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Help with funding, appeals, and locating refurbished equipment. We'll also help you prep insurance appeals when DME requests are denied.

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Forgotten Rare provides educational, organizational, and emotional support—not medical, legal, insurance, financial, mental health, genetic counseling, or emergency advice. It is not a HIPAA-covered medical records system.

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Equipment Appeal Prep Assistant

Tell me what equipment was denied or what you need. I'll help organize the appeal language, the medical necessity questions, and the documents to gather.

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Equipment funding & loan closets

Variety - the Children's Charity

Adaptive equipment, communication devices, and mobility support.

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Wheelchairs 4 Kids

Customized wheelchairs and ramps.

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First Hand Foundation

Grants for equipment and therapies.

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AAC & communication

AAC Funding Help

AAC funding education and resources.

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UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation

Grants for equipment not covered by insurance.

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Preparation checklist

A gentle starting list. You don't need everything to begin.

  1. Equipment quote or invoice
  2. Therapist or physician letter of medical necessity
  3. Denial letter from insurance
  4. Photos or measurements if requested
  5. Plan of care and goals

Common questions to ask

  • • What should I ask?
  • • What documents may I need?
  • • How do I prepare?
  • • What usually happens next?
  • • How do I organize this?
  • • How do I ask for help?

More from the curated library

A few additional foundations, grants, and aid orgs worth knowing about.

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