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Patients who need to speak with a financial counselor, need cost of care estimates, or determine if they may qualify for financial assistance to pay for procedures, may reach out about options. Financial counselors can help individuals understand their responsibilities and may offer no-interest payment plans. Other options may include:

- Partners Care Program: Individuals who are uninsured or underinsured and have incomes less than 275% of the Federal Poverty Guideline may be eligible for help to pay their medical bill

- Payment plans

- Uninsured Discount Program: Individuals who do not have health insurance and do not qualify for Medicaid or Partners Care receive a discount on medically necessary charges. Patients with insurance who receive medically necessary services that are not covered by their insurance may also be eligible.

Provides assistance and support to veterans and their dependents in obtaining benefits through state and federal programs, including:

- Applying for health care enrollment for VA health care including primary medical care, medications, inpatient and outpatient care, chemical dependency, optometry, orthopedics, podiatry, audiology, and more

- Burial benefits

- Claims for compensation and pension

- Education

- Employment

- Housing including VA home loan, State Veterans Homes (long term care, board, and care), and homeless resources

- Legal clinics

- Obtain a DD-214/discharge papers

- Recreational/discounts for veterans

- Temporary financial assistance through State Soldiers and Assistance Programs (SSAP) including dental, optical, special needs education benefits, substance assistance, and war orphan benefits.  Additional information can be found on the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs website: https://mn.gov/mdva/resources/familyassistance/financialassistance.jsp 

- Transportation to and from VA-authorized appointments for ambulatory veterans who do not have other means of transportation due to financial or medical hardship

Assistance and technical support to all veterans and their dependents with all state and federal veterans’ benefits includes assisting veterans and dependents with applications and/or claims for any of these benefits and services: Federal Benefits (US Department of Veterans Affairs) - Agent Orange benefits - Burial benefits - Disability compensation (service connected disabilities) - Education benefits - Medical Care at VA Hospitals - Non-service pension - VA Home Loans - Vocational Rehabilitation State Benefits (MN Department of Veterans Affairs) - Dental and optical assistance - Post-9/11 Veteran Service Bonus (note: deadline for applications is June 30, 2024) - State veterans cemetery (Little Falls, MN) - State veterans homes (nursing home and domiciliary care) - Temporary financial assistance for shelter (rent and mortgage), utility (elecytric, gas, phone, and water), healthcare insurance premium and personal needs (short term disability) - Veterans and war orphans education benefits - Veterans preference advocacy