September 19th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

West Virginia families, especially parents of children with disabilities, often struggle with high medical bills. Ashley Ferrell is the mom of a child with Down Syndrome who required heart surgery. For families like hers, the UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation is a source that offers grants for uncovered medical expenses, regardless of the insurance carrier. Ferrell says parents often are unaware of community resources…

   

“If it weren’t for other people in our life to kind of guide us along the way, we would be very deep in a hole of medical debt that we would have no idea how to get out of.”