Private Financial Assistance for Prosthetics

For those ineligible for MassHealth there are a couple of foundations that may be able to help.

1. The Limbs for Life Foundation will work directly with patients. www.limbsforlife.org, or direct to the application (or special application Componentry Request Form)
2. The Barr Foundation Amputee Assistance Fund (BFAAF) Provides assistance to amputees that cannot afford limbs and have no other financial resources. Provides reimbursement for materials and maintenance costs to the prosthetist that provides limbs to the amputee who has no other source of funding. This program is a cooperative effort between the Fund and the amputee’s prosthetist to improve the quality of life of the amputee. Amputee applicants, who are seeking initial prosthetic rehabilitation, are first time amputees, are US citizens and in general good health will be prioritized. The Fund will pay for materials and fitting of a new prosthesis up to the schedule after financial need has been established by the prosthetist. Details are listed in the Barr Foundation Amputee Assistance Fund Guidelines. The amputee and the prosthetist complete an application form which is then reviewed and verified. The approval process takes approximately 4-6 weeks. The WG Barr United Amputee Assistance Fund telephone number is (561) 391-7601.

Updated 7/08; revised 1/12; 12/16, 7/18