Health Insurance
Health Insurance Options in Ohio. Fact sheet on various options for workers not under an employer-sponsored plan.
COBRA Health Insurance Continuation Premium Subsidy. Workers who have lost their jobs may qualify for a 65 percent subsidy for COBRA continuation premiums for themselves and their families for up to nine months. The Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) is different from the COBRA Health Insurance Continuation Premium Subsidy. HCTC helps certain trade-affected workers, retirees and their families pay their health insurance premiums.
Mini-COBRA. Ohioans employed by a company with fewer than 20 employees who have lost their job could now secure a federal subsidy up to nine months that may reduce by 65% the cost of their state continuation health coverage, often referred to as mini-COBRA.
Ohio Medicaid is the state umbrella program that provides medical care to low-income individuals and families. Services are accessed with a card issued each month to either the individual or the family. This site provides a comprehensive overview of getting coverage, programs for all ages, and other resources.
Children, Families and Pregnant Women
Meijer pharmacies offer free pre-natal vitamins. The free pre-natal vitamin program launched on June 1, 2008 and features several well-known brands of pre-natal vitamins.
Free baby stuff. Expectant parents can always use a helping hand. And YeahBaby has located plenty of free baby stuff offers for you and your newborn. These special offers, rebates, coupons and product samples are worth hundreds of dollars!
Help Me Grow is Ohio’s birth to 3 system that provides state and federal funds to county Family and Children First Councils to be used in conjunction with state, local and other federal fund to implement and maintain a coordinated, community-based infrastructure that promotes trans-disciplinary, family-centered services for expectant parents, newborns, infants and toddlers and their families.
Healthy Start/Healthy Families. Ohio Medicaid offers two programs for children, families and pregnant women with limited income to get health care. Once eligible for Medicaid, each child (birth through age 20) will have access to an important group of services known as Healthcheck.
Children's Buy-In. The Ohio Department of Job & Family Services started the Children's Buy-In (CBI) program in April to help working parents who are struggling to cover the health care costs of special health needs children. CBI targets working families with income higher than $42,000 per year.
Bureau of Children with Medical Handicaps. The Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps (BCMH) is a health care program in the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). BCMH links families of children with special health care needs to a network of quality providers and helps families obtain payment for the services their children need.
Free Medical Supplies
Free medical ID wallet cards. Instantly generated off your printer.
Diabetic supplies. Free diabetic meters and other supplies.
Free/Low Cost Medical and Dental Clinics
City/county health department clinics. Searchable directory of all local Ohio health districts, most of which provide limited free/low cost health services.
Dental clinics. Safety net dental care programs offering free or low cost services to clients who can’t afford to pay a private dentist.
Third Street Community ClinicNetwork: Third Street Family Health Services, 600 West 3rd Street, Mansfield, OH 44906, 419-522-6191. Onsite Dental.
Center Street Community Clinic, Network: Center Street Community Clini, 205 W. Center Street, Suite 200, Marion, OH 43302 740-375-6041
Community Health Services (PT) (migrant), Network: Community Health Services 3909 SR 103, Burma Farms, Willard, OH 44890, 419-933-7408
Ashland Christian Health Center(free clinic), 400 Orange Street, Suite 208, Ashland, Ohio 44805 Phone: 419-207-3911
Take-care-health. Walgreens and Take Care Health Systems are offering an initiative to offer free health care services, for minor conditions, to all of its current and future patients who lose their jobs after March 31 and have no health insurance. Spouses, domestic partners and children also qualify if they do not have their own health insurance.
Vision Assistance
New Eyes for the Needy purchases new prescription eyeglasses for low-income individuals in the US through a voucher program.
Free eye exam sources from New Eyes for the Needy.
Eye Care America Our mission is to reduce avoidable blindness and severe visual impairment by raising awareness about eye disease and care, providing free eye health educational materials and facilitating access to medical eye care. Available in Spanish.
VISION USA™ provides basic eye health and vision care services free of charge to uninsured, low-income people and their families. Available in Spanish.
Hearing Assistance
Hear Now is a national non-profit program committed to assisting deaf and hard-of-hearing persons with limited financial resources who permanently reside within the United States Available in Spanish.
Mental health
Suicide prevention hotline Are you feeling desperate, alone or hopeless? Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), a free, 24-hour hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Your call will be routed to the nearest crisis center to you.
Ohio Department of Mental Health provider search . Ohio’s public mental health system includes approximately 500 community mental health agencies. County maps lead to a list of certified and licensed providers in your region, or view our resource list to find other agencies and materials that can help.
Directory of Behavioral Health Authorities by county. This directory contains links to Ohio's county Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Boards.
Personal Health Record
Personal health record .Keeping your own personal health record (PHR) allows you to provide doctors with valuable information that can help improve the quality of care you receive. A PHR can help reduce or eliminate duplicate tests and allow you to receive faster, safer treatment and care in an emergency. In short, a PHR helps you play a more active role in yours and your loved ones’ healthcare.
Hispanic Resources
1-866-Su-Familia (1-866-783-2645) Service offers free reliable and confidential health information in Spanish and English. Call toll free Monday through Friday 9 am to 6 pm Eastern Standard Time.
National Hispanic Prenatal Helpline (NHPH). (1-800-504-7081) Hispanic consumers call from anywhere in the nation, and by providing their zip code to our bilingual health information specialists, can receive a referral to a culturally and linguistically proficient prenatal care provider in their community. A comprehensive bilingual prenatal is available to both consumers and providers.
