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Medical care for uninsured and free health insurance California.
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Get details on dozens of state of California sponsored medical programs as well as free health insurance policies. Low-income families, people who are uninsured, the unemployed and working poor a number of resources available. Get everything from free prescription medications, eye exams, or health insurance plans to specialized care for cancer or other life-threatening conditions.
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Find how to get free health insurance or care in CA below.
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People with life threatening conditions, kids, and patients who lack any health insurance coverage at all will often take priority over others. There is also free insurance and health care for people with no money or income in CA. Some of the programs in California also focus on children, women, seniors, immigrants or Spanish speakers or on meeting special needs.
There will be income qualifications that need to be met as well for free health insurance policies or medical care. There are also
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free and sliding fee community healthcare clinics in California Health, dental, and free insurance plans for the under or uninsured in CA: Aging & Disability Resource Connection
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, also known as ADRC, is for disabled people, oder adults (seniors or the elderly) as well as their caregivers or family members. Everything from help applying for free health or dental insurance in CA to assisted living, medical or mobility equipment, long term medical care and more is offered by CA Department of Aging.
Call 800-510-2020.
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Free dental care is offered in CA for the uninsured as well as low income families on Medi-Cal. This is for adults or kids too. Patients, including the uninsured or homeless, that specifically need oral healthcare or their dental needs met, they can get help from non-profit, free dental clinics in California Also learn about eye doctors, optometrists as well as clinics who donate their time to help low-income CA families.
Charities and companies will also donate glasses to people in need. Find how you can receive free eye exams and prescription glasses. Click here California free eye exams and glasses HIV Care program in California, also commonly called AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) can help people acquire and pay for over 150 FDA approved HIV medications.
There is also assistance for people with AIDS. All resources need to be used to prevent or treat related serious deterioration of health. Dial 916-558-1784 or 888-311-7632 Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program/BCCTP is provided by the California Medi-Cal-Medicaid insurance plans to the low-income.
The program will help arrange for the cancer treatment for women diagnosed with cervical or breast cancer. It can provide for no-cost Medi-Cal coverage, cancer medications, check ups, transportation and government grant money for the duration of a patient’s cancer treatment. Call 800-824-0088 California Children's Services will coordinate healthcare for eligible children, under the age of 21, with certain health problems or diseases.
While the details will change over time, almost 20 different categories of health issues qualify. The program can pay for hospital stays, doctor visits and care, tests, surgery, physical therapy, x-rays, health insurance plan deductibles and medical equipment or supplies.
916-327-1400 Camarillo Care-A-Van
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operates in the Woodland Hills. The service arranges for the door-to-door transportation for non-emergency medical appointments, Adult Day Services, senior programs, and to Kaiser Hospital.
It is free transportation for people on Medicaid (Medi-Cal). Dial 805-388-2529 The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) as well as Covered California is a free government service that helps low-income and uninsured families find free medical insurance and also apply for them.
Med-Cal, Adult Services, dental, free substance abuse help and more is arranged. get more details on DHCS here. https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services Desert Cancer Foundation: Treatment Assistance Program can coordinate financial assistance in paying costs for cancer diagnosis and treatment.
It is only available for cancer patients who reside in Coachella Valley California and who are uninsured or whose coverage will not pay for their needs. Even insured patients who need to stop working due to their diagnoses may qualify to have their monthly insurance premium paid. Dial 760-773-6554 Every Women County, or EWC, coordinates free screening for breast cancer or cervical for low-income women, single moms and the uninsured.
Financial aid is offered for people who cannot afford testing, are uninsured, and who meet income requirements. Call 800-511-2300. Craige LeBreton Medical Supply Project will facilitate a short term, lower interest loan. Some examples of the medical equipment available include bedside equipment, walkers, crutches, wheelchairs, and canes.
Call 805-491-1028 Genetically Handicapped Persons Program (GHPP) is a healthcare program for adults in California with certain genetic diseases. Phone number is 800-639-0597 California HICP program , also known as Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program, is a free service for residents of all income levels.
Information is given in Spanish too. Learn about free health insurance policies from the government , Medicare, Medicaid / MediCal, and more. There is even assistance in competing applications for pharmaceutical and drug company financial assistance programs.
Call 916-419-7500. Free community devices or equipment is offered to the disabled. The state also gives free medical equipment to people who have difficulty seeing or hearing, as well as the blind or deaf. The government benefit will help people whose insurance does not provide that equipment.
Get free tablets, government phones for the deaf or blind, computers and more. CTAP is a telecommunication program in CA that helps the disabled Free cell phones, tablets and devices help people get access to communication for medical needs.
Call 800-806-1191. iCanConnect CA is for the blind, deaf, or visually or hearing impaired. Call Dial 415-694-7336 Other assistance is offered too. Look here for a free government cell phone in CA High-risk Infant Follow-Up Program is for children up to age 3, and it coordinates follow-up for infants discharged from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Call 800-781-4449 or 916-322-8702 IMPACT (Improving Access, Counseling & Treatment for Californians with Prostate Cancer) provides high quality, free prostate cancer treatment for underinsured and/or uninsured men. Other services include chemotherapy as well as external beam radiation therapy. Or get free cancer treatment in CA for low-income males, brachytherapy hormone therapy, and radical prostatectomy.
Call 800-409-8252 for information. Major Risk Medical Insurance Program (MRMIP) – If you have been denied coverage due to preexisting conditions, you may qualify for low-cost health insurance from this program.
It is the state of California run pool, and it can help people who are unable to secure coverage due to high risk, lack of income, or other factors. It can be free or low cost insurance for the under or uninsured. The program is also known as the California Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan It offers a broad range of health benefits, including prescription drugs, primary, hospital and specialty care.
All covered benefits are available even if it is just to treat a pre-existing condition. There are deductibles, premiums and out of pocket limits needed in order to qualify Call 800-289-6574 Medi-Cal (California Medicaid insurance) is the state’s primary health care service for eligible low-income and working poor residents.
It offers free public health insurance for low-income: children, individuals who are aged, blind or disabled, families with children or no money, pregnant women, and those patients with certain diseases. A wide range of free or cheap (affordable) insurance is provided. Medi-Cal can pay for medical bills, including hospitalization, dental, emergency ambulance, lab & x-ray services, and physician visits.
Or get a ride to a doctor appointment, medications, mental health counseling, and other support. Call 916-552-9200 or 800-877-5379 Medi-Cal Presumptive Eligibility for Pregnant Women
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offers immediate, temporary free health insurance coverage for prenatal care to low-income pregnant families. Low income and uninsured individuals can receive specific walk-in prenatal care and prescription drugs for conditions related to pregnancy. Phone number is 800-824-0088. Medi-Cal for All Children is part of Healthy Families, SCHIP.
Free insurance can be provided to more moderate income families. This is low-cost or free health insurance for children up to age 19 that do not qualify for no-cost Medi-Cal and who also don’t have insurance now It is the state of California’s version of CHIP Single moms and unemployed people in CA can get this cheap health insurance plans for their kids.
It can pay for a number of needs and bills, including physician services, preventative care, prescription drugs, hospital services, transportation, medical equipment, mental health care, and diagnostic x-ray and lab services. Call 916-327-1400 or 800-880-5305 Medi-Cal-Medicaid -Access Program (MCAP) for Pregnant Women is affordable, or free health insurance coverage for pregnant women, including teenagers, single women or migrants.
For those who are within income guidelines, the program covers all medically necessary services and expenses until 60 days after the pregnancy has ended. There is
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