Community Resources For Patients

Financial Aid Services 

Achieva: Advocating for, empowering and supporting people with disabilities and their families throughout their lives by offering benefits solutions, trusts, grants, home adaptions, transportation assistance, etc.  Website:   www.achieva.info/

​ HelpHopeLive: Working with Help Hope Live’s expert injury financial assistance Client Services Coordinators, families affected by an extraordinary injury can build a network of support that can have a significant impact on their ability to pay medical bills and access treatments. https://helphopelive.org/get-started/injury-campaigns/?mibextid=Zxz2cZ

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Insurance ​

• Social Security Office: How and when to apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)https://www.ssa.gov/disability/disability.html
  

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• Disability Starter Kit: https://www.ssa.gov/disability/disability_starter_kits.html

• Signing Up for Medicare: A step by step guide to help you compare plans to make the best decision for you and your family! This site will also help you sign up for Medicare online!
  
• https://www.ssa.gov/medicare/sign-up

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Transportation ​

Transportation Services for Allegheny County

• Medical Assistance Transportation Program:   www.alleghenycounty.us/dhs/matp.astx    (412)-350-4476
  • • • Only eligible through Medicaid or UPMC for You
• ACCESS:     www.myaccessride.com (412)-562-5353
  • • • Click on "Access For Me" to review all available programs

Transportation Services for Butler County

• Butler County Transportation:   https://www.butlertransitauthority.com/ada-paratransit-service  (724)-431-3766

 

• BART (Butler Area Rural Transit):  https://www.butlertransitauthority.com/bart (724)-282-6060

 

• • Butler Area Rural Transit (BART) operates six days a week utilizing 17 wheel chair accessible buses and provides on average 275-300 trips per day.

Transportation Washington County

• Freedom Transportation Services: https://www.freedom-transit.org (724)-223-8747
  • ADA Complementary Paratransit Services

Transportation Services for Westmoreland County

• Area Agency on Aging (AAA): (724) 830-4444 
  • Priority Transportation Available for Westmoreland County residents 65 years of age and older to medical appointments, AAA Senior Centers and Adult Day Care, Senior Center shopping trips and the Vision Center. Riders pay 5% of the fare. Contact the Westmoreland County Area Agency on Aging to request a “transportation card.” Rides must be reserved one day in advance with the taxi company. Applicants must also register with their taxi company.
    •  Drivers cannot take people to and from door, and the services covers 95% of the fare
      
    • Must also sign up with transit authority and they cover 85% to go to all other places (non-medical appointments)
      
    • There is also an escort form at transit authority (with MD signature) the rider is able to take someone with them for free

• Medical Assistance Transportation Program (MATP): 

• Eligibility:  Westmoreland County residents with a valid Medical Assistance card. 
• MATP is coordinated by Westmoreland Transit and funded by the PA Department of Public Welfare. 
• Transportation is free to medical appointments, the pharmacy, and other MA-billable service destinations. 

 

• (ADA) Complementary Paratransit Program:

• The ADA Complementary Paratransit Program provides transportation for individuals whose disability prevents them from using a public bus. 
• The service is provided by taxi and “mirrors” the public bus service. 
• It is available during the same hours and to the same destinations that are available through the public bus service.

 

• Persons with Disabilities (PwD) Program:  1-(800) 242-2706

•  For disabled residents age 18-64 in areas with no local bus service
• ADA and PwD provide a taxi or wheelchair accessible van.