Finding a Doctor: Assist in locating a primary care physician or specialist.
Applying for Health Coverage: Enrollment in programs like Medicaid, Healthy Indiana Plan, Medicare and Hoosier Healthwise, Marketplace.
Community Resources: Assistance with connecting to other community resources and agencies. Provides gift cards for eligible applicants for cancer transportation.
Prescription Assistance: Identify medications at free or reduced cost.
Other Public Programs: Applying for programs like Food Stamps, TANF, Social Security
Social Services Assistance: This includes help and/or applications with housing, utility assistance, financial assistance, transportation, employment, and education.
Medical Home Establishment: Assist in establishing a relationship with a primary care physician.
Food Insecurity Assistance: Provide assistance with applying for SNAP, access to food pantries, and gift cards (when available).
Increasing Access to Care by removing barriers improving the Quality of Care through care coordination and patient advocacy Reducing the Costs of Care by helping patients seek care through a medical home rather than relying on costly emergency department services.
Tammy S. Worley Health Access Department Ascension - St. Vincent - Salem 911 N. Shelby Street Salem, Indiana 47167 Office: 812-883-7496 Tammy.Worley@ascension.org