Health Assist Tennessee
HAT Receives Third Year of Grant Funding
HAT is pleased to announce that we have received a third year of grant funding from Baptist Healing Trust, the HCA Foundation, and the Memorial Foundation.
This money will continue to fund our program, "Healthcare 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 each caller with an appropriate healthcare resource.
We are grateful to these foundations for the trust they have put in us.
Second Annual Run for the Uninsured....
Join us as we raise money and run the Country Music Half-Marathon on behalf of the thousands of uninsured Tennesseans.
WE WON!
On September 17th, 2009, the Center for Nonprofit Management and a panel of community volunteers and corporate leaders awarded Health Assist Tennessee the Baptist Healing Trust's Healing Charity Award. The Baptist Healing Trust Healing Charity Award is designed to recognize a nonprofit where love and compassion characterize its delivery of service. We are thrilled to have our staff recognized for the compassionate, loving care we give to our callers and to each other.
HAT was also chosen as one of three finalists for the Frist Foundation's Making a Difference Award. If you would like to learn more about one of the programs detailed in these award applications, or donate to our Navigation for the Uninsured program, please click here.
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