ACHES & PAINS Healthcare Voucher Program
ACHES and PAINS healthcare vouchers can help Grand County residents get the care they need, close to home. If a resident is uninsured (or under-insured for mental health) and depending on their income level, vouchers can cover costs of some doctor visits, mental health visits, and prescriptions, plus well-child exams for children and acute or preventative dental visits for children and pregnant women. Supportive service vouchers are also available, to support needs such as gas or hotel stays for health appointments.
In 2024:
- 158 Grand County adults and children received 447 healthcare vouchers to support their medical, dental or mental health needs.
- 88% of healthcare vouchers issued were for mental health services.
- 81% of surveyed clients missed no work at all, and 94% felt they would have missed more days of work without voucher assistance.
- Healthcare vouchers covered $84,000 in health services (compared to $65,000 in 2023).
To learn more about our program impact, visit Our Impact.
Help Support the ACHES & PAINS Healthcare Voucher Program!
- The ACHES & PAINS program began in 2005 as a temporary solution to offer access to care to people who are uninsured or underinsured and cannot afford it.
- More than 2,021 adults and children received over 3,167 healthcare vouchers to support their medical, dental or mental health since 2015.
- From January 2023 to March 2024, the Network lost over $73,000 to cover healthcare vouchers and the work involved in managing the program.
- In 2024, we need $100,000 to keep up with the community’s increasing needs!
- Help ensure this valuable program continues to support our community.
- We are pleased to announce that we have successfully raised $80,000 as of August!! Special thanks to all who have contributed and especially to our first ACHES & PAINS Corporate Sponsor, Climax Molybdenum!
We still need your support to help us achieve our goal!
What Our Clients & Partners Have to Say
“This program saved my life.”
– PAINS program client
“While the (voucher) program was meant to be temporary, I do not see a healthy future for Grand County without this gap program.”
– Kristyn Roe, MS, LPC-S, Professional Counselor Supervisor, Fraser
