- Where can I find help
getting a good Neurologist or finding financial help for testing?
- Where can I find help paying for my meds if I
don't have insurance?
- Where can I get a low cost electric wheelchair or
scooter?
- Who do I contact for help with financing a home
if I'm disabled?
- I have insurance but how do I get reimbursed for
medical equipment?
- I have Medicare and want to know what is covered
under Part A and Part B for my state.
- Grants Available for Computer Equipment
- Need help with bills?
For a listing of Neurologists in your area contact the NMSS at 1800-344-4867
For help getting tested for MS contact the MSAA at 1-800-
Learn MS (1-800-532-7667)
Medicare
gov-Prescription Drug Assistant Program
Helping
Patients Org
The
Medicine Program This organization was established by volunteers
dedicated to alleviating the plight of an ever increasing number of patients who
cannot afford their prescription medication. Warning!!! This company charges a processing fee and all they do is send in your
application information to all the companies we have listed here. You
would be much better off if you contacted the pharmaceutical companies yourself
and applied with them. They do not charge a fee.
Sign up for a
Clinical Trial. Clinical trials provide all your meds and testing at no
charge to you.
National MS Society sometimes has grant programs and can instruct you on how
to apply 1800-344-4867
Here are a few phone numbers to call to get on
there low cost drug
programs: (thanks Swaprat for providing this list for us)
1) bupropion (Wellbutrin, Zyban) 1-800-722-9294
2) buspirone (Buspar) 1-800-437-0994
3) fluoxetine (Prozac) 1-800-545-6962
4) fluvoxamine (Luvox) 1-800-788-9277
5) nefazodone (Serzone) 1-800-838-4443
6) paroxetine (Paxil) 1-800-729-4544
7) sertraline (Zoloft) 1-800-646-4455
8) venlafaxine (Effexor) 1-800-568-9938
Equipment - Bruno, per Mike Krisch (715) 344-6001
$250 for a power chair or scooter Hank Mon Tues. only
half price batteries, etc. 8-1/11-12 is lunch hour (thanks cichlid for
passing this information on to us)
State Housing and Finance Authorities
Alabama Housing Finance Authority
P.O. Box 230909 Montgomery, AL 36123-0909
(205) 242-4310
Alaska Housing Finance Corp.
P.O. Box 101020 235 East 8th Avenue Anchorage, AK 99510
(907) 561-1900
Arizona Department of Commerce Office of Housing Development
1700 West Washington Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 280-1365
Arkansas Development Finance Authority
P.O. Box 8023 100 Main Street / Suite 200 Little Rock, AR
(501) 682-5900
California Housing Finance Agency
1121 L Street / 7th Floor Sacramento, CA 95815
(916) 322-3991
California Department of Housing & Community Development
P.O. Box 952050 Sacramento, CA 94252-2050
(916) 322-1560
Colorado Housing and Finance Authority
1981 Blake Street Denver, CO 80202
(303) 297-2432
(800) 877-2432
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority
40 Cold Spring Road Rocky Hill, CT 06067
(203) 721-9501
Delaware State Housing Authority Division of Housing and Community
Development
18 the Green P.O. Box 1401 Dover, DE 19901
(302) 739-4263
DC Housing Finance Agency
1401 New York Avenue NW Suite 540 Washington, DC 20005
(202) 535-1353
Florida Housing Finance Agency
2571 Executive Center Circle East Tallahassee, FL 32399
(904) 488-4197
Georgia Residential Finance Authority
60 Executive Parkway South / Suite 250 Atlanta, GA 30329
(404) 679-4840
Hawaii Housing Authority
1002 North School Street P.O. Box 17907 Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 848-3277
Idaho Housing Agency
760 W. Myrtle Boise, ID 83702
(208) 336-0161
Illinois Housing Development Authority
401 N. Michigan Avenue / Suite 900 Chicago, IL 60611
(800) 942-8439 or
(312) 836-5200
Indiana Housing Finance Authority
One North Capitol / Suite 515 Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-7777
Iowa Finance Authority
100 East Grand Avenue / Suite 250 Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 281-4058
Kansas Office of Housing Department of Commerce
400 S.W. 8th / 5th Floor Topeka, KS 66603
(913) 296-3481
Kentucky Housing Corporation
1231 Louisville Road Frankfort, KY 40601
(800) 633-8896
(502) 564-7630
Louisiana Housing Finance Agency
5615 Corporate / Suite 6A Baton Rouge, LA 70808-2515
(504) 925-3675
Maine State Housing Authority
P.O. Box 2669 295 Water Street Augusta, ME 04330
(800) 452-4668
(207) 626-4600
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
45 Calvert Street Annapolis, MD 21401
(301) 974-2176
Massachusetts Housing Financing Agency
50 Milk Street Boston, MA 02190
(617) 451-3480
Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Plaza One / Fourth Floor 401 South Washington Square P.O. Box 48909
(800) 327-9158
(517) 373-8370
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
400 Sibley Street St. Paul, MN 55101
(800) 652-9747
(612) 296-9951
Mississippi Home Corporation
510 George Street / Suite 107 Dickson Building Jackson, MS 39201
(601) 359-6700
Missouri Housing Development Commission
3770 Broadway Kansas City, MO 64111
(816) 756-3790
Montana Board of Housing
2001 Eleventh Avenue Helena, MT 59620
(406) 444-3040
Nebraska Investment Finance Authority
1033 O Street / Suite 218 Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 434-3900
Nevada Department of Commerce Housing Division
1802 N. Carson Street / Suite 154 Carson City, NV 89710
(702) 687-4258
New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority
P.O. Box 5087 Manchester, NH 03108
(603) 472-8623
New Jersey Housing Agency
3625 Quakerbridge Road Trenton, NJ 08650-2085
(800) NJ-HOUSE
(609) 890-1300
Mortgage Finance Authority
P.O. Box 2047 Albuquerque, NM 87103
(800) 444-6880
(505) 843-6880
State of New York Division of Housing and Community Renewel
One Fordham Plaza Bronx, NY 10458
(718) 519-5700
New York State Housing Authority
250 Broadway New York, NY 10007
(212) 306-3000
North Carolina Housing Finance Agency
3300 Drake Circle / Suite 200 Raleigh, NC 27611
(919) 781-6115
North Dakota Housing Finance Agency
P.O. Box 1535 Bismarck, ND 58502
(701) 224-3434
Ohio Housing Finance Agency
775 High Street / 26th Floor Columbus, OH 43266
(614) 466-7970
Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency
P.O. Box 26720 Oklahoma City, OK 73126-0720
(800) 256-1489
(405) 848-1144
Oregon Housing Agency Housing Division
1600 State Street / Suite 100 Salem, OR 97310
(503) 378-4343
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
2101 North Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17105
(717) 780-3800
Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp.
60 Eddy Street Providence, RI 02903
(401) 751-5566
South Carolina State Housing Financing and Development Authority
1710 Gervais Street / Suite 300 Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-8836
South Dakota Housing Development Authority
P.O. Box 1237 Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-3181
Tennessee Housing Development Agency
700 Landmark Center 401 Church Street Nashville, TN 37219
(615) 741-4979
Texas Housing Agency
P.O. Box 13941 Capitol Station Austin, TX 78711
(512) 472-7500
Utah Housing Finance Agency
177 East 100 South Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 521-6950
Vermont Housing Finance Agency
One Burlington Square
P.O. Box 408 Burlington, VT 05402
(800) 222-VFHA
(802) 864-5743
Vermont State Housing Authority
P.O. Box 397 Montpelier, VT 05601-0397
(802) 828-3295
Virginia Housing Development Authority
601 S. Belvedere Street Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 782-1986
Washington State Housing Finance Commission
111 Third Avenue / Suite 2240 Seattle, WA 98101-3202
(206) 464-7139
West Virginia Housing Development Fund
814 Virginia Street East Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 345-6475
Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
P.O. Box 1728 Madison, WI 53701
(800) 362-2767
Wyoming Community Development Authority
123 S. Durbin Street P.O. Box 634
Casper, WY 82602
(307) 265-0603
Insurance Reimbursement
With all the different insurance programs, purchasing medical equipment can be
very confusing. Let us help you with these few basic facts and suggestions.
Many times the person who decides that a cane or walker is needed is
the patient or a family member
Contact your caregiver and let him/her know you need more security
Choose the product that gives you the comfort and security that you
need; Don't worry about the cost ( sometimes a less expensive product
will cost you more, out of pocket, than the deluxe product - due to
differences in reimbursement)
Call Medicare 1-800-270-2313 or your insurance company and ask what
conditions must be met to purchase a cane, walker, rollator, or other
products
Ask what amount is reimbursed on the product
Then ask your doctor to write a prescription for the product, clearly
stating the reason it is needed
Example: Medicare reimburses 80% of $300 for a rollator (rolling walker
with seat) if you have one of the following conditions, Obesity. If your
prescription states "Rollator for ambulation due to Obesity " it will save a
great deal of time getting through the reimbursement process.
For reimbursement, you will need your prescription; an insurance form
and your paid receipt.
Make copies of all these documents before you send them to the
insurance company. Never send your only copy of a document to the
insurance company - it may get lost!
Believe it or not, each state is different with regards to
coverage under Medicare. This link will help you find out what is covered
in your state and under which plan. Some people may only have Part A. You
can also find information about appeals prescription plans and much much more.
Please keep this link in your favorites.
Medicare The Official U.S. Government Site for People with
Medicare
Grants
Available for Computer Equipment
The Beaumont Foundation is giving out almost $400 million in computer equipment.
Persons with disabilities and those who are homebound because of disability or
illness are especially encouraged to apply for these individual grants.
Information on individual grants is online at http://www.bmtfoundation.com/grants/
or call 1-866-505-COMP(2667). Application deadline is March 31, 2003.
Where do I go to get help
with paying my bills?
LIHEAP is a
federally-funded program to help eligible low income households meet their home heating and/or cooling needs. The U.S. Administration of Children
and Families' Division of Energy Assistance in the Office of Community
Services administers LIHEAP at the federal level. The Federal Government
began providing energy assistance beginning in Federal Fiscal Year
(FFY) 1974.