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   Information from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network - (3)
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   Information from Private Organizations - (1)
  Information from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network
 
   You Can be Excused from Welfare Department Rules Because of Domestic Violence This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
Information on obtaining a waiver from welfare rules based on domestic violence.
By: Community Legal Services
  
   
   Allegheny County Department of Public Welfare Offices (Separate Website)
A list of the Allegheny County Department of Public Welfare Offices.
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
 
  
   
   Dual Eligibles' Access to Care: An Advocate's Guide to Assisting the Dual Eligible Consumer in the Philadelphia Area This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
This manual is for advocates and consumers who have Medicare and are also eligible for or enrolled in a Medicaid program. Medicaid in Pennsylvania is called "Medical Assistance? or ?MA.? Persons with Medicare and Medicaid are frequently referred to a ?dual eligibles? due to their being dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.
By: Pennsylvania Health Law Project
  
   
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  Information from Other Legal Aid Providers
 
   A Child's Right to Medical Assistance [PDF] This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
Information on a child's right to Medical Assistance from the Education Law Center - PA.
By: Education Law Center - Pennsylvania
  
   
   How to Appeal a Medical Assistance Denial of Assistive Technology This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
This manual will explain your rights when Medical Assistance, including your Medical Assistance managed health care plan, denies prior authorization or denies a program exception. This includes an approval of something less or different than what your doctor prescribed.
By: Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
  
   
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  Information from Bar Associations and Other Legal Organizations
 
   Medical Assistance (Separate Website)
Information on the Medical Assistance program from the Erie County Bar Association.
By: Erie County Bar Association
  
   
   Elder Law (Video) (Separate Website)
Information presented on the October 24, 2006 edition of Legal Briefs on KDKA-TV's Pittsburgh Today Live Show. (5:52)
By: Allegheny County Bar Association
  
   
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  Information from Government Agencies
 
   Office of Medical Assistance Programs (Separate Website)
Agency website. Office oversees the Medical Assistance program in Pennsylvania.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
  
   
   Health Care/Medical Assistance (Separate Website)
Overview of Pennsylvania medicaid and common questions relating to those services.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
  
   
   Estate Recovery Program (Separate Website)
Information on the Estate Recovery Program that enables the commonwealth to recover from the estate of individuals who were 55 years of age or older at the time nursing facility services or home and community-based services were received.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
  
   
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  Information from Private Organizations
 
   The Medicaid Program at a Glance (Separate Website)
This fact sheet provides an overview of the Medicaid program, the populations that it serves, and the services that it covers.
By: Kaiser Family Foundation
  
   
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