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Did Social Security Stop Your Benefits Because You Had an Arrest Warrant?
(Separate Website)
Find out more about what you can do if Social Security stopped your benefits because you had an arrest warrant. This information is from the National Senior Citizens Law Center.
By: National Senior Citizens Law Center
Guide to Medicare Savings through the Medicaid Program
(Separate Website)
If you have Medicare and have low income and few assets, you may be eligible to have the state?s Medicaid program pay your Medicare premiums for you. This guide describes the program, eligibility criteria, and how to apply.
By: Advocacy Center
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
(Separate Website)
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
(Separate Website)
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
Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (including Nursing Homes)
(Separate Website)
Find out more about this government program to help people in nursing homes and other long-term care places.
Medicare for Busy People
(Separate Website)
Information and resources about medicare and different medicare plans.
By: FCIC -- Federal Citizen Information Center
Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage
(Separate Website)
Medicare Prescription Drug Plans
(Separate Website)
Information about the Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage.
By: U.S Department of Health & Human Services, Centers on Medicare and Medicaid Services
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Paying for nursing home care
(Separate Website)
Here is information on how to pay for nursing homes, including legal information about Medicare, Medicaid, Medigap and long-term care insurance.
By: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Planning for Incapacity - A Self Help Guide A guidebook with legal forms to help you plan.
By: Elder Law Task Force
Social Security Announces Faster Track for Some Disability Claims
(Separate Website)
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
Transfer and discharge
(Separate Website)
Protect against forced transfer or discharge from a nursing home.
By: National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
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