Access To Care Specialist

Service Description
The Access to Care Specialist at UCFS screens uninsured clients to determine their eligibility for insurance programs such as HUSKY, SAGA, Medicaid, and others. Clients who may be eligible are fully assisted in the application process. Applications are submitted to the appropriate agency on the client’s behalf and are followed up on by the Access to Care Specialist to ensure eligibility has been granted. Continued assistance is available for clients when it becomes necessary to complete eligibility re-determination forms. The Access to Care Specialist assists clients in accessing other community-based resources provided by local private and municipal agencies on a case by case basis.
How to make an appointment
Call 860-822-4262, Lanae Blethen, Access to Care Specialist to schedule an intake appointment.
Contact Info
Lanae Blethen
Access to Care Specialist
Phone: 860-822-4262
email: accesstocare@ucfs.org
Daphne Bigas
Access to Care Specialist
Phone: 860-425-3804
email: lblethen@ucfs.org
Hours
UCFS Health Center Location: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Backus Emergency Department Location: Sunday - Thursday, 8:30 am - 8:00 pm,
Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm.
Locations
UCFS Health Center
47 Town Street
Norwich, CT 06360
Directions
William W. Backus Hospital
Emergency Department
326 Washington Street
Norwich, CT 06360
