From Sore to Soar
Health Care Resources
“HE WHO HAS HEALTH, HAS HOPE; AND HE WHO HAS HOPE HAS EVERYTHING” - UNKNOWN
Lifelines, Helplines & Hotlines
911
Supportive Advosources
Apply for Medicaid, Medicare, or low-cos health insurance plans
Website: https://www.healthcare.gov
Description: Receive Medicaid if receiving Social Security, SSI or on disability, access a waiver, meet income eligibility requirements
Agency of Health Care Research and Quality (Department of Health and Human Services & its Partners)
Website: https://www.ahrq.gov
Description: Research ways to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable for children/adolescents, elderly, low-income, racial/ethnic minorities, rural/inner-city residents, special healthcare needs, women.
Louisiana Association of Health Plans
Website: http://lahp.net
Description: Facilitates communication and representation among members, government, policymakers and the industry regarding health care issues so that public policy decisions so that healthcare can advances to high quality and low cost.
Pan Foundation
Website: panfoundation.org
Description: check on the status of available financial assistance programs
Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF)
Website: https://www.patientadvocate.org
Description: case management for life threatening and debilitating disease, help, hotline, rights
Scholarships
The Gil Dupre Graduate Student Scholarship: The Louisiana Association of Health Plans offers a 2500 to 10000 scholarship to a Louisiana student enrolled in their final year of a MBA, Health Care Administration, Health Care Management or other graduate program
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