Delaware and Blackford County assistance programs

Health care assistance program for the uninsured and underinsured

Cardinal Access is offered to families in Indiana to help them with health care coverage and expenses. Almost 300 doctors participate in the program.

Cardinal Access provided patients free and or discounted fees payment options for specialty, primary, and hospital care and services. Each participating doctor and medical provider has their own internal policies and procedures. Doctors also benefit from this program. For example, Cardinal Access benefits physicians by prescreening patients for all government programs that are available and it also streamlines the financial assistance process. Some of the hospitals and doctors that participate in the Indiana Cardinal Access program include include Ball Memorial Hospital, Blackford Community Hospital, BMH Family Medicine Residency Clinic, BMH Medicine Clinic, Associates in Surgery, Associates in Women’s Health, Central Indiana Orthopedics, Meridian Services, East Central Indiana Vascular Lab, Emergency Physicians of Delaware County, Medical Consultants, Midwest HealthStrategies, Open Door/BMH Health Center, Pathologists Associated, Southway Urgent Care, Urology Associates and Voss Center for Women.

Contact Cardinal Access if you need medical assistance or health care insurance. Dial 812-961-7706.

Medical and dental care

A clinic known as Open Door Health Services can help deal with a family’s dental and medical needs, for either free or low cost. The local Open Door community clinic can provide both superior health and dental care for free. Some of the medical and dental programs include Behavioral Health, Adult Health, Family Planning, Pediatrics, Urgent Care, Dental, Prenatal. Call (765) 286-7000. Find other Indiana free community clinics.

Financial assistance in Blackford and Delaware Indiana

Community and Family Services is a local non-profit that both administers and sponsors assistance programs that are created to help economically disadvantaged and low income within the community. Programs focus on non financial items such as Good Pantry, WIC, Christmas baskets, Thanksgiving meals and other support services. Hartford City Indiana (765) 348-0744

Blackford Salvation Army ((260) 356-3485) is an agency that can provide emergency financial assistance to the less fortunate local citizens and transient individuals. Get help with energy bills, rent, and other forms of financial assistance.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Muncie ((765) 287-8698) offers free food and groceries to the low income and needy.