Wings of Hope - August 2009, Volume 4

Top Medical Conditions

As you may be aware, UHCCF provides medical grants to children throughout the U.S. The following are the top medical conditions and what the medical grants helped cover during 2009.

Medical Condition
% of Grants
Granted For
Autism
26%
Therapies, ABA, Psychotherapist, Sensory Integration, Hippotherapy
Speech Delay
13%
Therapies, DME, Communications Device, ABA
Hearing Loss
13%
Hearing Aids, Therapies
Cerebral Palsy
6%
Therapies, Testing, Communications Device, DME
Developmental Delay
4%
OTC and non-OTC Medications
Other
38%
N/A


Key:
Therapies = Occupational, physical and/or speech therapy
ABA = Applied Behavioral Analysis
DME = Durable Medical Equipment
OTC = Over The Counter