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Children's Health Care
Information from Government Agencies
Benefit Publications from the Social Security Administration
(Separate Website)
Large collection of publications providing information on the various programs such as: disability benefits, appeal process, benefits for people with HIV, how workmans' compensation can affect your disability benefits, children with disabilities, info on receiving your payments, benefits for those who are blind or have low vision, details on ticket to work incentives, info on working while disabled, retirement benefits, government pension offset, medicare, windfall provision, survivors benefits, SSI, SSI for non-citizens, food stamps and other nutrition progams, protecting your on social security numbers, and more. Many publications available in Spanish.
By: Social Security Administration
Read this in:
Spanish / Espaņol
PA Health Law Project Toll-Free Helpline - Call: 1-800-274-3258 The PA Health Law Project provides free legal services and advocacy to Pennsylvanians having trouble accessing publicly funded health care coverage or services. For assistance, call the PHLP Helpline at 1-800-274-3258 or 1-866-236-6310 TTY or e-mail the PHLP at staff@phlp.org. Information from the PHLP is also available online at www.phlp.org.
By: Pennsylvania Health Law Project
Information from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network
How to Obtain Mental Health and Drug & Alcohol Services in Southwestern Pennsylvania
(Separate Website)
A listing of in county-specific resources for treatment in Southwestern Pennsylvania
By: Pennsylvania Health Law Project
Information from Bar Associations and Other Legal Organizations
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
Consumer Information on Health Plans
(Separate Website)
Listing of resources for consumers regarding health benefits.
By: United States Department of Labor
Continuation of Health Coverage - COBRA
(Separate Website)
Information about a federal program program that provides continued health care coverage for people who lose their benefits.
By: United States Department of Labor
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
(Separate Website)
Information on HIPAA, which guarantees the portability, availability and renewability of health insurance coverage for certain employees and individuals, limits the use of preexisting condition restrictions, promotes the use of medical savings accounts and establishes tax qualified long-term care policies
By: Pennsylvania Insurance Department
Portability of Health Coverage (HIPAA)
(Separate Website)
Information on Federal Laws that provide rights and protection for people participating in group or individual health plans.
By: United States Department of Labor
What HIPAA Does and Does Not Do
(Separate Website)
Information on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, known as HIPAA, which includes important new - but limited - protections for millions of working Americans and their families. HIPAA may lower your chance of losing existing coverage, ease your ability to switch health plans and/or help you buy coverage on your own if you lose your employer's plan and have no other coverage available.
By: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Health Benefits Advisor
(Separate Website)
The Health Benefits Advisor is designed to help workers and their families better understand employer and employee organization (such as a union) provided group health benefits and the laws that govern them, especially when they experience changes in their life and work situations--such as marriage, childbirth, job loss or retirement.
By: United States Department of Labor
Pension and Health Care Coverage, Q&As for Dislocated Workers
(Separate Website)
Information regarding what could happen to your health and pension benefits if you lose your job or your hours are reduced below full-time.
By: United States Department of Labor
Employee Retirement Income Security Act ? ERISA
(Separate Website)
An introduction to federal protections for people participating in many volunteer employee health plans.
By: United States Department of Labor
Newborns and Mother Protection (Newborn?s Act)
(Separate Website)
Information about maternity and newborn coverage in health care plans.
By: United States Department of Labor
Women?s Health and Cancer Rights Protections
(Separate Website)
Information about health care plan coverage for women who have breast cancer and are considering a mastectomy.
By: United States Department of Labor
If You're Self Employed
(Separate Website)
Fact Sheet for people who are self-employed regarding paying Social Security and Medicare taxes, earning credits, calculating net earnings, and more.
By: Social Security Administration
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Spanish / Espaņol
A Consumer's Guide to Getting and Keeping Health Insurance in Pennsylvania
(Separate Website)
This guide describes your protections as a resident of Pennsylvania. Chapter 1 gives an overview of your protections. Chapters 2 and 3 explain your protections under group and individual health plans. Chapter 4 highlights your protections as a small employer. Chapter 5 summarizes help that may be available to you if you cannot afford health coverage.
By: Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
A Consumer Guide to Handling Disputes with Your Employer or Private Health Plan, 2005 Update
(Separate Website)
Guide to help consumers through the process of resolving disputes with their health plans. It includes information about how consumers can take advantage of their health plans' internal processes to resolve disputes, as well as external review processes as allowed under state laws.
By: The Kaiser Family Foundation and Consumers Union
PA Health Law Project Toll-Free Helpline - Call: 1-800-274-3258 The PA Health Law Project provides free legal services and advocacy to Pennsylvanians having trouble accessing publicly funded health care coverage or services. For assistance, call the PHLP Helpline at 1-800-274-3258 or 1-866-236-6310 TTY or e-mail the PHLP at staff@phlp.org. Information from the PHLP is also available online at www.phlp.org.
By: Pennsylvania Health Law Project
Online Applications, Benefit Screening, Resources and Forms
PA Health Insurance Eligibility QuickScreen
(Separate Website)
This is a screening tool that the PA Health Law Project has designed, based upon the State's eligibility rules, to help you to figure out if you may be eligible for free or low-cost health care coverage. It is not an official determination of eligibility nor an application for coverage.
By: Pennsylvania Health Law Project
