Medicaid is a state administered program and each state sets its own guidelines
regarding eligibility and services. Visit the Medicaid
Site for Consumer Information to locate information by state.
The Bureau of Primary Health Care within the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) has a nationwide network
of community-based health care centers that provide primary health care
services at little or no cost.
Hospitals and other health care facilities participating in HRSA’s Hill-Burton
Program provide free and low-cost services to eligible individuals.
The State Children’s Health Insurance
Program (SCHIP) provides free or low-cost health insurance for children.
The Partnership for Prescription
Assistance* provides information about public and private patient assistance
programs, which help low-income, uninsured patients get free or nearly free
brand-name medicines.
For more information, see
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Is my health insurance provider required to provide coverage for diabetes
treatment?
As of January, 2001, 44 states had laws requiring health insurance coverage
to include treatment for diabetes.
For more information, see the CDC’s Web site.
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The CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization
Web pages found at this link.
From the
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC
last reviewed January 18, 2005
http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/faq/financial.htm
This publication was a source for this document:
Financial Help for Diabetes Care
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/financialhelp/index.htm
Also see
Other webpages about financial issues
