Caring for a child with a disability or chronic condition, including spinal muscular atrophy, can be expensive and insurance does not cover all needs. According to the 2005/2006 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs, 20% of families with a child with special health care needs pay $1,000 or more out-of-pocket in medical expenses per year for child.

The UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation (UHCCF) is doing something to help. UHCCF is offering grants to “provide financial relief for families who have children with medical needs not covered or not fully covered by their commercial health benefit plan,” according to the UHCCF website. The site also says:

Children who have medical needs are sometimes not insured comprehensively to provide coverage for all of their medical treatments. There are few places for families who have gaps in their commercial health benefit plan coverage to turn to for funding medically necessary services for their children. Children may go without necessary treatment, or, they receive the care and families assume a large amount of debt. The Foundation understands these needs and is willing to help fill this void.

To be eligible, applying families must meet a strict criteria. For all the details, visit http://www.uhccf.org.

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