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Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing household emergencies. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Families must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help Short-term, one-time grant assistance for persons in a financial crisis because of fire, flood, storm, illness, accident, theft, utility shut-off, eviction, foreclosure, moving expense, necessary home repairs, or need for furniture or appliance replacement or repair NOTE: Client may also be eligible for Emergency Minnesota Supplemental Aid, Emergency General Assistance, and/or Emergency Medical Assistance

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Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Appliance Repair
Rent Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Medical Care Expense Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Families
Moving Expense Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
General Appliance Provision
Telephone Service Payment Assistance
Patients who need to speak with a financial counselor, need cost of care estimates, or determine if they qualify for financial assistance to pay for procedures, may reach out about options. Financial counselors can help individuals understand patients' responsibilities and may offer no-interest payment plans. Other options may include: Community Care Program: Individuals who are uninsured or underinsured and have incomes less than 200% of the Federal Poverty Guideline may be eligible for help to pay their medical bills
- Provides federal funding for medical assistance to needy refugees who do not have minor children in the home - Reimbursement to the state is currently limited to the first eight months after arrival in this country - Reimbursement for cost of providing services to Refugee Unaccompanied Minors

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Medical Care Expense Assistance
Refugees/Entrants/Asylees
State/Local Health Insurance Programs
Offers financial assistance for any emergency and any other medically necessary services provided and billed through the centralized Patient Financial Services. Financial assistance can range from a reduction amount of the balance up to complete forgiveness of the balance outstanding, for patients demonstrating a financial need. Sanford partners with Elevate Patient Financial Solutions to provide financial assistance for uninsured patients who have incurred or will incur medical expenses at Sanford. Elevate provides a patient-focused approach identifying the most appropriate assistance from a variety of resources. Services provided are free.
Mayo Clinic provides support for individuals unable to pay for medically necessary care. This includes: - Fair and consistent billing and collection practices, including charitable care, and financial assistance policies and a standard application process - Providing extended payment plan options and medically necessary services at reduced rates or at no cost for patients eligible for financial assistance - Provides emergency care, regardless of ability to pay
Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing household emergencies. Families can receive assistance once every 12 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Families must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help. Emergency assistance is a short-term, one-time assistance for households in a financial crisis because of fire, flood, storm, illness, accident, theft, utility shut-off, eviction, foreclosure, moving expense, necessary home repairs, or need for furniture or appliance replacement or repair.

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Rent Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
General Appliance Provision
Water Service Payment Assistance
Appliance Repair
Moving Expense Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Telephone Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
General Furniture Provision
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Medical Care Expense Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
- Billing, Insurance Questions, and Patient Account Service: For billing, payments, financial responsibility and those experiencing financial hardships who want to speak to a Patient Account Service Specialist and can request for a Financial Assistance Application - Financial Counseling Contact Center: To request financial counseling, prepayment requests or discuss payments
Financial Assistance Program: For patients whose insurance coverage and/or ability to pay medical bills is limited. Provides a discount on bills for emergent and medically necessary care. The program may cover current and outstanding bills and may remain in effect for 12 months after enrollment. Uninsured Discounts: Patients without insurance coverage are eligible for a discount for medically necessary services
Fairview Financial Assistance Program covers charges for most Fairview hospital-based and clinic-based services. Charity Care may be available for households with income at or below 400 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. Before applying for the program, households must first apply for help with the county or state. Discount on medically-needed hospital services available for uninsured households. Households who receive the uninsured discount may also apply for Fairview's Financial Assistance program.
Assists patients in resolving their account balance if they cannot be paid in full. - Bank Loan: Co-signed by Olmsted Medical Center and provided at 0% interest. Balance owed must be greater than $250. Loan cannot be applied to cosmetic services. - Extended Payments: Monthly payments based upon the total balance - Financial Assistance: Offered to individuals who are unable to pay for their medical services. Eligibility is based upon household income and assets as well as the number of people in the household against current guidelines.

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Medical Care Expense Assistance
Eye Care Expense Assistance
Patient Financial Services Offices
Cash-grant program for adults with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. Adults can receive assistance once every 12 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Adults must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help.

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Medical Care Expense Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Prescription Expense Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Appliance Repair
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Moving Expense Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
General Furniture Provision
General Appliance Provision
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 patients' responsibilities and may offer no-interest payment plans.?Options may include discounted or full financial assistance.

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Medical Care Expense Assistance
Patient Financial Services Offices
Patients who need help paying their bills or prescriptions can call to discuss special circumstances or request a payment plan - Allina Partners Care Program: Provides assistance to patients who do not qualify for Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare in Minnesota, or BadgerCare in Wisconsin, and whose annual incomes are at or below 275 percent of the federal poverty level - Uninsured Discount Program: Provides a discount on medically necessary hospital charges for individuals who do not qualify for Medicaid or Allina Health Partners Care - MedCredit Financial Services: Provides a financing option to patients who can't afford to pay high monthly payments for their medical bills over a short period of time - Prescription Assistance Program: Patients can speak to staff or contact an Allina Health health care provider to send a referral to the program

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Medical Care Expense Assistance
Patient Financial Services Offices
Prescription Drug Patient Assistance Programs
Patients who need help paying their bill or prescriptions can call to discuss special circumstances or request a payment plan - Allina Partners Care Program: Provides assistance to patients who do not qualify for Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare in Minnesota, or BadgerCare in Wisconsin, and whose annual incomes are at or below 275 percent of the federal poverty level - Uninsured Discount Program: Provides a discount on medically necessary hospital charges for individuals who do not qualify for Medicaid or Allina Health Partners Care - MedCredit Financial Services: Provides a financing option to patients who can't afford to pay high monthly payments for their medical bills over a short period of time - Prescription Assistance Program: Patients can speak to staff or contact an Allina Health health care provider to send a referral letter to the program

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Prescription Drug Patient Assistance Programs
Patient Financial Services Offices
Medical Care Expense Assistance
- Financial Assistance Program: For patients whose insurance coverage and/or ability to pay medical bills is limited. Provides a discount on bills for emergent and medically necessary care. The program may cover current and outstanding bills and may remain in effect for 12 months after enrollment. - Uninsured Discounts: Patients without insurance coverage are eligible for a discount for medically necessary services
- Charity Care: Offers financial help to patients who cannot pay all or part of their medical bills. 50-100% of the bill may be paid. - Pharmacy Assistance Fund: Provides one-time (once a year) prescription assistance to patients experiencing financial hardship. Request must not exceed $500. - Uninsured Discount: Provides a discount on medically-needed services for uninsured patients

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Medical Care Expense Assistance
Prescription Expense Assistance
Patient Financial Services Offices
- Charity Care: Offers financial help to patients who cannot pay all or part of their medical bills. 50-100% of the bill may be paid. - Pharmacy Assistance Fund: Provides one-time (once a year) prescription assistance to patients experiencing financial hardship. Request must not exceed $500. - Uninsured Discount: Provides a discount on medically-needed services for uninsured patients

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Medical Care Expense Assistance
Patient Financial Services Offices
Prescription Expense Assistance
- Provides sponsorship of eye and hearing clinic at University of Minnesota - Provides assistance for persons needing help with vision, hearing and problems related to diabetes. Primary assistance is related to vision problems such as school age children needing eye exams and glasses - May provide help to get leader dogs - Committee will screen all persons asking for assistance to be sure they are not eligible for assistance from Itasca County Human Services or other agencies. They provide assistance on a financial need basis - Lions collect used eyewear at several locations in Grand Rapids including Norwest Bank, Miners Market, Grand Rapids State Bank and Reed Drug

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Community Funds
Glasses/Contact Lenses
Visual Impairments
Hearing Loss
Service Animals
Medical Care Expense Assistance
Offers a discount program for eligible patients and a payment plan option for any balance not covered by the discount. The program cannot be used for dental and pharmacy bills and charges. Program assistance is based on: - Assets, such as property or savings accounts - Family size - Income - Liabilities, such as bills or regular payments due Individuals may apply even if they have insurance coverage.
Offers financial assistance for any emergency and any other medically necessary services provided and billed through the centralized Patient Financial Services. Financial assistance can range from a reduction amount of the balance up to complete forgiveness of the balance outstanding, for patients demonstrating a financial need. Kittson offers financial assistance under its Community Care Policy. Community Care will be given to an individual whose total income meets income guidelines.
Mayo Clinic provides support for individuals unable to pay for medically necessary care. This includes: - Fair and consistent billing and collection practices, including charitable care and financial assistance policies and a standard application process - Providing extended payment plan options and medically necessary services at reduced rates or at no cost for patients eligible for financial assistance - Provides emergency care, regardless of ability to pay
- Charity Care: Offers financial help to patients who cannot pay all or part of their medical bills. 50-100% of the bill may be paid. - Pharmacy Assistance Fund: Provides one-time (once a year) prescription assistance to patients experiencing financial hardship. Request must not exceed $500. - Uninsured Discount: Provides a discount on medically-needed services for uninsured patients

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Medical Care Expense Assistance
Prescription Expense Assistance
Patient Financial Services Offices
- Charity Care: Offers financial help to patients who cannot pay all or part of their medical bills. 50-100% of the bill may be paid. - Pharmacy Assistance Fund: Provides one-time (once a year) prescription assistance to patients experiencing financial hardship. Request must not exceed $500. - Uninsured Discount: Provides a discount on medically-needed services for uninsured patients

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Prescription Expense Assistance
Medical Care Expense Assistance
Patient Financial Services Offices
Patient Financial Services staff can help patients apply for the financial assistance program Financial Assistance Program: Available to patients unable to pay for emergency and other medically necessary care. Contact about a bill, talk about the cost of care, billing collection issues, or financial assistance program.
- Provides financial assistance to help pay for insurance premiums and meet co-pay obligations for blood cancer treatment-related costs - Financial support assistance is available for private health insurance premiums, certain Medicare plans, and Medicaid spend-down or co-pay obligations

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Multiple Myeloma
Leukemia
Prescription Expense Assistance
Medical Care Expense Assistance
Lymphoma
Health Insurance Premium Assistance

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