Emergency/Medical Workers Behavioral Health Fund Grant

Emergency/Medical Workers Behavioral Health Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Healthwell Foundation
Amount: Up to US $2,000
Last Updated: August 13, 2025

Summary

The Emergency/Medical Workers Behavioral Health Fund aims to support emergency workers facing trauma and anxiety due to their roles. Established by the HealthWell Foundation, it provides financial assistance for treatment-related costs, including copayments for prescription drugs, counseling, and transportation. In 2024, the Foundation awarded over $1.2 billion to underinsured patients, ensuring no one is denied essential healthcare due to financial barriers. This initiative helps address the critical mental health needs of those who serve on the front lines.

Overview

Note: If we do not have a fund that currently covers your diagnosis, please check back as we frequently open and reopen programs as funding becomes available. The Foundation is able to help patients receiving treatment for indications for which we currently have an open fund. To apply for a grant through our Emergency/Medical Workers Behavioral Health Fund, you must contact a HealthWell representative at 1-800-675-8416. Individuals must meet HealthWell’s standard income and insurance eligibility criteria to qualify for a grant and qualify as an Emergency or Medical Worker. Grants are awarded on a case-by-case basis. What We Do Our Mission: To reduce financial barriers to care for underinsured patients with chronic or life-altering diseases. The HealthWell Foundation is a leading independent non-profit dedicated to improving access to health care for America’s underinsured. When health insurance is not enough, we fill the gap by assisting with copays, premiums, deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses. In 2024, we awarded more than $1.2 billion in grants through our Disease Funds, and since 2004 we have helped more than 1,100,000 patients afford essential treatments and medications. HealthWell is recognized as one of America’s most efficient charities — 100 percent of every dollar donated goes directly to patient grants and services. We provide financial assistance to help with: Prescription copaysHealth insurance premiums, deductibles and coinsurancePediatric treatment costsTravel costsBehavioral health services Our Vision: To ensure that no patient goes without health care because they cannot afford it. Emergency/Medical Workers Behavioral Health Fund About the Behavioral Health Fund As the COVID-19 health care crisis status changed from a national health care emergency on May 11, 2023, we recognize that emergency workers (police officers, firefighters, and first responders) also suffer immense trauma and anxiety while carrying out their respective roles. To address the unmet needs of the dedicated men and women who place the safety of those they serve above all else, we have broadened the fund to ensure they have access to the critical behavioral health services they need without worrying about how to afford them. Through the fund, HealthWell will assist emergency and medical workers in covering their out-of-pocket treatment-related copayments for prescription drugs, counseling services, psychotherapy, and transportation needed to manage behavioral health issues. Fund Definition Assistance with the cost of prescription drugs, counseling services, cognitive behavioral therapy, and transportation needed to treat or manage behavioral health issues affecting emergency and medical workers. Grant Utilization HealthWell estimates that patients use an average of $885 during their 12-month grant period for this disease area. Assistance Type Prescription Drug Copay Maximum Award Level $2,000 Pharmacy Card Fund Yes Minimum Copay Reimbursement Amount None Minimum Transportation Reimbursement Amount None Need A Ride? HealthWell has partnered with Ride Health to provide transportation services to eligible grant recipients. Through this service, we hope to eliminate the need for grant recipients to pay up-front for rides to and from appointments relating to their treatment. Fees for services are deducted directly from the patient’s grant. To learn more and to determine if you are eligible to utilize this resource, contact a HealthWell representative at 800-675-8416 or call us at least 2 business days in advance of your eligible appointment to schedule this service.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Do I Qualify?HealthWell bases eligibility on an individual’s medical, financial and insurance situation. To qualify for HealthWell’s assistance, applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:You are being treated for a behavioral health issue resulting from work as an emergency/medical worker.We can only assist with medications that have been prescribed to treat the disease/covered diagnosis. You will be asked to provide the Foundation with the patient’s diagnosis, which must be verified by a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant’s signature. The patient must receive treatment in the United States.You have insurance and it covers your medication.To qualify for copayment assistance from HealthWell, you must have some form of health insurance (private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, TriCare, etc.) that covers part of the cost of your treatment. Please note that in order to qualify for premium assistance through this fund, you must have Medicare Part B.Your income falls within our guidelines.HealthWell assists individuals with incomes up to 300-500% of the Federal Poverty Level.The Foundation also considers the number in a household and cost of living in a particular city or state. If you believe you qualify for assistance, you may begin the application process here.You are receiving treatment in the United States.lease note that you will be asked to provide a Social Security Number in order to create a grant. This information is gathered to eliminate duplicate applications and is kept secure and confidential. Covered Treatments(must be related to behavioral health services)PrescriptionsCounseling servicesPsychotherapyTransportationMedications Covered5-hydroxytryptophanAbilifyAbilify DiscmeltAbilify MaintenaAbilify MyciteAdhansia XrAlprazolamAmitriptyline HydrochlorideAmoxapineAplenzinAptensio XrAristadaAtivanBrisdelleBuspironeButisol SodiumCelexaChlordiazepoxideClonazepamCognitive Behavioral TherapyComproConcertaCorgardCotempla Xr-odtCounseling ServicesCymbaltaD-amphetamine SaltDaytranaDroperidolEffexorElavilEldeprylEmsamEquagesic (no Otc)EscitalopramFetzimaFlurazepamFluvoxamineForfivo XlHaloperidolHemangeolHydroxyzine HydrochlorideInderal LaInderal XlInnopran XlIrenkaJornay-pmKava KavaKetalarKhedezlaKlonopinLevomefolateLexaproLibraxLithobidLorazepamLoreev XrMaprotilineMarplanMetadate ErMethylinMethylphenidateMidazolamNardilNefazodoneNembutalNorpraminOlanzapineOpanaOxazepamPamelorParking FeeParnateParoxetinePaxilPaxil CrPexevaPristiqProtriptylineProvigilProzacPsychotherapyQuillichew ErQuillivan XrRelexxiiRemeronRemeron SoltabRexultiRitalinRitalin LaRitalin SrSam-e 200Sam-e 400SarafemSavellaSeroquelSertralineSilenorSpravatoSymbyaxTalk TherapyTofranilTranscranial Magnetic StimulationTransportationTranxene T-tabTrazodoneTrimipramineTrintellixTryptophanValerianValiumVenlafaxineViibrydVistarilVyvanseWellbutrin SrXanaxXanax XrZoloftZybanZyprexaZyprexa IntramuscularZyprexa RelprevvZyprexa Zydis

Ineligibility

The Foundation will refer patients without prescription insurance to other programs, such as manufacturer patient assistance programs.