“I Don’t Know What I Would Have Done without HealthWell”
During the month of August, Real World Health Care will take a short break from focusing on medical breakthroughs and the researchers who are shaping the future of medicine. We will instead bring you a special series from our sponsor, the HealthWell Foundation, about what happens when families cannot afford the medical treatments their children desperately need. The families we will profile have turned to the Foundation for help, through the HealthWell Pediatric Assistance Fund®, the only fund of its kind.
Did You Know?
100 percent of donations to HealthWell go directly to patient grants and services.
Sophie
Since its launch in 2013, HealthWell’s Pediatric Assistance Fund has awarded more than $850,000 in grants to help more than 400 children start or continue critical treatments covering more than 90 disease areas and conditions, including ADHD, autism, cerebral palsy, Type 1 Diabetes, epilepsy, scoliosis, seizure disorder and many more. The Fund covers family cost-shares for surgical procedures, medical devices, counseling services, prescription drug copays and other out-of-pocket costs. This week, we’d like you to meet the Ambassador of the Pediatric Assistance Fund, Sophie.
Sophie suffers from a chronic illness affecting millions of Americans: asthma. In her own words, Sophie describes what it’s like to live with asthma and how HealthWell helped her family afford the medication she needs.
“Finding HealthWell was like a breath of fresh air,” says Pat, Sophie’s father.
Sophie is one of 14 million children in the United States whose family is underinsured. You can help kids like Sophie afford the medical treatments they desperately need by donating your tax deductible gift to HealthWell’s Pediatric Assistance Fund. Donate today. Watch Sophie’s story.
