King County Project Access

King County Project Access is a non-​profit agency that gets uninsured, and underinsured (Medicaid, Basic Health, etc.) patients into free specialty care. KCPA has made arrangements with local specialty doctors, who have agreed to take on these patients we send them, provided they meet our requirements. Which are: the specialty referral come from one of the local community clinics, the patient is a King County resident, and that they meet certain income requirements. If the patient is uninsured, they just need to be at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. If they’re underinsured (on Medicaid or Basic Health) they automatically meet the income requirements.
So many people walk on their messed up foot, ignore the pain in their gut, or hope for that their skin condition will clear up. It’s amazing what people will withstand just because they can’t afford to go into the doctor. King County Project Access gets people in this situation into the volunteer docs, covers the costs almost without exception, and provides interpretive and transportation services as well. For free.
OK, I actually WORK for Project Access, so this is really just a shameless plug, but I’m using my soapbox here in case you, or someone you know, genuinely needs, and are avoiding specialty care because of the cost of treatment. Project Access only asks for a few things from the patients in return: that they stick to their appointments, keep in touch with us over the course of their treatment, and BE NICE to the docs. These are good doctors, many of them with their own practices, that just want to do their part to help out people in the community. So if you, or someone you know needs access to specialty care, please call King County Project Access. (206) 788‑4559. See below for a list of donated specialty services available.
— Dermatology
— Ear, Nose, and Throat
— Endocrinology
— Gynecology
— Gastroenterology (GI)
— Hand
— Neurology
— Orthopedics
— Oncology
— Physical Therapy
— more will be available soon, and are available on a limited basis