Re: hospital grants question

[Guest guest]

Ty,

Thanks for your response. If you don't mind me asking, how did you go about

getting a grant from the hospital? Qualifications? terms? etc.

I had no idea such a thing existed. I wonder if all hospitals do it & in all

states?

Donna in Indy

[Guest guest]

Hi Donna,

I live near the Seattle area and went to Harborview hospital to be seen by a

foot and ankle specialist there. When my doctor had told me that the surgery

was the best option for me, I had to figure out what was the best way of knowing

to be able to afford the procedures that was likely to be taken place on my

feet. I knew my insurance wasn't going to cover any of the operation, so I had

asked the doctor if there were any ideas that he might have to get this covered.

He had said that the hospital does have a grant program (if you qualify) that

would be able to cover the whole operation and all of the clinic visits.

When I went to applied for the grant in the admin. department of

the hospital, all they asked was just how much me and my spouse had

made for that month of the surgery. If we made under $4,000 a month

we would qualify for 100 percent covered. If you made more than that

it would go down by 25 percent depending on the payscale of your

monthly income. I hope that helps, It is challenging at first but it

will get better.

Ty