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An unrivaled 20-year history providing complex care-management services to Medicaid recipients in 34 Eastern North Carolina counties. Read more ...

Access East pilot program, one of only three in North Carolina, delivering non-medical services to Medicaid enrollees in northeastern North Carolina, focusing principally upon food, housing, interpersonal violence/toxic stress and transportation services. Read more ...

Our integrated, coordinated system of donated or reduced-fee healthcare services with participating specialists, for low-income, uninsured Beaufort, Greene, Edgecombe, Hertford, Martin and Pitt county residents who qualify. Read more ...

Our grant-funded Certified Marketplace Navigators provide free, unbiased, expert, in-person assistance across most of Eastern North Carolina to consumers seeking Affordable Care Act (ACA) health-insurance options through the federal Health Insurance Marketplace. Read more ...

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Access East, Inc.

6 days ago

Congratulations to Dr. Thomas Irons, Access East chief medical officer, and storied former ECU Brody School of Medicine professor and pediatric physician, for his recognition from the North Carolina Association of Free and Charitable Clinics. The NCAFCC presented Dr. Irons with its Spirit of Free and Charitable Clinics Award late last month, celebrating his “sacrifice, compassion and contributions.”Dr. Irons, seen here with staff from the west Greenville free clinic named in his honor, cannot be celebrated enough. His lifetime of groundbreaking work on behalf of our region’s uninsured and medically underserved, and his advocacy for, and hands-on service providing local free medical care, is simply without equal.Go here (accesseast.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Irons-NCAFCC-award.pdf) to learn more about this award, and about Dr. Irons himself.We could not be prouder to be associated with you, sir! ... See MoreSee Less

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Access East, Inc.

3 weeks ago

Today is the first day of Open Enrollment (OE) to choose an Affordable Care Act (ACA) health-insurance plan for 2025! Need to sign up for ACA insurance for 2025? Call (252) 847-3027 or visit www.NCNavigator.net to schedule a free personal appointment with one of our Navigators or ACA Assistors. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments guarantee you will be seen.If you chose an ACA health-insurance plan last year, you will STILL need to choose one again during this OE, or risk being automatically enrolled in a new plan that may not adequately meet your needs.This ACA OE will run through Jan. 15, 2024, though if you want your ACA coverage to begin Jan. 1, 2024, then you will need to enroll in a plan by Dec. 15, 2024. ... See MoreSee Less

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Access East, Inc.

4 weeks ago

The Service League of Greenville, a longtime supporter of our local healthcare community, recently made a generous $20,000 gift to Access East's HealthAssist Uninsured Network, specifically in support of the HealthAssist program's work on behalf of uninsured and underinsured diabetes patients. We are immensely grateful!Click the following link to learn more about the endowment, and about some of the Service League's other great work in helping our region stay healthier: accesseast.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/HealthAssist-receives-major-Service-League-gift.pdf ... See MoreSee Less

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Access East, Inc.

4 weeks ago

The Access East HealthAssist Uninsured Network will be sponsoring a document-shred event from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at the Craven County Senior Center, 811 George St. in New Bern.NC SHIIP (the Seniors' Health Insurance Information Program) funded this event to dispose safely of unwanted documents such as old tax returns, bank statements, etc., that may contain personally identifiable information that could be used for fraud.A shred truck will be parked at the Senior Center for the event, and people can simply drive by and drop off their unwanted paper. ... See MoreSee Less

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Access East, Inc.

2 months ago

A belated thank you to WITN and WNCT, which were so generous in their TV and online coverage of our long-fought-for, much needed, Dr. Thomas Irons HealthAssist Clinic, which officially opened in West Greenville's JOY Community Center & Soup Kitchen building on Tuesday. The new free clinic is working to meet the health needs of our region's uninsured and medically underserved.We are so proud of it!WITN on-air story: www.witn.com/2024/09/10/health-clinic-opens-community-center-greenville/WNCT on-air story: www.wnct.com/video/health-clinic-in-greenville-aims-to-serve-underprivileged-citizens-at-joy-soup...Particular thanks to WITN reporter Amarachi Uche and WNCT reporter Gabby Satori, for the generous time and attention you gave to this event. You do a great service to our community in actively sharing such important information. ... See MoreSee Less

Health clinic in Greenville aims to serve underprivileged citizens at Joy Soup Kitchen

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A new health clinic in West Greenville had a ribbon cutting on Tuesday. The clinic is located in the same building as Joy Soup Kitchen and aims to serve the underprivileged in that area.

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▫ Access East Medical Director Honored for Free-Clinic Work
Dr. Thomas Irons receives North Carolina Association of Free and Charitable Clinics award.

▫ HealthAssist Given Major Financial Gift From Service League of Greenville
Endowment of $20,000 to go specifically to HealthAssist assistance to diabetes patients.

▫ The Dr. Irons HealthAssist Clinic Now Officially Open
Free clinic is at the site of West Greenville's JOY Community Center Soup Kitchen.

▫ Medicaid Expansion Event at Williamston Library
Enrollment event July 24, 2024, continues regional outreach following Medicaid Expansion.

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2410 Stantonsburg Road
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