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What can I do to receive financial help for a surgery if I have no insurance? |
My aunt has diabetes and congestive heart failure. She needs to have an angiogram and some other work in her heart immediately to keep her alive; also, she needs to have some laser surgery on her eye to keep her from going blind. They have very little insurance. Her insurance covers only doctor office visits. His insurance is different but only a little better. The angiogram is going to cost between 2,000 and 4,000 dollars and the second heart surgery will be about $60,000. They may be able to pay for the first one, but that will drain the savings. After that, they will have all of the eye stuff to pay for. She is no longer able to work, so they are living only on his income. She had to quit her job because her diabetes was out of control (when she quit she had not yet been diagnosed). I was wondering if anyone knew what we could do to begin getting some assisstance. Any help would be appreciated. Is she in the US? Has she been disabled for 2 years? Has she applied for Social Security benefits? If the answer to these 3 questions is yes, she would be eligible for Medicare which would help her. Otherwise, I would talk to the doctors office and the finance office at the hospital to see what assistance might be available to her. A lot of hospitals have government grants available for medical expenses so you may want to check with them. Best of luck & G-d Bless! Lasik and Laser eye surgery have become very common now. My cousin got her dental implants and lasik surgery in India by a company called Forerunners Healthcare. The Price for dental and lasik surgery is very less in India. She paid 25% of the price she was quoted in America. Forerunners Healthcare is very famous in India They arrange Dental surgery, jaw surgery, lasik eye surgery, Dental Implants etc for foreign patients in India. I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and magazines- about their patient stories. They arrange financing for USA, Canadian, UK and other international patients who plan to have surgery abroad for low cost, as dental and eye surgery is not covered by insurance. They also have photos pasted of their International patients. You can checkout their website. There are huge cost savings. As a doctor I personally believe that surgery can be easily handled in India. as the quality of healthcare available In India is simply best in the world. The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star. Many patients travel from United States of America and UK to get low cost surgery in India. Indian corporate hospitals are comparable to hospitals anywhere in the world. In fact, India has medical facilities that are comparable with the USA, UK and Canada. India offers World Class Medical Facilities, comparable with any of the western countries. India has state of the art Hospitals and the best medical experts. With the best infrastructure, the best possible Medical facilities, accompanied with the most competitive prices, you can get the treatment done in India at the lowest prices. http://www.forerunnershealthcare.com... Hope this helps. |
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