Streamlined Application & Referral Process...

VPA offers a unique system of coordinating care for both the patient and the provider. If the patient is uninsured; low income (below 200% of poverty); ineligible for Medicaid, health department services, or other available grant programs; and in need of specialty care services they will fill out an enrollment application, visit an eligibility specialist, receive a Valley Project Access card, and be referred to one our volunteer providers and/or program partners.

Valley Project Access Qualifications...

1. Patient must reside in Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby, Naugatuck, Oxford, Seymour or Shelton.  

2. Patient must not have health insurance of any kind and must not be eligible for Medicare, Medicaid, HUSKY or VA benefits.

3. Patient must have an income at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guideline (see chart).

4. Initial enrollment is for a six-month period. An extension may be granted, pending continued eligibility and continued treatment. However, it is the patient’s responsibility to call Valley Project Access at (203)732-1330 to re-enroll. Hill Health patients should call (203)503-3586.

Information  provided by US Department of Health and Human Services Federal Poverty Guidelines Website: http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/05poverty.shtml