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Families in Crisis - Medical Assistance

If you have a question or concern, try calling your hospital to see if it has a free telephone hot line.
 

Government Organizations:

bullet SCHIP - State Children’s Health Insurance Program - 1-877-KIDSNOW or 1-877-543-7669 (a toll-free number) - provides access to free health and dental care for low-income families.
bulletU.S. National Library of Medicine PubMed (Free Access to Medline) - also contains information in Spanish
bullethealthfinder - "a gateway consumer health and human services information web site from the United States government." (contains information in Spanish)
bullet Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (formerly the Health Care Financing Administration)
bulletU.S. Department of Health and Human Services
bullet U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Bureau of Primary Health Care
bulletIndian Health Service (U.S. DHHS)  - "supports a network of 37 hospitals, 60 health centers, 3 school health centers, 46 health stations and 34 urban Indian health centers to provide services to nearly 1.5 million American Indians and Alaska Natives of 557 federally recognized tribes."
bullet U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - Consumer Guide to buying prescriptions online
bulletU.S. Food and Drug Administration - "Buying Medicines and Medical Products Online"
bulletNational Center of Medical Home Initiatives for Children with Special Needs - a cooperative agreement between the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau to ensure that children with special needs have a "medical home."
bulletMedLine (National Institutes of Health) - also contains information in Spanish
bulletPubMed (National Library of Medicine) - an archive of published medical journals (some are not free)
bulletCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
bullet DisabilityInfo.gov - directory of government resources for people with disabilities
bulletThe Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (launched by the National Human Genome Research Institute and the National Institutes of Health's Office of Rare Diseases): has a new information hot line for Americans with a rare or genetic condition: 1-888-205-2311
bullet "66 Ways to Save Money" - from the Federal Consumer Information Center and the Consumer Literacy Consortium. Offers tips for ways to save money on prescriptions.

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National Medical (and Related) Organizations:

bulletMedem - "Healthcare Information brought to you by The Nation's Medical Societies"
bullet MayoClinic.com
bulletAmerican Academy of Pediatrics
bulletKidsHealth
bullet The American Dental Association - if you can't afford dental care, the ADA will try to help you.
bulletThe American Academy of Pediatrics - helps you navigate the SCHIP program.
bulletEmergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) National Resource Center - goals are to ensure that state-of-the-art emergency medical care is available for all ill or injured children and adolescents; that pediatric services are integrated into an EMS system; and that emergency services, including primary prevention of illness and injury, acute care, and rehabilitation, are provided to children and adolescents.
bullet National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions
bullet National Health Care for the Homeless Council, Inc.
bulletWebMD - information on health topics
bullet National Association of Insurance Commissioners

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Other Organizations and Advocates:

bullet Medicare Rights Center - an independent source of Medicare information
bullet Corporate Angel Network, Inc. - arranges "passage for cancer patients using the empty seats on corporate aircraft"
bullet Covering the Uninsured - a national campaign to raise awareness and seek solutions
bullet Families USA - dedicated to affordable health care for all
bullet Kaiser Family Foundation - "A Consumer Guide to Handling Disputes with Your Private or Employer Health Plan"
bullet Your Doctor's Competency and Medical Accountability
bulletSight for Students - can provide free eye care for low-income families
bulletIf you live in a location with a Shopko retail outlet, check to see if it participates in Shopko's Project Eyecare, which helps provide eye examinations and eyewear to low-income families.
bullet Starkey Hearing Foundation - donates more than 10,000 hearing aids annually
bullet Save a Child's Heart - provides pediatric surgery and follow-up care to children from third-world and developing countries
bulletOperation Smile - provides "reconstructive surgery and related health care to indigent children and young adults in developing countries and the United States."
bullet The Smile Train - 1-877-KID SMILE - "Dedicated to helping the millions of children in the world who suffer from cleft lip and palate through free surgery for children, free training for doctors, and research to find a cure."
bulletDoctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres)
bulletDoctors of the World
bullet Partners in Health - nonprofit campaign to bring medicine to poor countries and populations
bulletLocks of Love - 1-888-896-1588 - "provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children across the U.S. under age 18 suffering from long-term medical hair loss."
bulletWheelchair Foundation - goal is to provide a wheelchair to anyone who needs one
bulletMedicineNet.com - "100% Doctor-Produced Healthcare Information"
bullet Children's Miracle Network
bullet Lions Clubs - provides assistance with eye care (exams, glasses, and surgery), hearing exams, hearing aids and medical assistance for diabetics
bulletShriners Hospitals - 1-800-237-5055 - an index of the 22 Shriners Hospitals in North America that provide free specialized medical care to children.
bulletRonald McDonald House - search Internet for location closest to you.
bullet St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
bulletPatient Advocate Foundation - 1-800-532-5274 -  serves as a liaison between the patient and the insurer, employer and/or creditors to resolve insurance, job discrimination and/or debt crisis matters relative to their diagnosis.
bullet The Silver Lining Foundation - a ranch in Aspen, CO, run by former tennis star Andrea Yeager, for children with life-threatening illnesses - 1490 Ute Ave., Aspen, CO, 81611, 970-925-9540.
bullet Hole in the Wall Gang Camp - for children with serious blood diseases
bulletNatural Medicines Comprehensive Database
bulletSafer Child Support Section for Parents of Children Who Are Mentally or Physically Ill or Disabled - for other support organizations
bulletSafer Child Support Section on Parents' Health

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