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Information from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network
Allegheny County Department of Public Welfare Offices
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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
(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
A Child's Right to Medical Assistance [PDF]
(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
(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
Information from Bar Associations and Other Legal Organizations
Medical Assistance
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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
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
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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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