How to Combat and Redue Medical Debt

Oct. 21, 2011 - PRLog -- The Society of Certified Senior Advisors has released an article that discusses the most common debt that is affecting seniors: medical debt. With limited retirement income, the rising costs of health care, and the expenses associated with long-term housing, seniors are facing challenges of not only paying their medical bills, but all bills.

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Find financial assistance with your bills and prescription drugs. Quite a few options are available in this category and most are not well known.

•    Apply for government assistance – Many states and counties offer medical bill assistance. The hospital billing or social services departments, or government offices can connect you with the appropriate avenues for assistance and can help you find out if you meet eligibility requirements.
•    Connect with charities – If you are diagnosed with a certain condition or illness, there may be a not-for-profit organization dedicated to it. Contact that organization to find out if they offer financial assistance to people who have that condition.
•    Look for prescription medicine support – These websites help the senior and/or his or her doctor find out more about eligibility and assistance with prescription drugs: www.needymeds.org, www.rxhope.com  and www.rxassist.org.

This press release contains only small excerpts from its original source. To read the full length of, How to Combat and Reduce Medical Debt, visit our Financial Library at http://www.csa.us/FinancialLibrary.aspx

The Society of Certified Senior Advisors (SCSA), provides free resources and tools for our members as an ongoing commitment that we have in helping professionals to understand the complex and dynamic lives of modern senior citizens.

About SCSA

SCSA’s mission is to educate professionals to work more effectively with their senior clients. For those who work with seniors, this means understanding the key health, social and financial factors that are important to seniors—and how these factors work together. For more information about SCSA and its educational course, please visit www.csa.us.

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