Relief Funds: A Safety Net for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs

Authors Comeau, M. , & other authors

Date 2007

Keywords CYSHCN, Financial Hardship

Relief Funds pay for services families incur for their children and youth with special health care needs/disabilities that are not covered by private insurance, Medicaid, or any other public or private programs. Relief Funds function as a payer of last resort for families who struggle financially to meet the health care needs of their children and can help relief family financial hardship.