The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services unveiled an innovative new on-line tool that will help consumers take control of their health care by connecting them to new information and resources that will help them access quality, affordable health care coverage.... (I went to the site and tried out scenarios of different kinds and it is a place to start for families who may be wondering what is out there for them. It is easy, quick, good general information.)
Check it out at: http://www.healthcare.gov/
Showing posts with label chidlren with special healthcare needs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chidlren with special healthcare needs. Show all posts
Monday, July 19, 2010
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
First Hand Foundation - Help for Health Related Expenses
The First Hand Foundation helps pay for children's health related expenses that are not covered by insurance.
To be considered for funding, applicants must meet the following criteria:
1.The child must be 18 years of age or younger (a child 18 – 21 can be considered if under the care of a pediatrician and in a child-like state).
2.The child must be under the care of a pediatrician.
3.The case must involve a child with a specific need.
4.The request must be clinically relevant to the health of the child.
5.There must be no existing insurance coverage for the requested expenses.
6.An application for expenses already incurred will not be considered for First Hand Foundation funding.
If the child meets the above criteria, please review the types of expenses First Hand covers.
Expenses Covered:
•Treatment: Expenses associated with clinical procedures, medicine, therapy, prosthesis, etc.
•Equipment: Expenses associated with wheelchairs, assistive technology equipment, care devices, hearing aids, etc.
•Displacement: Expenses associated with families of seriously ill children who must travel away from their home during treatment—lodging, food, gas, parking and transportation
•Vehicle modifications: Expenses associated with lifts, ramps and transfer boards
Expenses NOT Covered:
•Home modification projects
•Any alternative and experimental drugs, treatment or therapy where there is controversy in the medical community with respect to specific treatment
•Wheelchair-accessible van purchases
•Any requests for research funding, mass population grants or other nonprofit organizational grants
•Any request for debt reduction / past medical bills
•Copays and deductibles
For more info visit the First Hand Foundation website or call the foundation at (816) 201-1569.
To be considered for funding, applicants must meet the following criteria:
1.The child must be 18 years of age or younger (a child 18 – 21 can be considered if under the care of a pediatrician and in a child-like state).
2.The child must be under the care of a pediatrician.
3.The case must involve a child with a specific need.
4.The request must be clinically relevant to the health of the child.
5.There must be no existing insurance coverage for the requested expenses.
6.An application for expenses already incurred will not be considered for First Hand Foundation funding.
If the child meets the above criteria, please review the types of expenses First Hand covers.
Expenses Covered:
•Treatment: Expenses associated with clinical procedures, medicine, therapy, prosthesis, etc.
•Equipment: Expenses associated with wheelchairs, assistive technology equipment, care devices, hearing aids, etc.
•Displacement: Expenses associated with families of seriously ill children who must travel away from their home during treatment—lodging, food, gas, parking and transportation
•Vehicle modifications: Expenses associated with lifts, ramps and transfer boards
Expenses NOT Covered:
•Home modification projects
•Any alternative and experimental drugs, treatment or therapy where there is controversy in the medical community with respect to specific treatment
•Wheelchair-accessible van purchases
•Any requests for research funding, mass population grants or other nonprofit organizational grants
•Any request for debt reduction / past medical bills
•Copays and deductibles
For more info visit the First Hand Foundation website or call the foundation at (816) 201-1569.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Information on Healthcare Reform
The Catalyst Center Completes Two Issue Briefs Related to Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs and Health Care Reform. Click the titles below to check them out:
1. Health Care Reform and Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs: Coverage is Not Enough - provides more specific information. This brief identifies the impact of thin benefit packages on CYSHCN and their families and offers specific policy suggestions to alleviate underinsurance.
2. What Do Children with Special Health Care Needs Require from Health Care Reform? - identifies the three main components of optimal healthcare coverage for CYSHCN. Namely, coverage must be adequate, affordable and continuous.
Click here to visit the Catalyst Center website
1. Health Care Reform and Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs: Coverage is Not Enough - provides more specific information. This brief identifies the impact of thin benefit packages on CYSHCN and their families and offers specific policy suggestions to alleviate underinsurance.
2. What Do Children with Special Health Care Needs Require from Health Care Reform? - identifies the three main components of optimal healthcare coverage for CYSHCN. Namely, coverage must be adequate, affordable and continuous.
Click here to visit the Catalyst Center website
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