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Primary care, urgent care, telehealth, and clinics that will see you without insurance or with limited coverage.

• HRSA Find a Health CenterAnyone who needs primary care and cannot pay full price, insured or not.
• Medicaid and CHIPHouseholds with limited income, and any family with uninsured children.
• Blue Circle HealthAdults with type 1 diabetes who have no endocrinologist and no realistic way to pay for one.
• 211 Community Referral LineAnyone who does not know which program applies and wants a person to help them work it out.
• Remote Area MedicalAnyone who can reach a scheduled clinic and needs dental or vision care with no paperwork at all.
• National Association of Free & Charitable ClinicsUninsured adults whose income is above the Medicaid line but who still cannot afford a visit.
• SesameUninsured or high-deductible patients who want to see the price of a visit before booking it.
• Blueberry PediatricsParents of young children who face repeated after-hours questions and would otherwise use an emergency room.
• DPC Frontier MapperUninsured people with an ongoing condition who need a doctor they can actually reach, and can budget a fixed monthly amount.
• Amazon Health (One Medical)People who need a regular doctor quickly, can afford a modest monthly membership, and do not have a clinic nearby.

Manufacturer assistance, discount pharmacies, and nonprofit funds that reduce what you pay at the counter.

• GetInsulin.orgAnyone rationing insulin or facing an insulin cost they cannot pay this month.
• State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)Anyone choosing, changing, or appealing Medicare coverage.
• Extra Help with Medicare Prescription Drug CostsPeople on Medicare who are struggling with prescription costs.
• Crohn's & Colitis Foundation IBD Help CenterAnyone with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis facing a treatment cost or an insurance obstacle.
• NeedyMedsAnyone facing a high cost for a specific brand-name medication.
• HealthWell FoundationInsured patients whose copays or premiums for a named condition have become unaffordable.
• American Diabetes Association affordability resourcesAnyone working out which insulin or supply assistance applies to their specific coverage.
• Rx OutreachUninsured or underinsured people on maintenance generics who meet the income limit.
• Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug CompanyPeople taking generic maintenance medications who are uninsured or have a high deductible.
• Diabetes Foundation supply assistancePeople rationing test strips or going without supplies because of cost.
• Costco PharmacyAnyone paying cash for a prescription who wants to compare a real price before walking in.
• Amazon RxPassPrime members who take two or more common generics every month and are paying cash for them.

Hospital financial assistance, billing errors, surprise-billing protections, and debt relief.

• Dollar ForAnyone holding a hospital bill they cannot pay, including bills already sent to collections.
• No Surprises Act Help DeskAnyone billed by an out-of-network provider they did not choose, especially after an emergency.
• 211 Community Referral LineAnyone who does not know which program applies and wants a person to help them work it out.
• HealthWell FoundationInsured patients whose copays or premiums for a named condition have become unaffordable.
• Patient Advocate FoundationPeople with a chronic or life-threatening diagnosis who are fighting a denial, an appeal, or a large balance.
• Hospital price transparency filesComparing what a specific hospital charges for a planned scan or procedure before you schedule it.
• Undue Medical DebtUnderstanding what happens if your debt is bought and forgiven — and confirming that a relief letter you received is genuine.
• MDsavePeople comparing prepaid prices for a planned procedure, especially where the hospital itself participates.

Imaging, lab work, screenings, and outpatient procedures with prices you can see before you commit.

• HRSA Find a Health CenterAnyone who needs primary care and cannot pay full price, insured or not.
• CDC National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection ProgramUninsured people who need a mammogram or Pap test and have been putting it off because of cost.
• Colorectal Cancer AllianceAnyone navigating a colorectal cancer diagnosis, or unsure whether they need screening.
• Hospital price transparency filesComparing what a specific hospital charges for a planned scan or procedure before you schedule it.
• SesameUninsured or high-deductible patients who want to see the price of a visit before booking it.
• ColonoscopyAssistUninsured people who are due for colorectal cancer screening and have put it off because of cost.
• RadiologyAssistSomeone with a doctor's order for a scan who has been quoted a price they cannot pay.
• Jason HealthPeople who need routine blood work — a thyroid panel, an A1C, a lipid panel — and are paying cash.
• MDsavePeople comparing prepaid prices for a planned procedure, especially where the hospital itself participates.

Dental schools, free clinic events, eye exams, glasses, and surgical programs — the care insurance most often leaves out.

• HRSA Find a Health CenterAnyone who needs primary care and cannot pay full price, insured or not.
• InfantSEEAny parent of a baby in that age window — this one is not means-tested.
• NIDCR: Finding Dental CareAnyone who needs dental care, cannot pay private rates, and does not know where to start.
• Operation SightSomeone losing their sight to cataracts who has no insurance and no way to pay for surgery.
• Remote Area MedicalAnyone who can reach a scheduled clinic and needs dental or vision care with no paperwork at all.
• National Eye Institute outreach resourcesAnyone working out which vision program applies to their situation.
• National Association of Free & Charitable ClinicsUninsured adults whose income is above the Medicaid line but who still cannot afford a visit.
• New EyesSomeone who has had an eye exam, has the prescription in hand, and cannot pay for the glasses.
• AGS CaresSomeone with glaucoma who needs surgery, has no insurance, and cannot pay.
• EyeCare AmericaPeople 65 and older who have not had an eye exam recently and have no vision coverage.
• Dental Lifeline NetworkPeople who cannot work because of a disability or serious illness and need substantial dental treatment.
• Give Kids A SmileParents who need dental care for a child and cannot pay for it.
• Mission of Mercy dental clinicsAdults in dental pain who need an extraction or filling and have no way to pay for it.
• All Children SeeParents of school-age children who need an eye exam and glasses and cannot pay.
• CODA accredited dental program finderPeople who need routine or restorative dental work and can trade time for a much lower price.
• VSP Eyes of HopePeople connected to a school, shelter, clinic, or community organisation that can request a certificate for them.
• Dental school and hygiene clinicsPeople who need routine or restorative dental work and can trade time for a much lower price.

Crisis lines, low-cost therapy, substance-use treatment, and peer support.

• 988 Suicide & Crisis LifelineAnyone in emotional crisis, thinking about suicide, or worried about someone who is.
• SAMHSA National HelplineFinding treatment for a substance-use or mental-health condition, with or without insurance.
• CancerCareAnyone in cancer treatment, and the family members caring for them.
• 211 Community Referral LineAnyone who does not know which program applies and wants a person to help them work it out.
• WomenHeartWomen newly diagnosed with heart disease, or told for months that their symptoms were something else.
• FindTreatment.govComparing treatment facilities near you, including those that accept Medicaid or offer a sliding scale.
• DiabetesSistersWomen managing diabetes who want to talk to people navigating the same thing.
• Open Path Psychotherapy CollectivePeople who need ongoing therapy, have no mental-health coverage, and cannot pay full private rates.
• Mended HeartsSomeone recovering from cardiac surgery or a heart event, and the family around them.
• The Diabetes LinkTeenagers and young adults managing diabetes through the move to independence.
• SesameUninsured or high-deductible patients who want to see the price of a visit before booking it.

Marketplace plans, Medicaid and CHIP, Medicare help, and free enrollment counselors.

• Find Local Help (HealthCare.gov)Anyone enrolling in or changing marketplace coverage who wants unbiased help.
• No Surprises Act Help DeskAnyone billed by an out-of-network provider they did not choose, especially after an emergency.
• State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)Anyone choosing, changing, or appealing Medicare coverage.
• Extra Help with Medicare Prescription Drug CostsPeople on Medicare who are struggling with prescription costs.
• Medicaid and CHIPHouseholds with limited income, and any family with uninsured children.
• Breakthrough T1D insurance and appeals guideAnyone whose insurer has denied a CGM, a pump, or a quantity of test strips.
• 211 Community Referral LineAnyone who does not know which program applies and wants a person to help them work it out.
• Patient Advocate FoundationPeople with a chronic or life-threatening diagnosis who are fighting a denial, an appeal, or a large balance.
• Benefits.gov eligibility screenerPeople who suspect they qualify for help but do not know which programs to check.

Programs built around one condition: specialty care, copay funds, supplies, travel and lodging, appeals help, and peer support.

• PanCAN Patient ServicesAnyone newly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and the family making decisions with them.
• GetInsulin.orgAnyone rationing insulin or facing an insulin cost they cannot pay this month.
• CancerCareAnyone in cancer treatment, and the family members caring for them.
• CDC National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection ProgramUninsured people who need a mammogram or Pap test and have been putting it off because of cost.
• Blue Circle HealthAdults with type 1 diabetes who have no endocrinologist and no realistic way to pay for one.
• Crohn's & Colitis Foundation IBD Help CenterAnyone with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis facing a treatment cost or an insurance obstacle.
• NeedyMedsAnyone facing a high cost for a specific brand-name medication.
• Colorectal Cancer AllianceAnyone navigating a colorectal cancer diagnosis, or unsure whether they need screening.
• Breakthrough T1D insurance and appeals guideAnyone whose insurer has denied a CGM, a pump, or a quantity of test strips.
• 211 Community Referral LineAnyone who does not know which program applies and wants a person to help them work it out.
• HealthWell FoundationInsured patients whose copays or premiums for a named condition have become unaffordable.
• United Ostomy Associations of AmericaAnyone adjusting to an ostomy, especially without access to a local ostomy nurse.
• Feeding America food bank finderHouseholds choosing between groceries and medical costs.
• Patient Advocate FoundationPeople with a chronic or life-threatening diagnosis who are fighting a denial, an appeal, or a large balance.
• American Liver FoundationAnyone with hepatitis, fatty liver disease, cirrhosis, or facing a transplant evaluation.
• WomenHeartWomen newly diagnosed with heart disease, or told for months that their symptoms were something else.
• American Diabetes Association affordability resourcesAnyone working out which insulin or supply assistance applies to their specific coverage.
• Rx OutreachUninsured or underinsured people on maintenance generics who meet the income limit.
• CDC National Diabetes Prevention Program registryAnyone told they have prediabetes or a high risk of type 2 diabetes.
• DiabetesSistersWomen managing diabetes who want to talk to people navigating the same thing.
• Benefits.gov eligibility screenerPeople who suspect they qualify for help but do not know which programs to check.
• Celiac Disease FoundationAnyone newly diagnosed with celiac disease, or told to go gluten-free without any guidance.
• Osto GroupUninsured ostomy patients who cannot afford pouches, wafers, and barriers.
• Mended HeartsSomeone recovering from cardiac surgery or a heart event, and the family around them.
• Oley FoundationPeople on home tube feeding or parenteral nutrition whose insurance has denied or limited supplies.
• American Cancer Society Road To RecoveryCancer patients who can get treatment but cannot get to it.
• LIHEAP energy assistanceHouseholds at risk of a utility shut-off, especially where medical equipment or refrigerated medication depends on power.
• Team PHenomenal Hope Unmet Needs FundPeople with pulmonary hypertension facing a bill that is not medical but is about to derail their treatment.
• The Diabetes LinkTeenagers and young adults managing diabetes through the move to independence.
• HCMA and the Lori FundPeople with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who need specialist care that is not available locally.
• International Foundation for Gastrointestinal DisordersPeople with a digestive condition that does not show up on a scan and has been dismissed as stress.
• Diabetes Foundation supply assistancePeople rationing test strips or going without supplies because of cost.
• Adult Congenital Heart AssociationAdults born with a heart defect, especially anyone who stopped seeing a cardiologist after childhood.
• Harboring HeartsFamilies staying near a hospital for extended cardiac or transplant treatment.
• ADCES diabetes education program finderAnyone newly diagnosed with diabetes, or managing it without ever having been taught how.
• HeartBrothers FoundationHeart-failure and transplant patients who need to be near a treatment centre for an extended period.
• AACVPR cardiac rehabilitation directoryAnyone recovering from a heart attack, cardiac surgery, or a heart-failure diagnosis.
• Jason HealthPeople who need routine blood work — a thyroid panel, an A1C, a lipid panel — and are paying cash.
• DPC Frontier MapperUninsured people with an ongoing condition who need a doctor they can actually reach, and can budget a fixed monthly amount.