We've probably all been uninsured at one point or another during our lives, dreading the day we get an abcessed tooth or a horrible flu. Over the years I've made dozens of phone calls and done countless internet searches trying to locate resources for friends, family and other people in need. I've posted links before about drug company patient assistance programs which will often provide low-income patients with free meds.

Here are a few resources I've found or, in the case of toothwoman.net, links which have been compiled by other people with the same goal of consolidating health care access information.

Toothwoman.net; a great state-by-state listings of clinics and dental schools providing free or low cost treatment.

NIDCR; "Finding Dental Care"

Fed. Bureau of Primary Health Care; will help you find a clinic offering free health care, including mental health and substance abuse treatment

CDC - National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection; resources for free or low-cost mammograms, pap smears and cancer treatment

Sight for Students provides free vision exams and glasses to low-income, uninsured children.

NeedyMeds.com is a comprehensive source of information for people who need help with the cost of medicine and other health care expenses. Includes disease-specific info and links to local resources who can assist with paperwork.

Together Rx Access Discount drug card based on income & family size

Wal-Mart $4 drugs

Target $4 prescriptions (.pdf file)

July 2007: Kmart expands 90-day generics program

Skin Cancer Foundation Mobile Screenings Updated weekly, starts in VA May 2007.

Please feel free to add to this list!

Thankx for the post

Thank you very much for this valueable info.

Moderators:
Since the value of these services is way more than $10, can you move this thread to hot deals?
OR
Does fatwallet have the ability to mirror a thread so that it can appear in 2 forums?

Thanks Queenie

opmnxtc said:gandhis, why even point this out? sheesh...

I was pointing this out because my gut feel is that people use the hot-deals forum more than the freebies forum esp. because a lot of times freebies are really not that great.

I do not want people to miss out on this great information.

I personally have no insurance to speak of right now so this comes in handy. I am sure a lot of people are either un-insured or underinsured. If even one extra person benefits by having this thread in both forums or in the "more viewed" forum, I think it is worth it.

thank you QueenieB

here's another one for your list (added to the Quick Summary section):
VISION USA can provide basic eye health and vision care services free of charge to the many uninsured low-income people and their families who have no other means of obtaining care.

Thanks OP! Very useful information.

http://www.freeforvictims.lesko.com/

This is a great site by Matthew Lesko, author of those books on how to get free money from the government (the guy in the question mark suits). I think it was started after 9-11 to help victims but there is so much valuable information there, I pass it on to everyone.

Thanks.

WalMart's new $4 generic prescriptions should get honorable mention.