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Alcoholism & substance abuse
Find the nearest drug abuse and alcoholism treatment facility
(Separate Website)
By: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Know your rights for substance abuse and mental health care
(Separate Website)
This fact sheet covers your rights when getting substance abuse and mental health treatment, such as confidentiality and the benefits and risks of a certain treatment or procedure.
By: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Black lung disease benefits
(Separate Website)
Find out about monthly payments and medical treatment for coal miners totally disabled from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease).
By: U.S. Department of Labor
Black lung disease program
(Separate Website)
Information about the Federal Black Lung Program.
Finding free or low-cost tests for breast and cervical cancer
(Separate Website)
Find out where you can get a free or low-cost mammogram and Pap test. Contact your local breast and cervical cancer program.
By: U.S. Department of Health & Human Serivces, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Cancer rights for women
(Separate Website)
Information on a woman's right to health care for breast cancer.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
Paying for reconstructive surgery
(Separate Website)
If your group health plan covers mastectomies, your plan must give you certain benefits if you choose reconstructive surgery.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
Paying for dialysis or a kidney transplant
(Separate Website)
Medicare may pay for these services for you.
By: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Compare dialysis facilities
(Separate Website)
Compare dialysis facilities in your area.
By: U.S Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Spina Bifida health care benefits from the VA
(Separate Website)
Information on health care benefits for Vietnam veterans' children diagnosed with spina bifida.
By: Department of Veterans Affairs
Help if you are blind or have low vision
(Separate Website)
Information for those who are blind or have low vision about benefits you may get through Social Security.
By: U.S. Social Security Administration
Getting your employer to cover speech-language and hearing services
(Separate Website)
Here are tips on how to ask your employer to add or improve speech and hearing services under your health plan.
By: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
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