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Financial, Legal and Insurance Support

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Central Virginia Legal Aid Society
CVLAS' mission is the zealous legal representation without charge to low income or elderly clients in civil cases and to help the low income and elderly client community through preventive community legal education. CVLAS is a non-profit organization providing legal assistance in the areas of family law, elder law, employment and civil rights, disability and public benefits law, consumer law, and housing law.
 
DMAS: Department of Medical Assistance and Services
Information about high quality comprehensive health services to qualifying Virginians and their families.
 
FAMIS: Family Access to Medical Insurance and Security Plan: English or Espanol
FAMIS is Virginia's program that helps working families provide health insurance to their children.
 
How to Apply for Medicaid in Virginia
Information about how to apply for Medicaid and a link to the Virginia Department of Social Services local offices.
 
Instructive Visiting Nurse Association
The Instructive Visiting Nurse Association is a nonprofit organization
which provides high quality, comprehensive health care to people in their homes and communities and is dedicated to serving all people in Central Virginia, regardless of their ability to pay.
 
LINC (Legal Information Network for Cancer)
A nonprofit, community-based organization dedicated to helping people with the business side of cancer. LINC provides information, education, counseling and referral services for legal assistance to individuals confronted with the overwhelming issues that arise from the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
 
NeedyMeds.com
This site is designed to provide information about patient assistance programs which provide no cost prescription medications to eligible participants.
 
Prescription Assistance Programs in Virginia
Information for residents of Virginia who need help paying for their prescription medications.
 
Virginia Poverty Law Center
Virginia Poverty Law Center (VPLC) is a not for profit organization concentrating in the areas of law that affect low-income families.

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MedlinePlus Health Topic: Financial Assistance- English or Espanol
An expansive list of reviewed topical Web sites from the National Library of Medicine that include interactive health tutorials, medical dictionaries, low-literacy resources, news and directories.

Last updated 07/28/08

 

 
 
 

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