The program's purpose is to provide people who have inadequate health insurance with a means to purchase needed medical equipment. While many people have used medical equipment that is no longer needed by their family, the problem has been linking potential buyers and sellers. NORD, via the Internet, will forge this link through the NORD Medical Equipment exchange. Eligibility is not limited to only those who are diagnosed with rare disorders, but is available to anyone with a medical need. NORD acts as the program's facilitator and assumes no responsibility for the quality, performance, or medical results of the equipment.
All sales are the individual responsibilities of the buyer and seller.
NORD is a federation of more than 140 nonprofit health organizations dedicated to serving people with rare disorders. These illnesses, unheralded by telethons and famous spokespersons, nonetheless are very real to millions of Americans. Users of NORD's services are those diagnosed with rare disorders, their families, medical professionals, and the general public, to name just a few. She has two sisters. Gayle, age 35, is affected.