Cool Idea if Your Family Doesn’t Have Healthcare
- on 05.04.10
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I know that our homeschool community was hit by the economic woes of our nation. Some families lost their healthcare coverage as companies downsized.
For Delawareans, there is a bright spot. If your family makes too much money to be eligible for Medicaid (up to 200% of “poverty level”- which is actually quite a bit of income), you could be eligible for an awesome program called CHAP.
CHAP is not a government program, it is affiliated with the Delaware Medical Society and the Delaware Health Care Commission. What they do is have you fill out some paperwork and assign you a rank according to income and family size. Then they connect you to physicians, specialists, and mental health professionals who will see you on a sliding scale. (See- no program, no deductibles, just a lovely sliding scale initiative.)
I recently attended a meeting that was recruiting physicians and mental health professionals to join the Voluntary Incentive Program. This is the provider arm of Community Healthcare Access Program. I was so impressed that I will be signing up as a provider through my Pike Creek Psychological Center office.
The staff there was a group of people that believe we should all look out for each other. Cool! A cause.
If you could use some medical care co-operation, look into CHAP. Call 1-800-996-9969 and choose option 3.
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What a wonderful concept! I love the idea of solutions coming from individuals instead of an inefficient and impersonal governmental agency. I will encourage my own doctors to consider this next time I see them.
That is a good idea, Lisa. It would be good to share with doctors as well as those who might benefit from the services.