Join a Parkinson’s Support Group – Or Start One!
The National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) has over 900 active support groups throughout the United States and Canada. If you are interested in starting a group or just want to find out about events in your area, contact: National Parkinson Foundation,… Continue reading
Head Lice Hotline
Anywhere from 6 to 10 million kids a year get head lice. That’s one of the reasons why the U.S. Federal Trade Commission made three large producers of head lice treatment shampoos change their false advertising claims. They claimed that… Continue reading
Free Air Travel for Patients and Their Families
Patient.org and its related help-line serves to make referrals and provide assistance for any financially challenged patient needing to travel to a distant specialized medical facility for evaluation, diagnosis, or treatment. Patients and their accompanying family members may make multiple… Continue reading
FREE or Low-Cost Healthcare for Children
Insure Kids Now! is a national campaign to link the nation’s 10 million uninsured children–from birth to age 18–to free and low-cost health insurance. For little or no cost, this insurance pays for doctor visits, prescription medicines, hospitalizations, and much… Continue reading
Free Immunizations For Your Kids
Only 78% of children receive their full recommended vaccinations that protect them against polio, diphtheria, mumps, whooping cough, German measles, tetanus, spinal meningitis, chicken pox, and hepatitis B. An increasing number of children are exposed to diseases in day-care settings… Continue reading
Easter Seals Offers Relief For Caregivers
Easter Seals is dedicated to helping children, youth, and young adults with physical disabilities achieve their full potential and future independence. Respite Care is a service that provides the caregiver with relief for a few hours or days at a… Continue reading
Get Free Nursing Home Care Without Hiding Your Assets (Free Hospital Care)
Don’t have money for your gall bladder surgery? What about that hospital visit you had two months ago? You might not have to pay a cent. Call the Hill-Burton Hotline. Under this program, certain hospitals and other health care facilities… Continue reading
Hotline Locates Wandering Alzheimer’s Patients
Alzheimer’s patients are known to wander away and even wind up in other cities. My father, in his later years, went for a drive that took him into someone’s back yard. Safe Return is a national clearinghouse that helps police… Continue reading
Are You Eligible?
Health insurance can be quite confusing. What exactly do you qualify for? Medicare is a health insurance program, generally for people age 65 or older who are receiving Social Security retirement benefits. You can also receive Medicare if you are… Continue reading
Free Air Travel to Obtain Medical Treatment
The Volunteer Pilots Association is a charitable non-profit organization providing air transportation to needy people who must travel to obtain medical treatment. Pilots, flying privately owned general aviation aircraft, donate their time and flight expenses. A verifiable financial need must… Continue reading
