Blanket Tampa Bay is honored to partner with Humana Insurance
to assemble and distribute blessings bags. Bruce Fowler, the Humana Insurance Sales Manager for Polk, Hardee, Highlands, and Hillsborough counties, reached out to BTB Founder/CEO Beth Ross to coordinate the effort. The Blanket Tampa Bay volunteers were able to use funds donated by Humana Insurance to fill 1,200 blessing bags. Bruce's team will share the blessing bags with homeless and low-income individuals throughout Polk, Hardee, Highlands and Hillsborough. This is a tremendous joy for our team as it helps spread our mission to new areas.
Each bag
contained travel-size care items, as well as, a Humana Insurance business card. This card is a lifeline for homeless and low-income individuals who are eligible for Medicaid
, and Bruce's team is happy to provide their professional guidance to help eligible persons navigate the healthcare insurance system.
Reliable healthcare access can be nearly non-existent for individuals without a residential address or a transient one. Insufficient or infrequent access to healthcare can delay diagnosis, interfere with treatment, and prevent the long-term support that someone may need to regain their health and escape homelessness. Expensive medical bills and lack of adequate healthcare are two of the leading causes for homelessness. Medicaid can be a life-altering program that opens new doors of care and lays the foundation for a better life.
We look forward to future opportunities with Humana Insurance and other like-minded community partners to benefit Tampa Bay's homeless population.
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