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When you are losing your group health insurance
This explains how to find and keep health insurance if you lose your coverage before you are eligible for Medicare.
By: AARP
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Can you keep your private insurance after it has ended?
Information on COBRA, a way to extend your private health insurance in some cases after it has ended.
By: National Health Law Program - HealthCareCoach.com
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Continuation of Health Coverage — COBRA
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COBRA: Keeping your group health insurance
By: AARP
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Changing Jobs? Know about HIPAA
HIPAA can give you important health coverage protection if you are changing jobs. Learn how you are protected, especially if you are already being treated for a health condition.
By: National Health Law Program - HealthCareCoach.com
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HIPAA: Protecting your right to health insurance
By: AARP
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Your rights and protections under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
By: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Life changes require health choices: Know your benefit options
This Web site helps you understand your rights and responsibilities when you face life or work events that affect their health care benefits.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
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What to do if your health coverage can no longer pay benefits
By: U.S. Department of Labor
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Your rights after a mastectomy
Information about the Women's Health & Cancer Rights Act of 1998
By: U.S. Department of Labor
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Discrimination |
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Race, Color, or National Origin Discrimination: What Can You Do?
If you believe that a health care provider is discriminating against you because of your race, color or national origin, this fact sheet provides you with some information about what steps you can take.
By: National Health Law Program - HealthCareCoach.com
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What to do about discrimination getting health care
How to file a discrimination complaint with the Office of Civil Rights.
By: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
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Your rights under the community service assurance provision of the Hill-Burton Act
This Web site expalins your right to medical treatment at certain facilities without regard to race, color, national origin or creed.
By: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
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Can you be turned down for benefits or charged a higher premium based on a health factor?
By: U.S. Department of Labor
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What to do about discrimination against people with disabilities
Your rights under Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act
By: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
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Filing an ADA employment discrimination charge
This guidebook gives information about the ADA employment discrimination administrative charge process. There are case examples and explanations of when, where, and how to file a charge.
By: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
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Your rights under Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act
What to do about discrimination against people with disabilities.
By: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
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Facts about pregnancy discrimination
By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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Privacy |
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What About My Privacy?
Information on medical records and your right to privacy, including what types of diseases must be reported by law.
By: National Health Law Program - HealthCareCoach.com
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Know your privacy rights
By: Health Privacy Project
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What you can do to protect your privacy
By: Health Privacy Project
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How to file a health information privacy complaint
By: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
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Getting your medical records
How to find out who has your medical records, and how to get copies of these records.
By: National Health Law Program - HealthCareCoach.com
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Know your rights for substance abuse and mental health care
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: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Control over health care decisions |
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Consumer’s tool kit for health care advance planning
Worksheets to help you make good advance planning health decisions
By: American Bar Association
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