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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
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
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
Public Benefits and HIV/AIDS
Find out about government benefits.
By: AIDSLaw of Louisiana, Inc.
Restraints in nursing homes When and what kind of restraints are legal. What to do if restraints are wrongly used.
By: National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
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 Protect against forced transfer or discharge from a nursing home.
By: National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
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