What we did in 2023

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Our founder began in the orthotics industry as an administrative assistant in an orthotist's office, where she encountered a glaring problem in the healthcare system. Many children did not have access to high quality insurance benefits that would cover their orthotic devices, and families were being forced to choose between purchasing necessities like rent or paying for appropriate orthotic devices for their children. The orthotist's office would sometimes offer free services to try to alleviate the burden to patient families, but could not afford to operate at a complete loss.

Orthotful pays qualified orthotists the minimum amounts needed to cover costs for physical items and materials needed to provide care for marginalized patient communities--such as those with severe and high cost health difficulties, those facing excessive financial burden, and uninsured patients. Children do not choose their health insurance, and it is never their fault if their insurance does not protect them. Orthotful's partnered orthotists agree to donate an amount of their time, expertise, and labor in exchange for Orthotful's contribution to cover some of the materials cost, resulting in either a fully or partially waived bill for qualifying patient families. This allows orthotists to treat their patients with the dignity and compassion they deserve, as well as allowing kids access to high quality healthcare.

There are many ways to get involved with Orthotful. Talk about us on social media, attend one of our events, sign up for a recurring donation, or volunteer your time. We'd love to have you on board!

Because our program requires an agreement between orthotist's offices and Orthotful, we do not accept applications directly from individual patients or their families, but rather through their orthotist's office. If you have a child that you think would qualify, please ask their orthotist's office to join our network, or if you would like to recommend an orthotist's office to join our network you may send us an email to orthotfulceo@gmail.com .

If you are an orthotist's office that would like to join our network of qualified orthotists, or if you have a patient that you think would qualify for our care, reach out to us at orthotfulceo@gmail.com !