Health Assist Tennessee
HAT staff is settling into our new location and are grateful for the tremendous response to our offer of furniture and office supplies to give away to nonprofits. Over a dozen nonprofits benefited from our giveaways and so did we! Watch this space for announcements to come about computers, monitors, printers, and phones!
HAT is pleased to announce that we have received a fourth year of grant funding from the HCA Foundation for 2011. This money will continue to fund our program, "
Healthcare Navigation for the Uninsured," which allows our counselors to provide case management and advocacy services to the thousands of Middle Tennesseans who are uninsured. Through this program we are also able to offer healthcare navigation training to providers, social workers and case managers. The program’s primary goal is to ensure that uninsured Middle Tennessee adults and children are connected with a medical home, appropriate healthcare resources, and, when possible, an affordable health insurance plan.
We are grateful to
HCA Foundation for the trust they have put in our nonprofit.
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:
- Providing medical interpretation for individuals with limited English proficiency
- Explaining medical jargon and technical language often used in medical care
- 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:
- Rules and regulations regarding public assistance
- Forms required to obtain services
- Phone numbers to call
- Questions to ask
- 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:
- Coordinating the services of several agencies to get the medication a child needs
- Interpreting a refugee’s description of his symptoms
- Helping an elderly couple compare health plans
- Guiding young mothers in getting the necessary medical care for their children
- Staying involved in a client’s case and following through to ensure that a client’s needs are met
- Expediting services when needed