Patient Health Benefits

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Patient Health Benefits Assistance

SEARHC’s Patient Health Benefits program provides Southeast Alaskans help, at no cost, in signing up for health insurance. If you need a assistance with Medicaid, Medicare, Veteran’s Benefits, the Health Insurance Marketplace, Tribally Sponsored Health Insurance Program (TSHIP), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) sliding discount or our Financial Assistance program, we can help you.

Our team can help you find the right coverage fit. Alaska Native and American Indians are covered by the Indian Health Service (IHS) however, additional coverage expands options and services available to you.

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SEARHC assists with the following programs:

Medicaid

Medicaid is a program created by the federal government, but administered by the state, to provide payment for medical services for low-income citizens.

MyAlaska – State of Alaska website
ARIES – Alaska’s Resource for Integrated Eligibility Services (ARIES) Self-Service Portal
Gen 50 – State of Alaska Application for Services
Medicaid recipient handbook
Medicaid application

Medicare

The Health Insurance Marketplace

Veteran’s Benefits

If you qualify for VA health care, you’ll receive coverage for the services you need to help you get—and stay—healthy. Learn more about your health care benefits.

Application form

Serving Alaska Veterans – This video introduces Veterans to the three administrations of the VA — Health Care Administration, Benefits Administration, and Cemetery Administration. The video, produced in Alaska, may have relevance to Veterans throughout the United States who are eligible for benefits from the VA. Veterans are encouraged to make contact with the nearest VA. (Video published 07.14.16)

Tribally Sponsored Health Insurance Program (TSHIP)

HRSA Sliding Discount Program

Some SEARHC facilities are classified as Community Health Centers and receive funding from the U.S. Health Resource and Services Administration (HRSA) for providing health services in underserved areas. As Community Health Centers, these clinics serve all community members and offer services on a sliding fee schedule, based on income.

This Sliding Fee Discount Program provides a mechanism that ensures services at the HRSA Clinics are available to all clients without regard for the person’s ability to pay. It provides a consistent and comprehensive set of eligibility guidelines for sliding fee discount management and a mechanism for collecting income level information for all patients, regardless of discount status. SEARHC’s facilities are FTCA deemed by the Federal Government.

Questions? Call 855.966.8684

Sliding Fee Discount Application & Income Verification Form

If you live in one of the following HRSA SEARHC clinic communities, please use the form above to enroll in the sliding fee discount program:

Angoon
Edna Bay
Excursion Inlet
Gustavus
Haines
Hoonah
Hydaburg
Juneau (Front Street Clinic & Lemon Creek Clinic ONLY)
Kake
Kasaan
Klawock
Klukwan
Pelican
Point Baker
Port Protection
Tenakee
Thorne Bay
Whale Pass
Wrangell

Sliding Discount Services Available

Services eligible for the Sliding Fee Discount Program at these HRSA Clinic Locations:

Primary Care
Immunizations
Screenings
Child wellness
Diagnostic Lab
Diagnostic Imaging
Pharmacy services
Substance Use Disorder Services (excluding opioid treatment programs)
Gynecology, Prenatal, and Postpartum
Dental: Basic Services, Exams, Cleaning, Fillings, Emergency Care, Prosthodontics
Podiatry
Psychiatry
Behavioral Health
Optometry
Physical Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Speech Language Pathology and Therapy
Nutrition