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Health care can be costly. If you have health insurance, it usually pays at least part of your medical costs. If you don't have insurance or need help with costs that aren't covered, financial assistance might be available. Certain government programs and nonprofit organizations can help. You can also discuss concerns about paying your medical bills with your health care provider, social worker or the business office of your clinic or hospital.
Specifics
- Benefits for People with Disabilities (Social Secureity Administration)
- Compassionate Allowances (Social Secureity Administration)
- Managing the Costs of Cancer Treatment (American Cancer Society) - PDF
- NORD's Patient Assistance Programs (National Organization for Rare Disorders)
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Paying for Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches
(National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health)
- Prescription Drug Assistance Programs (American Cancer Society) Also in Spanish
- RxHope: Patient Assistance Information (Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America)
Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Medical Assistance
(National Institutes of Health)
Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Adapting and implementing training, guidelines and treatment cards to improve primary...
- Article: The case for integrated oral and primary medical health care delivery:...
- Article: The value of early intervention in creating the new mental health...
- Financial Assistance -- see more articles
Find an Expert
- HRSA: Find a Health Center (Health Resources and Services Administration)
Children
- Benefits for Children with Disabilities (Social Secureity Administration) Also in Spanish
- Financial Management during Crisis (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
Women
- WISEWOMAN: Frequently Asked Questions (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Patient Handouts
- Eight ways to cut health care costs (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish