Current
legislation, policies and news re:health insurance
Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services:
Families
USA:
Email: info@familiesusa.org
Ph: 1-202-628-3030
Advocacy
Families
USA:
Email: info@familiesusa.org
Ph: 1-202-628-3030
Patient
Advocate Foundation:
Email: help@patientadvocate.org
Ph: 1-800-532-5274
American
Association of People with Disabilities
Insurance
issues
State
Insurance Commissioner:
see State Government listing (Blue pages) in telephone directory or contact
National Insurance Consumer Hotline: 800-942-4242
Health Insurance Ombudsman
Programs:
selected states have begun these programs;
contact State
Insurance Commissioner
National
Association of Protection and Advocacy:
to locate State office:
Email: napas@earthlink.net
Ph: 1-202-408-9514
National Council on the Aging Benefits
Checkup:
Primarily for ages 55 and above, however, may link in to other programs
for younger persons
Insurance plans
National
Committee for Quality Assurance:
Ph:1-888-275-7585
Agency
for Health Care Policy and Research: Checkup on Health Insurance Choices.
AHCPR Publication No. 93-0018, (December 1992)
Ph: 301- 594-1364
Consumer
Health Insurance Guide (state specific, online only):
Getting
the Most Out of Managed Care: A Guide for People with Disabilities: EPVA
publication, 2000.
Email: publications@epva.org
Ph: 1-800-444-0120
Insurance
appeals
Families
USA:
Email: info@familiesusa.org
Ph: 1-202-628-3030
Patient
Advocate Foundation:
Email: help@patientadvocate.org
Ph: 1-800-532-5274
Finding
Your Way through the HMO Grievance and Appeals Process: An NRH Field Guide
for People with Disabilities(PDF):
(June 2002) For additional copies call 1-866-380-4344
Medicare and Medicaid
Center
for Medicare and Medicaid Services:
Ph: 1-410-786-3000
Medicare:
Ph: 1-800-633-4227
Locate your area
Medicare office
Medicaid:
For State Medicaid ‘800’ phone number or State Government listing (Blue
pages) in telephone directory: Department of Health and/or Human Services
Federal assistance, related
resources
Supplemental
Security Income (SSI):
SSA Publication No. 05-11000 (2000) Ph:1-800-772-1213
Ph: 1-800-325-0778 (TTY)
Social
Security Administration Office of Disability and Income Security Programs:
Ph: 1-800-772-1213 Ph: 1-800-325-0778 (TTY)
Social
Security Disability Income (SSDI):
SSA Publication No. 05-10029 (2002)
Ph:1-800-772-1213
Ph: 1-800-325-0778 (TTY)
Benefits
for Children with Disabilities:
SSA Publication No. 05-10026 (2001)
Ticket
to Work Program (TWWIIA):
SSA Publication No. 05-10060 (2001)
Ph: 410-965-8904
COBRA (Consolidated
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986):
HIPAA (Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996):
Ph: 1-410-786-3000
Uninsured
Kaiser
Family Foundation
Covering
the Uninsured
Families USA:
Email: info@familiesusa.org
Ph: 1-202-628-3030
Volunteers in
Health Care:
Ph: 1-877-844-8442
1997
NHeLP Manual on State and Local Responsibility for
Indigent Health Care:
National Health Law Program, 2639 S. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles,
CA 90034
Ph: 310-204-6010
Booklets
Understanding Your Benefits: SSA Publication No. 05-10024
Benefits for Children with Disabilities: SSA Publication
No. 05-
10026
Working While Disabled – How We Can Help:
Publication No. 05-
10095
Free copies of these above books can be obtained:
www.ssa.gov
Ph: 1-800-772-1213 Ph: 1-800-325-0778 (TTY)
Medicare and You 2003: Publication No. 10050
Guide to Health Insurance for People with
MedicarePublication No. 02110
Free copies of these above books can be obtained:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/publications/ or write to:
Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21244-1850
The Consumer's Guide to Medicare Supplement Insurance
The Consumer's Guide to Disability Insurance
Free copies of these above books can be obtained:
http://www.hiaa.org/store/bookstore/ or write to: Health Insurance
Association
of America (HIAA), 555 13th St., N.W., Suite 600 East, Washington,
D.C.
20004
On the Move: A Financial Guide for People
with Spinal Cord Injury:
A collaborative effort of PVA, NSCIA and The National
Endowment for Financial Education. Free plus cost for shipping and
handling from PVA: Ph: 888-860-7244
The Medicaid Resource Book
(2003)
by The Kaiser Commission
on Medicaid and the Uninsured |
Insurance
Guide
