Being successful in college presents challenges for everyone. Healthcare can be one of the biggest challenges for students. Below are resources on and off campus that can help with healthcare resources.
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A free statewide 24-hour information and referral service.
By simply dialing 2-1-1, callers can receive information about community and social services, such as food pantries, emergency shelter, rent assistance, utility bill assistance, child care, and senior services to name a few.
Healthcare Resources
On Campus
- MSU Counseling provides opportunities for students to know themselves as individuals, to form deeper relationships with their peers, and to increase their wellness.
- MSU Gaines Dental Hygiene Clinic is offered primarily in the interest of educating and training students. Among the services offered are cleaning of teeth, the exposure of dental X-ray films, fluoride applications, sealants and plaque control instructions.
- Timelycare is a new virtual health and well-being platform for students. Through either a mobile app or your desktop, TimelyCare provides 24/7 access to virtual care from anywhere in the United States at no cost.
Off Campus
- Abilene Recovery Center aims to reduce the prevalence of substance use and to provide information concerning the use, misuse, and dependence of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs (ATOD).
- Community Healthcare Center is a primary care medical, dental and counseling clinic that is focused on the patient. Services include maternity and pediatrics. Some services have a sliding fee scale available based on family size and income, regardless of insurance status.
- United Regional offers several financial assistance programs. To qualify for these programs, individuals must meet the eligibility guidelines outlined by each program.
- Veterans' Peer Support Services/ Helen Farabee Center helps educate veterans of community assistance, link to military peer network, link with workgroup, substance abuse services, medical and case management services.
Online
- Medicaid & CHIP is a healthcare program for children in low-income families. CHIP is a health care program for children without health insurance whose families earn too much to get Medicaid but cannot afford health insurance. To get Medicaid or CHIP, a child must be age 18 and younger (in some cases children with disabilities age 19 and 20 can get Medicaid). They must also be a Texas resident and a U.S. citizen or qualified non-citizen.
- County Indigent Health Care Program (CIHCP) helps low-income Texas residents who don’t qualify for other state or federal health care programs have access to health care services.