strategies to help families plan wisely for the future and meet financial challenges that often accompany life with MS. Download this document here or call 800.667.7131 to be mailed a free copy.

This financial planning guide is a collaborative project of the National Endowment for Financial Education, the National MS Society, and Paralyzed Veterans of America.

Social Security Disability Insurance

Other Insurance-Related Resources:

• Private Disability Insurance Claims: A Guide for People with MS  
• Ohio Department of Insurance - Services to help people find individual health insurance coverage, answer questions about insurance open enrollment periods, health coverage tax credit programs, and other insurance consumer questions.

Professional Resources - Find the following documents as well as a wealth of additional information.

• Supporting MS-Related Disability Claims to Private Insurers: The Physician’s Role
• Health Insurance Appeal Letters: A Tool Kit for Clinicians