www.ProjectAccess.info
What is Project Access Dallas?
Members of the Project Access Dallas Community Health Navigation Team
In 2001, the Dallas County Medical Society and several other community partners created Project Access. The program was created to assist Dallas County residents who have low incomes and are unable to afford medical insurance. The program is a network of volunteers who donate their services to help patients enrolled in the program. Project Access Dallas Is not an insurance program or government entitlement program. The program is funded through private donations and grants from local foundations.
What are the requirements to be enrolled in Project Access Dallas?
- Eligibility for Project Access Dallas is determined by family size, family income and work status.
- Patient must be a Dallas County resident – U.S. citizenship is not required.
- Patient does not have health insurance of any kind and is not eligible for Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, Parkland Health Plus, or VA benefits.
- Income must not exceed 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines (http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/09poverty.shtml) and patient must be able to provide proof of all income and residence (location in Dallas County.)
- Someone in the household must work at least 20 hours per week or, if the patient is unemployed, he or she must not have been employed for more than six months.
How are patients referred to the program?
Patients are referred to the program from the following partners:
- Volunteer physicians
- Partnering charity medical clinics
- Partnering hospitals
What happens after a patient is referred?
After a patient is referred for Project Access Dallas enrollment, they will be contacted by an enrollment coordinator who will make an appointment to meet with them. To this appointment they will bring all of the necessary documents and complete all of the necessary forms to enroll in Project Access Dallas. If the patient does not hear from the enrollment coordinator within three (3) business days, they should call the Project Access HelpLine at (214) 563-2541.
What happens once a patient is enrolled?
Because of the generous donated services of our volunteers and partners, a patient enrolled in Project Access receives:
- A primary care physician (PCP) from the volunteer network. The PCP will manage any medical care the patient needs.
- $1,500 per year in pharmacy benefits. Patient usually has a $10 co-pay per prescription per 30-day supply.
- Access to specialty care, labs, ancillary procedures, health navigation services and inpatient hospital care.
Project Access Dallas Community Health Navigation Team
Learn more about Project Access here
Contact:
Edd Eason, M.S.
Director of Project Access Dallas Community Health Navigation
Central Dallas Ministries
4210 Junius Street
Dallas, Texas 75246
Office: (214) 824-8500, extension 21
Email: eeason@centraldallasministries.org
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