Knoxville Area Project Access

About KAPA

Welcome to KAPA

Knoxville Area Project Access (KAPA) is an initiative led by the physicians of the Knoxville Academy of Medicine to provide access to healthcare for low-income, uninsured residents of Knox County, TN.

KAPA offers a full range of healthcare services for people who do not qualify for either a government-sponsored or employer-sponsored health program. Services available to KAPA patients include primary care, specialty care, hospital inpatient and outpatient services, lab services, rehabilitation services, psychiatric care and pharmacy support. All services are donated to qualified patients at little or no cost to the patient.

To qualify for KAPA, an applicant must meet all the following criteria:

Applicants must have an income at or below 200% of the current Federal Poverty Level. (For more information on income qualifications, click here for an income table.)
Applicants must have been a Knox County resident for at least the last 90 days.
Applicant must have no access to employer insurance or government health plan.

To register for KAPA, please call (865) 531-2766 and schedule an appointment to begin the enrollment process. To download an application, click here.