Free Health Care

Health care and medical insurance can be a large chunk of of the budget for any household. Families and individuals can survive and cut expenses by possibly getting free health from the following resources.

Free Health Care from Students in Training

Many schools and training programs offer free clinics. These include medical schools, dental schools, podiatry schools, nursing, physical therapy, massage therapy, dental hygienists and others. Free clinics are beneficial to patients because they can get health care for free or at reduced costs. These clinics are also good for students because it gives them a chance to develop their skills and knowledge. The care will probably not be performed as quickly as when performed by experienced practitioners. However all students are supervised by trained professionals; so the care should be adequate.

Use the following sources to find school clinics near you:

• Yellow Pages

• List of American and Canadian Medical Schools (Allopathic, MD programs)

• List of Osteopathic Medical Schools (DO programs)

• List of Dental Schools

• List of Nursing Schools

• List of Optometry Schools

• List of Podiatry Schools

• List of Physical Therapy Schools

• List of Occupational Therapy Schools

• List of Medical Technician Schools

• Alternative Medicine and Holistic Health Schools Directory (Massage, Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Chiropractic, Herbal, Holistic Health Practitioner, Homeopathy, Nutrition, Personal Training)

Free Health Clinics

The National Association of Free Clinics - "The National Association of Free Clinics (NAFC) is the only nonprofit 501c(3) organization whose mission is solely focused on the issues and needs of the more than 1,200 free clinics and the people they serve in the United States."

Examples of free clinics:

• North West Arkansas Free Health Center, AR
  
• Karma Clinic, Berkeley, CA
• Haight Ashbury Free Clinics, San Francisco, CA
• AmeriCares Free Clinics, Bridgeport, Danbury & Norwalk, CT
• Kansas City Free Health Clinic, MO
  

Find a free clinic.

Government Resources for Free Health Care

The Emergency Room in the United States - Federal law gives you the right to emergency care. That means that any emergency room will stabilize your condition whether you can pay or not. Once your condition is stabilized then they can transfer you to another service.

Medicare - "The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) administers Medicare, the nation's largest health insurance program, which covers nearly 40 million Americans. Medicare is a Health Insurance Program for people age 65 or older, some disabled people under age 65, and people of all ages with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure treated with dialysis or a transplant)."

Medicaid - "Medicaid is available only to certain low-income individuals and families who fit into an eligibility group that is recognized by federal and state law. . . Medicaid is a state administered program and each state sets its own guidelines regarding eligibility and services." See eligibility requirements.

Free Medications (Antibiotics, Pre-natal Vitamins)

According to Forbes and Kiplinger, there are many pharmacies around the country that will give you free generic antibiotics as long as you have a prescription. These pharmacies include Stop & Shop, Publix, ShopRite. Giant, Meijer, and Wegmans.

You can also get free prenatal vitamins from Meijer and Schnucks.

Free Resources for the Disabled

Hearing Impaired Kids Endowment (HIKE) provides free hearing aids to deaf children.

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