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Provides medical and cash assistance for customers who are 65 years of age or older, blind, or disabled. Also includes the QMB (Qualified Medicare Beneficiary) program which provides payment of Medicare premiums and some Medicare co-payments.

The online application is called "Application for Benefits Eligibility (ABE)." When applying, the state will determine the applicant's eligibility for this AABD, as well as SNAP and medical assistance (Medicaid).

Provides medical and cash assistance for customers who are 65 years of age or older, blind, or disabled. Also includes the QMB (Qualified Medicare Beneficiary) program which provides payment of Medicare premiums and some Medicare co-payments.

The online application is called "Application for Benefits Eligibility (ABE)." When applying, the state will determine the applicant's eligibility for this AABD, as well as SNAP and medical assistance (Medicaid).

Provides a variety of primarily financial assistance for older adults. Services intended as one-time assistance.

Services include Medical care, supplies, and medication, assistive technology, nutrition services, material aid (purchasing of food, clothing, furniture, etc.), transportation.

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Temporary Financial Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance

Provides monthly financial assistance to individuals who do not have adequate income or resources to provide for their own basic needs.

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Temporary Financial Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Clothing Vouchers
Food Vouchers

Provides emergency financial assistance for utilities, rent, medication bills, transportation expense when funds permit, and other needs to keep families in their homes.

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Medical Expense Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance

Affordable, comprehensive primary health care especially for those with limited resources. Includes general physical exams and immunizations.

Services are provided regardless of ability to pay through a sliding fee discount program. Fees are calculated based on household size and documented annual income. All patients are eligible to apply for the sliding fee discount, even those with insurance.

Dental Clinic offers preventative dental services including: X-rays, exams, cleanings, fillings and extractions.

Pharmacy services offered to patients. Those eligible for the sliding fee program receive their medications at 30 to 50% below the retail market. Kohl's, Walgreens, Genoa, and Walmart fill all medications. Mobile Medical Clinic services, in which a van visits different locations to see patients.

HIV/STD testing provides confidential HIV/AIDS testing and counseling.

Transportation program provides a limited number of cab vouchers.

Mental health services are provided in-house through a partnership with Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska, as well as being referred out to collaborating behavioral health agencies.

Prenatal care for women.

Radiology has certified x-ray technicians to provide limited x-ray services.

Medication assistance programs help uninsured and underinsured patients apply to various pharmaceutical companies. Staff complete applications for patients to obtain their medication at an affordable cost.

Translation services offered to non-English speaking patients. Languages include Spanish, Vietnamese, Arabic, Kurdish, Burmese, Karen, and Thai.

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HIV Testing
Community Clinics
Prenatal Care
Flu Vaccines
Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening
Prescription Medication Services
Mobile Health Care
Dental Care
General Physical Examinations
General Immunization

Offers the following services:

- Rental assistance.

- Utility assistance. (No utility payments are authorized during the November 1 to April 1 disconnection moratorium.)

- Food and non-food provisions.

- Pre-authorized/medication refills.

- Burial expenses.

Application approval is required to receive benefits. Payments are made directly to landlords and/or service providers. No cash benefits are available. Application decisions are guaranteed within 30 days or less of applying.

Program benefits offered no more than one time every six months.

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Medical Expense Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Food Pantries
General Household Goods Provision
Utility Service Payment Assistance

Provides relief to county residents to help in removing barriers to self-sufficiency and encourage self-support. Assistance may available in the areas of of fuel, rent, clothing, groceries, prescriptions, heat and electricity, burial services, or other basic needs services. Relief payments are made to service providers, not to the clients themselves.

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Transportation Expense Assistance
Clothing Vouchers
Rent Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Food Vouchers
Utility Service Payment Assistance

Provides medical and cash assistance for customers who are 65 years of age or older, blind, or disabled. Also includes the QMB (Qualified Medicare Beneficiary) program which provides payment of Medicare premiums and some Medicare co-payments.

The online application is called "Application for Benefits Eligibility (ABE)." When applying, the state will determine the applicant's eligibility for this AABD, as well as SNAP and medical assistance (Medicaid).

Provides limited funding for DeKalb County residents who need financial assistance to purchase prescribed psychiatric medications.

Offers emergency assistance, including help with rent and utility bills, prescriptions, and transportation expenses. Provides personal hygiene and baby supplies, such as diapers and formula. Offers thrift store vouchers for clothing and household supplies.

Provides fans during the summer to eligible households.

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Formula/Baby Food
Personal/Grooming Needs
Fans
Diapers
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Clothing Vouchers
Rent Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Household Goods Vouchers
Transportation Expense Assistance
Co-pay relief program (CPR) currently provides direct financial support to insured patients, including Medicare Part D beneficiaries, who must financially and medically qualify to access pharmaceutical co-payment assistance. The program offers personal service to all patients through the use of call counselors, personally guiding patients through the enrollment process.

Eligible Diseases:
Acromegaly
Alzheimer's
Asthma
Bladder Cancer
Breast Cancer
Cervical Cancer
Coronary Artery Disease
Covid 19
Cystic Fibrosis
Diabetes
Electrolyte Imbalance
Gaucher Disease
Hemophilia
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
HIV, AIDS and Prevention
Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Inherited or Acquired Lipodystrophy
Lupus
Melanoma
Metastatic Breast Cancer
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Metastatic Gastric Cancer
Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Multiple Myeloma
Multiple Sclerosis
Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers
Osteoporosis
Ovarian Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer
Periodic Paralysis
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Prostate Cancer
Pulmonary Hypertension
Renal Cell Carcinoma
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Ulcerative Colitis
Uterine Cancers

Eligibility Requirements:
  • Patient must be currently insured and have coverage for the medication(s) for which they seek financial assistance
  • Patient must have a physician confirmed diagnosis of the disease under which they are requesting financial assistance
  • Patient must reside and receive treatment in the United States
  • Patient's income must fall at or below the income guidelines of the fund under which they are requesting financial assistance. All funds have income guidelines of either 300% or 400% or less of the Federal Poverty Guideline (FPG) with consideration for the Cost of Living Index (COLI) and the number in the household
  • Patient will be informed immediately upon application if they qualify for assistance

Provides emergency financial assistance for low-income individuals and families in Macon County. Assistance covers basic needs such as rent, prescription payment costs, and emergency shelter vouchers for those who are homeless and needing a place to stay,

Also offers financial support for the following on a case-by-case basis water bills, state issued IDs and birth certificates, GED testing fees, gas for out-of-town doctor appointments, bus cards and tokens, diapers and baby formula, and assistance with work-related items.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Prescription Medication Services
Records/Licenses/Permits Fee Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Diapers
Temporary Financial Assistance
Homeless Motel Vouchers
Formula/Baby Food
General Assistance provides limited funding for assistance for rent, utilities, and some medical expenses. Also accepts applications for county funding for mental health services.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
General Relief
Mental Health Expense Assistance
Limited financial aid for emergency situations including utility deposits, rent, prescription medications, glasses, clothing, school supplies, holiday assistance, transportation, birth certificate retrieval, Iowa identification, books for GED testing, etc.

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School Supplies
Utility Deposit Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Records/Licenses/Permits Fee Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Christmas Programs
Rent Payment Assistance
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options

Provides services to individuals with mental health issues. Services include case management, counseling, prescription administration and representative payee services.

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General Counseling Services
Psychiatric Case Management
Prescription Medication Services
Representative Payee Services

Offers Housing services, including rent and utilities. Also offers a food pantry, gas vouchers for medical appointments only, and prescription assistance.

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Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Food Pantries
Community Action Agencies
Transportation Expense Assistance

Provides emergency assistance with rent, utilities, mortgage, medications, and other needs.

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Rent Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance

Provides assistance to all eligible Veterans discharged from active military service under honorable conditions and/or their family members in applying for federal benefits and other Veteran's aid. Services include support with emergency funding when available, food vouchers for purchasing groceries, transportation expense assistance for fuel expense and utility service payment assistance to prevent or address utility shutoffs. Additional services include access to low-cost or hard-to-obtain prescription medications, general relief for indigent individuals, and guidance on Veteran burial benefits, including burial in national cemeteries, headstones, markers, and burial flags.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
General Relief
Transportation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Food Vouchers
Prescription Medication Services
Veteran Burial Benefits
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Refers community health clinic patients for charity care at volunteer physician offices and hospitals for their specialty medical care needs.
Can assist, when funding is available, eligible individuals and families with limited resources in need of help with past due or disconnected utilities, past due rent or mortgage, emergency medical and/or dental services, costs to engage in Mental Health services, costs to maintain or gain internet or phone access, transportation, vehicle repairs, swim lessons, seasonal swim passes, and costs associated with participation in extracurricular activities.

**While some costs may be covered under Federal funding sources, the Crisis Assistance program is largely funded by grants and donations. All Assistance identified above is dependent on available funding.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Rent Payment Assistance
Recreational/Leisure/Arts Instruction Expense Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance

Provides medical and cash assistance for customers who are 65 years of age or older, blind, or disabled. Also includes the QMB (Qualified Medicare Beneficiary) program which provides payment of Medicare premiums and some Medicare co-payments.

The online application is called "Application for Benefits Eligibility (ABE)." When applying, the state will determine the applicant's eligibility for this AABD, as well as SNAP and medical assistance (Medicaid).

Provides medical and cash assistance for customers who are 65 years of age or older, blind, or disabled. Also includes the QMB (Qualified Medicare Beneficiary) program which provides payment of Medicare premiums and some Medicare co-payments.

The online application is called "Application for Benefits Eligibility (ABE)." When applying, the state will determine the applicant's eligibility for this AABD, as well as SNAP and medical assistance (Medicaid).

Administers the General Assistance Program for Chickasaw, Fayette, Howard and Winneshiek counties to offer emergency financial assistance with rent, utilities, food, burial/cremation, and prescription medications.

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Prescription Medication Services
Transportation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Food Vouchers
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Connects youth and families with resources and support. Navigators have the ability to "fill gaps", either through helping agencies partner around a common goal, or through flexible funding for needs such as rent, utilities, transportation, and more.

Limited funding sometimes available for vehicle repair, minor home repairs and dental work.

Community Response is designed to reduce unnecessary involvement of child welfare and juvenile justice while increasing the informal and community supports for youth and families. By utilizing Central Navigation, the goal is to coordinate existing resources and match participants with a resource to either solve an immediate need or develop a longer-term coaching relationship.

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Rent Payment Assistance
Mental Health Expense Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Dental Care
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Case/Care Management
Transportation Expense Assistance
Work Clothing