Eligibility and Enrollment
Eligibility:
You may be eligible for Anchorage Project Access, if you can say yes to the following two questions and have no other insurance including Native Health Services, Medicaid [i.e. Denali KidCare, Chronic and Acute Medical Assistance (CAMA), or Adult Public Assistance(APA)], Medicare (i.e. Social Security, SSD or SSI), Government Benefits (i.e. Tri Care, or Veterans benefits).
- Are you a Municipality of Anchorage resident? (Out of area exceptions are allowed, call office for details.
- Is your gross family annual household income below 200% of the Federal Poverty level? For example a single person can earn up to $27,940 a family of 2 – $37,840 and a family of 4 – $57,640 a year.
If you think you are eligible, please call Anchorage Project Access at (907) 339-8746 (press 3) to speak with our Eligibility Specialist.
We work very closely with Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center, Alaska Family Medicine Residency and many of the private physicians in the community. Any of these physicians can refer you to Anchorage Project Access. If you are referred to us, we will contact you. Once you are contacted you will be asked to complete an application and to provide documentation on your household income and your physical address. If you meet all the qualifications you will be enrolled in Anchorage Project Access for your medical need.
Enrollment:
Once you have met eligibility qualifications, you will be enrolled in Anchorage Project Access.
- Primary care for six months or Specialty care for three months
- Assigned to an Anchorage Project Access Patient Care Coordinator who will coordinate your health care with the appropriate provider
- Enrollment may be extended if your medical treatment plan under your Anchorage Project Access physician has not been completed and you still meet income and residency requirements