Where can I get money for medical bills while keeping my home?
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Hi, try contacting a Social Worker.  Also see if your hospital offers a Financial Assistance program.  Also I would check with the American Cancer Society to see if there is any information there too.  http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp or 1-800-ACS-2345.   My thoughts & prayers are with you.
154502
declare bankruptsy, if you need it for medical try soliciting your story to churches and support groups.\n\ndont risk yourself. some people even sell kidney
811362
Go to City Hall, ask for HUD assistance, good luck. Have you considered housesitting? You get paid to watch someone else's house.  Have you thought about live-in caretaker? You have options.
850930
Red Cross will help, so will the Salvation Army.  Check with local churches, sometimes they can help too.  If there is a Senior Citizen Center close where you live, they might be able to help out.  Put jars, for people to throw change in at local businesses, that will let you leave them there.
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Call 411 and ask for services like United Way. They could help you. Also some people ask for help in Ebay ads. Look in the Yellow Pages for community agencies. Call the library and tell them about your situation they can give you specific ph numbers as well.
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Get their own insurance.  Go to the hospitals get treated work out a payment program.  Hospitals are required to treat people even if they are indigent so us taxpayers pick up the bill anyway
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I would avoid this if at all possible.  Sometimes doctors, dentists, and hospitals will set up a payment plan for people.  Hospitals have so much uncollected debt, they are usually willing to work with someone that wants to pay off thier bill. You may also be able to get your total bill reduced if you have low income, but again you will have to call the billing department to talk about your options. Also, you may want to check with your state department of health to see if thier is any low cost Medical insurance you can buy in to.
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Go to see the financial couseler at the hospital. They found that I had a problem and couldn't pay so they paid 7000.00 for me. Then ask your doctor if you can set up payment plans through them. Some doctors will write it off and others just want your money.
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Join a reputable credit counseling service such as CCCS or BUCCS which can help mediate with your creditors and negotiate to get your debt lowered.  They can help with medical bills too.  Make religious and regular payments on your collections and revolving accounts through the counseling service.  Do not opening any new accounts if you can help it.  Just pay your open accounts in a timely manner.  Cut up ALL your credit cards save for one (you will use that one to rebuild your credit).  When you've paid off the debt from each card, call the creditor and have the account CLOSED.   The remaining card should be used as follows:\n\nMake one or two frugal purchases each month with your card.  DO NOT buy anything you do not believe you can pay off immediately. When your receive the statement, make the full payment for the purchase before the due date.  \n\nIf you have a car--pay those bills on time.  If you can't make the payments in a reasonable manner, get a cheaper vehicle that is more manageable.\n\nPay your student loan on time if this applies.  If the bill is to high, call your lender.  They can recommend ways to reduce your payments by extending the repayment schedule of your loan.\n\nAll in all, making religious payments and shrinking your debt will up your FICO score and set you on the path to decent credit.  \n\nLook into way to obtain a better medical insurance plan if you're incurring alot of medical debt.  Been there myself.  Good insurance is the way out.\n \nGood luck!
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Sell some things you no longer need. Ebay is great but using the local paper is fine too. Got a lot of stuff and/or friends with stuff hold a garage sale. Another thing you might want to consider is a job with a temp agency. Around where I live you can make very good money with a temporary job assignment and the agency will find you the job.
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You can take out a personal loan.\nBut if you've already done all the work with a surgeon, the surgeon's office will help you get covered by your insurance company.\nThere are also law firms that will help make your insurance company pay.
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they should pay your medical bills
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What kind of bills?  Don't take out a loan to pay bills like utilities, phones, cell phones, etc.   You should be able to pay these with your normal income. \nTalk to your lenders if you have excessive montly notes and see if they will reduce your payments for you.  You can also go see a free debt reduction counseler to help with this. They may even contact the lenders for you to help. \nWrite out a budget with your income and stick to it for a while until you get things under control.
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Look in the classifieds.  There are ads for people who will buy house hold items.
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May I suggest to you Ameri Plan's discount benefits program. They do not have any restrictions on ongoing conditions and you can start saving immediately. There is a hospital advocacy program that assigns you a personal advocate to negotiate with doctors on your medical bills.\n\nThe plan also includes savings on dental, vision, prescription and chiropractic care. I'd check them out. I'm so proud to be with them. I know I shouldn't advertise, but your need sounds great. Let me know if you have any questions. wlakin@ameriplan.net\n\nhttp://www.mybenefitsplus.com/40378118\n\nWe are currently running a promotion for just the dental, vision, prescription and chiropractic plan where you can try it out for 3 months for $23 total. This is a great service. You should check it out!
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Check with a scrapyard or a medical supplies store. If they can't help ya or direct you to a company who can, try your local hospitals social worker. They are used to finding such things for people who are uninsured or underinsured.
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Communicate with the medical office and ask for a reduction and a payment plan.\n\nGood Luck.