Financial Assistance

Health care can be costly. If you have health insurance, it usually pays at least part of your medical costs. If you don't have insurance or need help with costs that aren't covered, financial assistance might be available. Certain government programs and nonprofit organizations can help. You can also discuss concerns about paying your medical bills with your health care provider, social worker or the business office of your clinic or hospital.

Financial Assistance Following The September 11, 2001 Attacks on Wikipedia

Charities and relief agencies raised over $657 million in the three weeks following the September 11, 2001 attacks, the vast bulk going to immediate survivors and victims' families. While this is a rather large sum, it is small compared to many billions of dollars paid by the government and private insurance companies.

Government assistance

In the morning hours of September 21, the Congress approved a bill to prop up the airline industry and establish a September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. The cost of the mostly open-ended fund may reach about $15 billion. Victims of earlier terrorist attacks, including those linked to al-Qaida, were not included in the fund.

American Red Cross

From the September_11,_2001_Terrorist_Attack/Donations to the Emergency Relief Fund, as of 11/19/2001, the American Red Cross granted 3,165 checks to 2,776 families totaling $54.3 million. 172,612 cases were referred to mental health contacts. The 866-GET INFO number received 29,820 calls. As of 3:10 p.m. November 20, there have been 1,592,295 blood donations since September 11. ''Fire Donations'' took charitable contributions on behalf of firefighters, EMS, and rescue workers.

Other charitable drives

* In the Washington, D.C. area (Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area), ''Giant Food'' offered to match contributions made in-store up to $1 million. * For the families of the 79 employees of the Windows of the World Restaurant: Windows of Hope Family Relief Fund, c/o David Berdon & Company, 415 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10017. * The National Police Defense Foundation Police Memorial Fund to help fund the existing psychological counseling program for police victims and establish a police memorial park in memory of the slain police: NPDF Memorial Fund, National Police Defense Foundation, 21 Kilmer Drive, BLDG 2, Suite F, Morganville, New Jersey 07751-1568; 888-SAFE-COP, ... [ Read More ]

External Resources

Dorough Lupus Foundation - Official site for this non-profit organization started by Howie Dorough and his family. Aims to aid in research, education of the public, and providing financial assistance to individuals who cannot afford treatment for the disease.

Milagro Foundation - Founded by Carlos and Deborah Santana, provides financial assistance for educational, medical and housing needs of children all over the world.

Marshall University Marching Thunder - Under the direction of Steve Barnett, includes audition and financial assistance information, news, image gallery, audio files, and alumni band and Kappa Kappa Psi chapter activities.

Xeric Foundation - A private, nonprofit corporation established by Peter A. Laird offering financial assistance to self-published comic book creators, and qualified charitable and nonprofit organizations.

The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Inc. - Financial assistance to individual working artists of established ability through the generosity of the late Lee Krasner, one of the leading abstract expressionist painters and the widow of Jackson Pollock.

The Pollock-Krasner Foundation - Provides financial assistance to individual working artists of established ability.

Auto Net Financial - Assists people with problem credit obtain pre-approved car loans.

Auburn University: Occupational Safety and Ergonomics - Graduate programs in Occupational Safety and Ergonomics. In the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department. Degrees offered, admission requirements, financial assistance, degree requirements, courses, schedule, on and off campus program.

International Review of Financial Analysis - Explores a broad spectrum of cultural, spatial, institutional, historical, regulatory, and methodological differences will assist in advancing the core body of Finance knowledge. Offers tables of contents, abstracts and index.

National Community Capital Association - Membership organization of community development financial institutions. Capital, technical assistance, and development services supporting the revitalization of economically-disadvantaged urban, rural, and reservation-based communities. United States.

Financial Assistance