Company Profile
ABC for Health, Inc.
Company Overview
Advocacy and Benefits Counseling for Health, Inc., is a Wisconsin-based, nonprofit public interest law firm dedicated to ensuring health care access for children and families, particularly those with special needs or who are at risk.
ABC for Health’s mission is to provide health care consumers with the information, advocacy tools, legal services, and expert support they need to navigate America's complex and confusing health care financing system.
Company History
History
ABC for Health is a Wisconsin-based, nonprofit public interest law firm dedicated to linking children and families, particularly those with special needs, to health care benefits and services.
Founded in 1994 by public interest attorney Robert A. "Bobby" Peterson, ABC for Health has:
* Responded to more than 18,500 requests for assistance, serving more than 44,000 people across Wisconsin
* Responded to more than 2,500 requests for assistance from families and professionals throughout Wisconsin in 2015 alone
* Provided training to more than 2,500 service providers in 2015 alone
Click here to watch a video of Bobby Peterson telling the story of ABC for Health to students at UW-Madison: http://mediasite.engr.wisc.edu/Mediasite/Play/c39d64f346a94a45ba3bd5ece6f9ebc21d
Our Mission
ABC for Health’s mission is to provide the community of both patients and providers with the information, advocacy tools, legal services, and expert support they need to secure health care coverage and services.
Our Vision
ABC for Health, a nonprofit public-interest law firm, will develop a nationally recognized, integrated model of Health Benefits Counseling and legal services and policy advocacy that promotes a universal system of health care coverage and access for all people.
We will develop multi-purpose education strategies to inform customers and providers of health care coverage options while also advocating directly for individuals disenfranchised from health care coverage and services.
ABC for Health will also serve as a catalyst in the development of local HealthWatch coalitions as well as other partnerships and strategic alliances to influence public policy and opinion while also working to maximize all available health care coverage options for people.
A Guardian Angel
The parents of a young son contacted ABC after they both lost their jobs and found themselves without income or health insurance. Even with the federal COBRA subsidy, the family could not afford insurance premiums. Their son, who struggled with mental health care and services, was starting to decline rapidly. ABC determined the appropriate health coverage for each family member and then successfully challenged a denial from the Wisconsin Katie Beckett Medicaid Program for their son. In a letter to ABC, the family thanked ABC’s attorney for "being our guardian angel when we needed one most."
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
ABC for Health's attorneys and Health Benefits Counselors and Advocates, supported by the health IT tools of its subsidiary My Coverage Plan, Inc., help clients resolve coverage questions and navigate the complexities of our multi-payor health care system.