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Coverage for your newborn or newly adopted child
(Separate Website)
Before you bring home that bundle of joy, make sure that your baby's health needs are covered.
By: National Health Law Program - HealthCareCoach.com
Divorce and insurance
(Separate Website)
After a divorce, you will still want to make sure that your children have health insurance. Learn how you can keep them covered.
By: National Health Law Program - HealthCareCoach.com
Grandparent's guide to health insurance for children
(Separate Website)
How grandparents can get health assistance for children in their care.
By: Children's Defense Fund
Health coverage for your special needs child
(Separate Website)
When your child has special health care needs, the Medicaid program may give what you need to keep your child healthy and active.
By: National Health Law Program - HealthCareCoach.com
Health insurance for college students
(Separate Website)
If you have a son or daughter who is getting ready to leave for college, check out these tips for taking care of your child's health insurance needs.
By: National Health Law Program - HealthCareCoach.com
How to Get Legal Help/Como Obtener Ayuda Legal
Information in English and Spanish about how to get help from programs that offer free help to qualified people. This slide show has an audio track in Spanish.
Lea aquí para aprender cómo obtener ayuda gratis con problemas legales, ayuda de los programas para las personas de ingresos bajos.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Infiormation about Health Care Products and Services
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Find out about health care products and services and how to avoid scams and fraud on this site sponsored by the Federal Trade Commission.
By: Federal Trade Commission
Lawyer Referral and Information
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Here is a link to the Lawyer Referral and Information page from the site of the Louisiana State Bar Association. Here are the individual numbers listed on that site:
Lawyer Referral Numbers
Baton Rouge:
(225)344-9926
Lafayette
(337)237-4700
Lake Charles:
(337)436-3308
New Orleans
(504)561-8828
Shreveport:
(318)222-0720
By: Louisiana State Bar Association
Louisiana's Health Insurance Premium Payment Program (LaHIPP)
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Find out more about Louisiana's Health Insurance Premium Payment Program (LaHIPP) for Medicaid Enrollees and their Families.
By: Bureau of Health Services Financing
Low-Cost Prescriptions
See this information about how to get your prescription drugs at low prices.
Medicaid in Louisiana
(Separate Website)
What it is; how it's different from Medicare; how to apply; what services are covered.
By: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Paying the hospital bill after having a baby
(Separate Website)
Information on a law that makes health insurance companies to cover hospital stays of a certain length after child birth.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
Social Security Announces Faster Track for Some Disability Claims
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Read about Social Security's new "Compassionate Allowances," which plans to speed up processing of disability claims involving certain kinds of cancer and rare diseases.
By: Social Security Administration
Video -- Health Care Reform Hits Main Street
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Want to know more about the new health care reform law? Watch this video from the Kaiser family foundation.
By: Kaiser Family Foundation
What care do kids get through Medicaid?
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If you have a child who is on Medicaid, learn about the EPSDT program. It is a program to find and treat childhood illnesses and conditions.
By: National Health Law Program - HealthCareCoach.com
What if Medicaid denies coverage for something that I need?
(Separate Website)
A fact sheet on your appeal rights when Medicaid will not pay for something that you need.
By: National Health Law Program - HealthCareCoach.com
What to do about discrimination in getting health care
(Separate Website)
Learn about your rights.
By: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office for Civil Rights
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Korean / 한국어
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Learn how to use this site: click here to hear and see a slide show. En Espanol: oprima aqui.
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