Yesterday, I received a phone call from another adoptive parent telling me about a national program under Title V which provides financial assistance and emotional support to families with special needs children. Adoption is very expensive anyway and when you add the cost of unexpected medical bills, some days you just dread going to the mailbox.
For TN residents, if you qualify for the program, you will basically get secondary insurance that won't pay all that your primary insurance doesn't cover but they will help some...and every little bit helps! Apparently Title V has provided for this nation-wide program for years but people just don't know about it. If you are interested in the program that your state offers, you may want to start by Googling your state's Dept. of Public Health and looking for a program that assists children with special needs. In TN, the program is called Children's Special Services.
Maybe someone reading this is feeling overwhelmed with the medical bills and responsibilities associated with caring for a special needs child and now you know about some help - both financially and through the support groups that are also available under Title V! We have our appointment with our county's representative this coming Wednesday, so we'll see if Maura qualifies but they already said that she should due to her cardiomyopathy. Thank you so much, Meg, for passing this info along!
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