Health Care grants available to Health Alliance members through the Ithaca
Health Fund
It is our mission to facilitate access to health care for all with a focus
on the needs of the uninsured. The Ithaca Health Fund program
provides funds through discretionary grants available to General and Provider
Members residing in New York State.
These grants are created cooperatively by Health Alliance
membership, and are expanded or adjusted based upon member contributions and priorities expressed
by members to their elected Board of Directors. Fund grant categoriess are evaluated by the
Finance Committee of the Board annually. Grants are currently available for categories of
emergency and preventive
care, listed in the tables below.
Emergency Grants
Grants are available for all un-insured emergency expenses incurred by eligible members within
these grant categories:
| Grant Category |
Maximum Grant per member per year |
Conditions |
| Broken Bones (BB) |
$3,000 |
|
| 2nd or 3rd Degree Burns (2B) (3B) |
$3,000 |
|
| Emergency Stitches (ES) |
$1,500 |
|
| Complementary Care (CC) |
$200 |
massage, acupuncture, chiropractic, etc. when recommended by primary physician attendant
to BB, 2B, 3B, ES. |
| Emergency Appendectomy (AP) |
$1,500 |
|
| Ambulance Rides (AR) |
$500 |
|
| Rabies Postexposure Inoculation Series |
$600 |
When not covered by public agency |
| Cancer Palliation Package (CP) |
$150 Organic Food
$150 Massage, acupuncture, counseling or other complementary therapy |
Palliative, not curative care: adjunct therapies when recommended by M.D. or oncologist
after initial diagnosis of cancer other than skin cancer. Available after 1 yr. of
membership.* |
| Emergency Room Visits (ER) |
up to $600 |
One visit per member per year. Grants available for 30% of cost of visit up to $600. |
| Dental Repair/Extraction of Natural Tooth resulting from documented external trauma to
jaw (maxilla/mandible) (DT) |
$400 |
Treatment within 60 days of injury. |
| Dental Extraction of Natural Tooth (DE) |
$30-80 |
$30 after 6 mo. membership. $60 after 1st year. $80 after 3+ years. |
| Root Canal (RC) |
$200 |
1 per member per year, after 6 mo. membership. |
*---"A diagnosis of cancer and subsequent treatment can be a physical,
mental, emotional and financial drain. The IHA is not able, at this time,
to significantly offset the often huge costs of conventional cancer treatment.
We are aware though that many people, at the time of such a diagnosis, would
benefit from counseling, healthful organic food, and energy enhancing and
relaxing therapies. The IHA cancer palliation package is meant to help in
obtaining some of these services at such a time in order to enhance healing
and wellbeing."
Preventive Grants
The following categories of preventive or ongoing health care services are eligible for
grants from the Ithaca Health Alliance.
| Grant Category |
Maximum Grant |
Conditions |
Diagnostic Exams
- Dental Exam / Cleaning (DX)
- Periodontal Exam (PX)
- Eye Exam (EX)
- Genito-Urinary Exam (GX)
- Hearing Exam (HX)
- Medical Exam (MX)
|
$20 first year
$30 2nd and subsequent years of membership |
Practitioner must discount fee for exam by 10% or more.
1 exam grant per member per year
|
| Dental Crown (DC) |
$150 |
After completion of each 5 years membership. |
| Vasectomy or Tubal Ligation (ST) |
$300 |
After 6 mo. membership |
| 5/10 Plan (FT) |
$50 |
If Provider Member donates fifth or earlier treatment of a member, keeping records
(names, dates, fees) of this and subsequent treatments, then IHA may grant the standard
member discounted tenth treatment up to $50. |
| Smoking Quit Bonus (SQ) |
$50 |
Six months after completion of a tobacco cessation program, upon affirmation by member
that they remain smoke-free. |
| Massage Bonus |
$50 |
Grant for massage after completion of ten (10) years' membership. Thanks for pioneering
with us! |
The fund can provide grants equal to a maximum of
$3000 / year for the first year, $3,500 second and third years
and $4,000 fourth and subsequent years of membership.
To apply for a grant contact office@ithacahealth.org
or mail proof of eligible medical expense to:
Ithaca Health Alliance
P.O. Box 362
Ithaca, NY 14850
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