Manatee County Rural Health Services offers the Arcadia Family Optometry Center. They offer a sliding scale fee for low-income. Call for more information.

GoodDays offers patient assistance and financial resources. You need to meet certain requirements to get help. Call or check out the website to learn more.

Types of help available:

• Copay Assistance
• Travel Assistance
• Premium Assistance
• Diagnostic Testing Assistance

Toll Free: 877.968.7233

This group offers financial assistance. The help is for medically related needs. It is to fill gaps not covered by insurance. There are eligibility requirements to use the program. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Can Help With Costs Related to:

• Behavioral health services
• Health insurance premiums, deductibles and coinsurance
• Pediatric treatment costs
• Prescription copays
• Travel costs

Medicare is a health insurance program. It is for people 65 or older. Certain people under the age of 65 may be eligible. They must meet certain eligibility requirements. This program helps with the cost of health care. It does not cover all medical expenses. Or the cost of long-term care. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Go HERE to locate the Social Security office nearest you.

NeedyMeds is free for people who cannot afford their medicines or costs of healthcare. NeedyMeds links healthcare consumers with programs offering free or low cost prescriptions. Please call or visit the website for more information.

VA offers mental health care services to its members. There are services for PTSD, MST, depression, grief, anxiety and other needs. Call or visit the website to learn more.

Connect with a Veterans Crisis Line responder anytime day or night:

Call: 988
Text: 838255

This group offers a continuum of care. It is for children, adults, and families. The group is focused on addressing mental and behavioral health. Services are provided mainly through telehealth. Please call or visit the website for locations and more information.

Programs & Services:

This group offers the Critical Financial Assistance Program. The program helps military families with grants and not loans. Help is also given in the form of grocery cards. The payments are made directly to service providers. There are eligibility criteria that must be met. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Usual Types of Assistance Are:

This group offers the Pediatric Assistance Fund. It is called PAF for short. It gives families w financial lifeline. These are families with children who are in desperate need of life-changing medical treatments. The help is for children 18 years or younger. Please call or visit the website for more information.

***Applications are not currently being accepted. Continue to check the website for updates***