Utility Discounts On Medical Devices For In-Home Patients

No matter what your income, you may be eligible for a discount on your utility bill if someone in your home is dependent on a medical device that uses electricity. Or if you need heating and air-conditioning to care for someone with special needs. Local government offices can be identified at www.govengine.com and your local United Way can be located at http://national.unitedway.org/myuw/. You can also contact you local area office on aging by calling 1-800-677-1116 or go to http://www.aoa.gov/eldfam/How_To_Find/Agencies/Agencies.asp

Here is a list of some sources around the country:

1. 30% Rate Discount To Run Medical Equipment To Care For Paraplegic, Hemiplegic, Quadriplegic or MS Patient
   Medical Equipment Discount Rate, Sacramento Municipal Utility District
   Sacramento, CA http://www.smud.org/residential/services/medical-rate.html
   
2. Rate Discounts For Life Equipment Or Special Needs
   Services For Medical Baseline and Life-Support Customers, Pacific Gas and Electric
   California http://www.pge.com/myhome/customerservice/financialassistance/medicalbaseline/index.shtml
   
3. Pay No More For Extra Electricity To Run Medical Machines or Heating and Air-conditioning for Patient
   Medical Baseline Allowance, Utility Consumers' Action Network
   San Diego, CA http://www.ucan.org/energy/electricity/medical_baseline_allowance
   
4. Get 25% Discount On Utility Bills
   Medical Residential Assistance Programs, Municipal Services Division
   Santa Clara, CA http://www.ci.santa-clara.ca.us/pub_utility/pu_help_paying.html

Income: up to $40,000
State: All
Age: All
Subject Category: Living Expenses/Housing
Money Type: Service
Contact: Contact your local Utility company in the blue pages of your phone book.
Application: NA