LGBT Elders: Know Your Rights

How to navigate issues with public and social benefits systems.

Free One-on-One Counseling About Medicare

HICAP (the Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program)

Extra Help with Part D (Prescription Drug Coverage) Costs for People with Low Income

2006, Medicare began providing prescription drug coverage called Medicare Part D. Medicare also provides extra help with the cost of prescription drugs for those who qualify. This is known as the Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) program.

Understanding The Extra Help With Your Medicare Prescription Drug Plan

Understanding the Extra Help with Your Medicare Prescription Drug Plan

Check If You Can Get Popular Benefits in California

Interactive tool to help connect individuals to information about different state benefits available including disaster relief.

Information for Fee Waiver

Ask for a Fee Waiver if you can't afford filing fees

File a Healthcare Civil Rights Complaint

Find out how you can file a healthcare complaint with HHS online and offline in English, Mandarin, Spanish, Russian, Korean, Vietnamese, Tagalog, and Polish. If you believe that you have been discriminated against because of your race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, or religion in programs or activities that HHS directly operates or to which HHS provides federal financial assistance, you may file a complaint with OCR. You may file a complaint for yourself or for someone else. If you believe that you have been discriminated against because of your disability by a State or local government health care or social services agency, you may file a complaint with the OCR. You may file a complaint for yourself or for someone else. Consult with an attorney if you want to find out if you have additional legal claims. Your complaint may impact your legal claims in the future.

File a Healthcare Civil Rights Complaint

Find out how you can file a healthcare complaint with HHS online and offline in English, Mandarin, Spanish, Russian, Korean, Vietnamese, Tagalog, and Polish. If you believe that you have been discriminated against because of your race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, or religion in programs or activities that HHS directly operates or to which HHS provides federal financial assistance, you may file a complaint with OCR. You may file a complaint for yourself or for someone else. If you believe that you have been discriminated against because of your disability by a State or local government health care or social services agency, you may file a complaint with the OCR. You may file a complaint for yourself or for someone else. Consult with an attorney if you want to find out if you have additional legal claims. Your complaint may impact your legal claims in the future.

LGBT Elders: Know Your Rights

How to navigate issues with public and social benefits systems.

Lower Costs With Assignment

Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?

Your Health Care Rights

You have rights when receiving medical care.

File a Healthcare Civil Rights Complaint

Find out how you can file a healthcare complaint with HHS online and offline in English, Mandarin, Spanish, Russian, Korean, Vietnamese, Tagalog, and Polish. If you believe that you have been discriminated against because of your race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, or religion in programs or activities that HHS directly operates or to which HHS provides federal financial assistance, you may file a complaint with OCR. You may file a complaint for yourself or for someone else. If you believe that you have been discriminated against because of your disability by a State or local government health care or social services agency, you may file a complaint with the OCR. You may file a complaint for yourself or for someone else. Consult with an attorney if you want to find out if you have additional legal claims. Your complaint may impact your legal claims in the future.

Challenging Hospital Discharge Decisions

Right to appeal in order to get your care

How Medicare A & B Claims Are Processed

How Medicare A & B Claims Are Processed

Balance Billing: If Your Care Provider Is Overcharging You

What Should California Advocates Do If Their Clients are Balance Billed?

Medicare and Appeals (Audio)

This is an audio broadcast prepared by California Health Advocates entitled "Medicare Appeals." In this broadcast, we will briefly go over important appeal rights if Medicare, your Medicare Advantage plan, or your Part D prescription drug plan denies payment for, or coverage of, services.

Understanding The Extra Help With Your Medicare Prescription Drug Plan

Understanding the Extra Help with Your Medicare Prescription Drug Plan

Medicare and Medi-Cal Double Coverage

People who qualify for both Medicare and full Medi-Cal are known as "dual eligibles" or "Medi-Medis."

Medicare Savings Programs: Low Income Assistance

If you pass certain requirements, you can apply for help.

Check If You Can Get Popular Benefits in California

Interactive tool to help connect individuals to information about different state benefits available including disaster relief.

Free One-on-One Counseling About Medicare

HICAP (the Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program)

Challenging Hospital Discharge Decisions

Right to appeal in order to get your care

How Medicare A & B Claims Are Processed

How Medicare A & B Claims Are Processed

Balance Billing: If Your Care Provider Is Overcharging You

What Should California Advocates Do If Their Clients are Balance Billed?

Coverage While You and/or Your Spouse Works

Coverage While You and/or Your Spouse Works

File a Healthcare Civil Rights Complaint

Find out how you can file a healthcare complaint with HHS online and offline in English, Mandarin, Spanish, Russian, Korean, Vietnamese, Tagalog, and Polish. If you believe that you have been discriminated against because of your race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, or religion in programs or activities that HHS directly operates or to which HHS provides federal financial assistance, you may file a complaint with OCR. You may file a complaint for yourself or for someone else. If you believe that you have been discriminated against because of your disability by a State or local government health care or social services agency, you may file a complaint with the OCR. You may file a complaint for yourself or for someone else. Consult with an attorney if you want to find out if you have additional legal claims. Your complaint may impact your legal claims in the future.

Help Stop Medicare Fraud & Abuse

How to spot a scam or fraud and report them.

How to Read Your Part B Medicare Summary Notice

two easy-to-use Medicare Summary Notice "decoders": one for Part B, the other for Part A.

Medicare Advantage Plans

How do Medicare Advantage Plans work? When can I join, switch, or drop a Medicare Advantage Plan? What if my plan decides to stop participating in Medicare? What if I have End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)?

Medicare When You Need Health Care Outside The U.S.

How often is it covered? Your costs in Original Medicare

Free One-on-One Counseling About Medicare

HICAP (the Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program)

Top 10 Safety Tips for Seniors

Seniors: Protect yourself from fraud and financial abuse! Be vigilant, be observant. Physical or financial abuse will continue so long as no one knows about it. Listed below are our Top 10 Safety Tips to always keep in mind.

Free One-on-One Counseling About Medicare

HICAP (the Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program)

Challenging Hospital Discharge Decisions

Right to appeal in order to get your care

Medicare and Medi-Cal Double Coverage

People who qualify for both Medicare and full Medi-Cal are known as "dual eligibles" or "Medi-Medis."

How Medicare A & B Claims Are Processed

How Medicare A & B Claims Are Processed

Medicare Savings Programs: Low Income Assistance

If you pass certain requirements, you can apply for help.

Balance Billing: If Your Care Provider Is Overcharging You

What Should California Advocates Do If Their Clients are Balance Billed?

Check If You Can Get Popular Benefits in California

Interactive tool to help connect individuals to information about different state benefits available including disaster relief.

Coverage While You and/or Your Spouse Works

Coverage While You and/or Your Spouse Works

Extra Help with Part D (Prescription Drug Coverage) Costs for People with Low Income

2006, Medicare began providing prescription drug coverage called Medicare Part D. Medicare also provides extra help with the cost of prescription drugs for those who qualify. This is known as the Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) program.

File a Healthcare Civil Rights Complaint

Find out how you can file a healthcare complaint with HHS online and offline in English, Mandarin, Spanish, Russian, Korean, Vietnamese, Tagalog, and Polish. If you believe that you have been discriminated against because of your race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, or religion in programs or activities that HHS directly operates or to which HHS provides federal financial assistance, you may file a complaint with OCR. You may file a complaint for yourself or for someone else. If you believe that you have been discriminated against because of your disability by a State or local government health care or social services agency, you may file a complaint with the OCR. You may file a complaint for yourself or for someone else. Consult with an attorney if you want to find out if you have additional legal claims. Your complaint may impact your legal claims in the future.

Help Stop Medicare Fraud & Abuse

How to spot a scam or fraud and report them.

Hospice & Respite Care Coverage

How often is it covered? Who's eligible? Your costs in Original Medicare.

How to Read Your Part B Medicare Summary Notice

two easy-to-use Medicare Summary Notice "decoders": one for Part B, the other for Part A.

Information for Fee Waiver

Ask for a Fee Waiver if you can't afford filing fees

LGBT Elders: Know Your Rights

How to navigate issues with public and social benefits systems.

Lower Costs With Assignment

Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?

Medicare Advantage Plans

How do Medicare Advantage Plans work? When can I join, switch, or drop a Medicare Advantage Plan? What if my plan decides to stop participating in Medicare? What if I have End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)?

Medicare and Appeals (Audio)

This is an audio broadcast prepared by California Health Advocates entitled "Medicare Appeals." In this broadcast, we will briefly go over important appeal rights if Medicare, your Medicare Advantage plan, or your Part D prescription drug plan denies payment for, or coverage of, services.

Medicare When You Need Health Care Outside The U.S.

How often is it covered? Your costs in Original Medicare

Medigap: Medicare Supplemental Insurance

Private supplemental insurance for Medicare"s coinsurance and deductibles. Your rights to buy a Medigap policy and how premiums are priced.

Pathways to Effective Communication For Healthcare Providers and Caregivers

Questions to ask at a medical appointment. Legal issues affecting caregivers.

Top 10 Safety Tips for Seniors

Seniors: Protect yourself from fraud and financial abuse! Be vigilant, be observant. Physical or financial abuse will continue so long as no one knows about it. Listed below are our Top 10 Safety Tips to always keep in mind.

Understanding The Extra Help With Your Medicare Prescription Drug Plan

Understanding the Extra Help with Your Medicare Prescription Drug Plan

Your Health Care Rights

You have rights when receiving medical care.

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