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We are still writing the honest guide for this category. In the meantime, the organizations below are ready to help.
CHAMPVA (the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs) is a federal health insurance program run by the VA's Office of Community Care. It helps pay the cost of doctor visits, hospital care, medicine, and other medical services for the spouses, children, and surviving family members of veterans who are permanently and totally disabled or who died from a service-connected condition. It is a national mail- and phone-based program, not a local Atlanta office, but Atlanta-area families can apply and use the benefits with local providers.
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St. Vincent de Paul Georgia runs a free, fully licensed charitable pharmacy for people who can't afford their medicine. If you live in Georgia, are 18 or older, have no insurance, and have a low income, they give you maintenance medications for things like diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, and mental health conditions at no cost. They can deliver your medicine for free nearby or mail it anywhere in Georgia, and they also help with Medicaid sign-up, free over-the-counter medicine, and medical equipment.
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Care Guide Services is a phone- and online-based health navigator that helps returning citizens and people on supervision sign up for low- or no-cost ACA health insurance. They also help you find doctors, mental and behavioral health care, dental care, and other benefits like Medicare Extra Help and Social Security disability. They are not based in Atlanta and have no local office; they serve people by phone in English and Spanish across many states, including Georgia.
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Reentry Care is a national health and human services company (based in Austin, Texas) that helps people leaving jail or prison sign up for free health insurance. Trained, licensed helpers walk you through Medicaid, Medicare, or ACA Marketplace plans, often in about 15 minutes, so you can get a doctor, mental health care, substance use treatment, and medicine right after release. They work by phone and online across all 50 states, including Georgia, partnering with jails, prisons, probation/parole, and reentry programs.
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The Community Health Insurance Program (CHIProgram) helps people who were recently released from jail or prison sign up for low-cost or no-cost health insurance through healthcare.gov. They guide you through the application by phone and serve people in Georgia and several other states. You must reach out within 60 days of your release to qualify for the special enrollment period.
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