Team HAT - "Run for the Uninsured"
Fourteen of our counselors ran in the Country Music Half-Marathon on April 25, 2009, calling the team effort “Run for the Uninsured". Together they raised over $10,000! We are so proud of their hard work. If you would like to learn more, or donate to our Navigation for the Uninsured program, please click here.
HAT Receives Second Year of Grant Funding
HAT is pleased to announce that we have received a second year of grant funding from Baptist Healing Trust, the HCA Foundation, and the Memorial Foundation.
This money will continue to fund our program,
"Health Care Navigation for the Uninsured," which allows our counselors to provide case management and advocacy to the thousands of Middle Tennesseans who are uninsured. Our ultimate goal in this program is to locate a medical home, an affordable health insurance plan, or to match them with an appropriate health care resource.
We are grateful to these foundations for the trust they have put in us.
Health Assist Tennessee helps connect Tennesseans with available programs, both public and private, that can meet their health care needs. We seek to ensure that Tennesseans, especially those who are most vulnerable, get the health care they need.
As A Voice
We give our clients a voice to help them express their health care needs. We are able to do this by:
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Providing medical interpretation for individuals with limited English proficiency
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Explaining medical jargon and technical language often used in medical care
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Giving application assistance to individuals with limited literacy
As a Resource
Our staff understands Tennessee's public health care programs, and we use our knowledge to put Tennesseans on the right path to health. We stay current on:
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Rules and regulations regarding public assistance
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Forms required to obtain services
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Phone numbers to call
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Questions to ask
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Services available at local clinics
As a Solution
We know how to navigate the state’s health care system, and we will follow every lead to help our clients. Some of the ways we can help are:
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Coordinating the services of several agencies to get the medication a child needs
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Interpreting a refugee’s description of his symptoms
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Helping an elderly couple compare health plans
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Guiding young mothers in getting the necessary medical care for their children
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Staying involved in a client’s case and following through to ensure that a client’s needs are met
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Expediting services when needed