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The 'UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation' Awards Its 20,000th Grant--Reaching a Milestone in Its Mission to Help Families Gain Greater Access to Care
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SINCE 2007, THE "UNITED-HEALTHCARE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION" HAS AWARDED MORE THAN 20-THOUSAND MEDICAL GRANTS--VALUED AT OVER 48-MILLION DOLLARS--TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, NATIONWIDE. THE 20-THOUSDANDTH GRANT WAS AWARDED TO SIX-YEAR-OLD ALLIE--WHO WAS DIAGNOSED WITH "CEREBRAL PALSY" SHORTLY AFTER BIRTH, AND HAD LIMITED MOBILITY ON HER RIGHT SIDE. A MEDICAL GRANT FROM THE FOUNDATION HELPED HER FAMILY GET A "WALK-AIDE" THAT DRAMATICALLY IMPROVES HER ABILITY TO GET AROUND--WITHOUT THE "ANKLE/FOOT ORTHOSIS" THAT SHE'S WORN SINCE AGE-ONE. HER MOM SAYS THAT ALLIE LOVES IT--AND NOW CAN DANCE BETTER THAN EVER. THE FOUNDATION'S MEDICAL GRANTS HELP PROVIDE FINANCIAL RELIEF FOR FAMILIES WHO HAVE CHILDREN WITH NEEDS THAT AREN'T COVERED--OR FULLY COVERED--BY THEIR COMMERCIAL HEALTH-INSURANCE. FAMILIES CAN RECEIVE UP TO FIVE-THOUSAND DOLLARS, ANNUALLY--OR 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS, LIFETIME-MAXIMUM--PER CHILD--AND DON'T NEED TO HAVE INSURANCE THROUGH "UNITED-HEALTHCARE", TO BE ELIGIBLE. TO LEARN MORE, VISIT "U-H-C-C-F"-DOT-ORG.
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