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Getting Help For Your Child
MED-QUEST
(Separate Website)
Med-QUEST provides medical, mental and dental coverage for qualifying Hawaii residents.
Public Health Insurance for Your Child
(Separate Website)
Hawaii Covering Kids is a seven-year project launched in June 1999 to create a seamless health insurance enrollment process for children and youth eligible for QUEST (managed care Medicaid) and Medicaid Fee-for-Service. These health insurance programs are for children and youth who are 0 to 19 years old, live in Hawaii, meet household income, and are U.S. citizens, legal immigrants, refugees, or citizens of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, or Republic of Palau.
By: Covering Kids
Retiree health insurance benefits
(Separate Website)
If you are a retiree, under age 65 and your retiree health insurance benefits are being discontinued this information is for you.
By: Health Assistance Partnership
Tips for buying individual health insurance
(Separate Website)
You may be able to get shots for free for your child with the Vaccines for Children Program (VFC). Here is who can get them and how.
By: Health Assistance Partnership
Veteran health coverage
(Separate Website)
Find the types of coverage available to you.
By: U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans health benefits
(Separate Website)
Find out about enrollment and coverage.
By: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
What is Hawaii QUEST?
(Separate Website)
QUEST is a program that provides health coverage through managed care plans for eligible lower income Hawaii residents.
By: Department of Human Services
What to do when TRICARE says "no."
(Separate Website)
If you have a dispute with a decision about your benefits made by TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) or by a TRICARE contractor, you have the right to to ask for another opinion on the decision.
By: U.S. Department of Defense
Where can I get health care from the Indian Health Service?
(Separate Website)
Find an Indian Health Service facility near you.
By: U.S Department of Health & Human Services, Indian Health Service
WIC - Women, Infants & Children Nutrition Program
(Separate Website)
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants, and Children (WIC), is a federally funded program which provides Hawaii residents with nourishing supplemental foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and health and social service referrals. The participants of WIC are either pregnant, breastfeeding, or postpartum women, and infants and children under age five who meet income guidelines and have a medical or nutritional risk.
By: Hawaii State Department of Health
Medicaid, Medicare, and Other Medical Assistance Options Use this brochure to learn what Medicaid is and how it can help you.
By: Legal Aid Society of Hawai`i - Honolulu
Medicare Part D - General Information Medicare Part D is a prescription drug benefit added to Medicare beginning Jan. 1, 2006.
By: Legal Aid Society of Hawai`i - Honolulu
Medicare QMB Facts Use this brochure to learn facts on Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB's)
By: Legal Aid Society of Hawai`i - Honolulu
Social Service Resources in West Hawaii This brochure provides referrals to social service agencies in West Hawaii.
By: Legal Aid Society of Hawai`i - Kona
Special Medical Assistance Programs Special medical assistance programs are administered by the Department of Human
Service (DHS) Med-QUEST Division (MQD) and are for low-income Medicare recipients
and SSI recipients who are returning to work through PASS plans or Ticket-to-Work.
The different types of special medical assistance programs available through DHS
include: coverage for Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries (QMB); coverage for Specified
Low Income Medicare Beneficiaries (SLMB); and coverage for Qualified Disabled and
Working Individuals (QDWI). This brochure will explain the differences between the
different types of coverage, describe who is eligible for each type, and explain how you
can apply for these special benefits.
By: Legal Aid Society of Hawai`i - Honolulu
What is Hawaii QUEST?
(Separate Website)
QUEST is a program that provides health coverage through managed care plans for eligible lower income Hawaii residents.
By: Department of Human Services
Mental Health Patients Rights WHAT ARE YOUR RIGHTS? Individuals receiving mental health care have the same rights as all other individuals. A person admitted to psychiatric facility may exercise all civil rights - voting; conducting business; entering into contracts; making purchases; disposing of property; executing
instruments - unless there is a court order stating otherwise.
By: Legal Aid Society of Hawai`i - Honolulu
Mental Illness Fact Sheets
(Separate Website)
Mental illness fact sheets on a variety of different mental health topics.
By: National Mental Health Association
A Bill of Rights for People Diagnosed with Mental Illness
(Separate Website)
The Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act (PAIMI) was first passed by the Congress of the United States in 1986. The purpose of this law is to protect the human, civil, and legal rights of individuals who have a diagnosis of mental illness.
By: Hawaii Disability Rights Center
Access to Mental Health Services
(Separate Website)
The AMHD Access Program provides a team of trained and experienced professionals to provide help to you or a family member in times of mental health crisis.
By: Department of Health
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