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Helps cover inpatient care in hospitals, skilled nursing facility care, hospice care, and home health care. (Included in Original Medicare)

Helps cover services from doctors and other health care providers, outpatient care, home health care, durable medical equipment (wheelchairs, walkers, hospital beds, and other equipment), and many preventive services (screenings, shots or vaccines, and yearly “Wellness” visits). (Included in Original Medicare)

SHIBA (Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors) is a free, confidential, and impartial Medicare counseling resource. Volunteer SHIBA advisors are highly experienced in counseling Medicare-eligible residents of all ages and backgrounds, trained to help you understand your rights and options by offering up-to-date information so you can make informed decisions related to your health insurance needs.

If you do not have health insurance, an Outreach and Enrollment Specialist can tell you what you may qualify for and walk you through the application process.

A Medicare-approved plan from a private company that offers an alternative to Original Medicare for your health and drug coverage. These “bundled” plans include Part A, Part B, and usually Part D. Plans may have lower out-of-pocket costs than Original Medicare, and may offer some extra benefits that Original Medicare doesn’t cover, like vision, hearing, and dental services.

Helps cover the cost of prescription drugs. You can join a Medicare drug plan in addition to Original Medicare (Parts A and B), or you get it by joining a Medicare Advantage Plan with drug coverage (Part C). Plans that offer Medicare drug coverage are run by private insurance companies that follow rules set by Medicare.

Free or low-cost health insurance. Coverage includes primary care, emergency visits, maternity services, pediatric care, dental services, vision care, prescription medications and more.

Washington residents who do not have prescription drug insurance coverage, or have limited coverage, can enroll in the ArrayRx Discount Card program to purchase their medications at a discounted price. The card will give you discounts on prescription drugs not covered by your insurance plan, can be used by Medicare beneficiaries who do not have Part D coverage, or provide prescription discounts for those on high deductible plans.

Trained staff available to help with the healthcare enrollment process. Certified Navigators can explain eligibility, enrollment, and program rules;\nhelp understand the benefits and costs of each health plan; review options and complete enrollment while protecting confidentiality and privacy.

Trained staff available to help with the healthcare enrollment process. Certified Navigators can explain eligibility, enrollment, and program rules;\nhelp understand the benefits and costs of each health plan; review options and complete enrollment while protecting confidentiality and privacy.

Provides assistance to people who meet requirements for disability. SSDI pays benefits to you and certain family members if you are “insured.” This means that you worked long enough – and recently enough - and paid Social Security taxes on your earnings.

Adults with Apple Health/ Medicaid health insurance are eligible for in-person and tele-counseling sessions.

Low-cost repairs for power wheelchairs, bed lifts, hospital beds, walkers, scooters, and more. Addition of cosmetic or specialty parts to your equipment is also available, including but not limited to Joysticks for amputees, 'Sip-and-puffs', headrests, etc.

The Veteran and Community Mobility Center can haul heavy and cumbersome medical equipment for little to no cost.

Provides wheelchair lending and leasing for people that may only need equipment for a short time or cannot afford it otherwise. Rent-to-own may be available in specialty cases.

Trade in old medical equipment that is in decent shape but needs a few repairs in exchange for new equipment of equal or lesser cost. Other equipment that is not medical or mobility related, such as a laptop, may be accepted for a trade in specialty cases.

Free prescription discount card for all Whatcom County residents. Provides discounts on all FDA approved prescriptions not covered by insurance or other benefit plans.

A non-profit organization that helps children with disabilities, 20 years and younger, obtain medical and adaptive equipment or therapy services not provided by insurance.

If your child is on Apple Health medical, has special health care needs, and is 3 years or older, you can use the Apple Health Provider One medical to buy diapers from eligible vendors. Limit 200 diapers per month. See link for more details.

A state Medicaid program (formerly Medicaid Personal Care, or MPC) for people on Medicaid who need help with activities of daily living, including eating, dressing, bathing, or mobility. The program is administered by the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA), even for people who are not eligible for DDA. Personal Care services are typically provided in your home.

Grants for children and young adults with medical problems or physical disabilities to meet needs that are not covered by insurance. Also provides education scholarships to young adults with medical and/or physical disabilities.

See website for homeowner loan eligibility criteria and application. If eligible, with a CLT loan, there are no mortgage insurance payments, no balloon payments, no short terms, no fluctuating interest rates–only 30-year fixed-rate conventional mortgages.

Available for free to all families and individuals living in a county where federal or state-declared disaster has occurred. Create a personalized recovery plan, receive ongoing support and assistance completing applications for FEMA aid and submitting relevant insurance claims.

Services include abortion, birth control, emergency contraception, gender-affirming care, HIV services, pregnancy testing and planning, STD testing and treatment, primary care, period and menstruation supplies, vaccines, and wellness/preventative care.

Offers comprehensive primary care, dental, behavioral health, and prevention services for patients living with infectious disease conditions, including HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, and sexually transmitted infections.