Help paying medical bills and expenses related to medical care

Description

Provides financial help to people with a health condition or disability so that they can pay medical bills or other expenses related to health care.

Additional Information

The Gift of Sound hearing aid program helps children and adults with hearing loss gain access to hearing aids.

The program is designed for people who demonstrate a personal inability to financially provide for their hearing health needs.

Features

• Area Served by County
  • Statewide

• Payment
  • Free / no cost to eligible clients

• Specialization
  • Adults with disabilities
  • Children and/or youth with disabilities
  • Deaf or hard-of-hearing
  • Disabilities
  • People with low income

Eligibility

Applicants must:

• Have a hearing loss that requires amplification (hearing aids)
• Have no other resources available including but not limited to: insurance, state Medicaid program, Veterans Affairs (VA) or vocational rehab, state or local programs, other charity sources
• Total household income must be at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines and demonstrate personal inability to financially provide for hearing health

Fee

No fee for children, $200 application fee for adults, ages 19 years and older.