Kosair for Kids
Kosair Kids Financial Assistance Program · About this organization
What you get
Kosair for Kids can pay your child’s medical, equipment, dental or therapy bills after insurance when you cannot afford them. They don’t say how much they give.
How to start
Apply online through the Kosair for Kids Financial Assistance page with the bill or quote, your insurance statement, pay stubs and tax returns; call 502-814-9872 with questions.
Good to know
- If the hospital or provider has its own financial assistance program, apply there first and send any denial letter.
- Non-emergency requests need a letter from your child’s doctor, and bills already in collections cannot be reviewed.
The details, as published
Direct financial assistance toward medical, equipment, dental and therapy bills for children 17 and under, or still in high school, in Kentucky and Southern Indiana whose families cannot otherwise afford to pay. Each online application gets a full review.
What help you may get
Medical And Insurance Costs
Help paying medical, equipment, dental and therapy bills
Direct financial assistance toward a child’s medical, equipment, dental or therapy bills or quotes after insurance, decided case by case after a full review.
Amount decided by the program · As Needed
Can cover
- medical bills
- medical equipment
- dental bills
- therapy bills
Does not cover
- bills already in collections
- bills insurance has not processed
- quotes older than 90 days
- No amount or cap is printed; each application gets a full review. 155 families received financial assistance in 2025.
- One application per child.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. Any child with a medical, equipment, dental or therapy bill can apply, which includes a child with B-ALL.
Age
Any starting age to age 17, measured at application.
- An older child who is still attending high school also qualifies.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- If the provider has its own financial assistance program, apply there first and upload any denial letter with the EOB.
- Bills must be processed by insurance and not in collections; quotes must be under 90 days old.
Financial need is required.
- For families who cannot otherwise afford to pay; pay stubs and tax returns are reviewed. No income limit is printed.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: Kentucky; Southern Indiana (counties not listed).
- "The Financial Assistance Program provides direct financial assistance to Kentucky and Southern Indiana families." Which Indiana counties count as southern is not printed.
Where your child is treated
Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.
- No treating-hospital rule is printed.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
Who can start: Parent Or Guardian
- Collect the bill or quote, the insurance Explanation of Benefits, your latest pay stubs and tax returns, and, for non-emergency requests, a letter from your child’s doctor.
- Submit one online application per child and upload the documents.
- Kosair for Kids reviews the full application and decides how to help.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page — Online application; one per child.
- Phone · 502-814-9872 — Kosair Kids Coordinator for questions.
Documents to prepare
- Online application, one per child.
- Bill or quote for the requested help; quotes under 90 days old, bills not in collections and already processed by insurance.
- Explanation of Benefits from the insurer for the request.
- Letter of recommendation from the child’s healthcare professional for non-emergency requests.
- Most recent pay stub from each working parent or guardian.
- Most recent tax return(s) with schedules.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Sep 29, 2026 |
- The online application is linked from the program page and the home page ("Apply for Assistance").
- Apply before the product or service when possible.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Apply to the provider’s own financial assistance program first.
- Bills in collections, bills not yet processed by insurance and quotes over 90 days old are not reviewed.
- Which Indiana counties count as Southern Indiana, and is there a cap per child?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Sep 29, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Contact Us | Kosair for Kids · checked Sep 29, 2026
- Financial Assistance Program | Kosair for Kids · checked Sep 29, 2026
- Kosair for Kids | Helping Children in Need · checked Sep 29, 2026