Are You Eligible for Any Government Benefits?
(Separate Website)
Enter information into this website and it will give you a report on benefits you may be eligible to receive.
By: GovBenefits, A Partnership of Federal Agencies and Organizations
Arrested? What happens to your benefits if you go to jail or prison?
(Separate Website)
Here are the rules for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), disability insurance (SSDI), Medicaid, Medicare and veterans benefits for adults with mental or physical disabilities.
By: Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Can I get government health benefits?
(Separate Website)
This is a free, confidential tool that helps you find government benefits you may be eligible to receive.
By: U.S. Government Agencies
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Can I get Social Security benefits?
(Separate Website)
This website will tell you if you can get benefits from Medicare, Social Security Disability, Social Security Retirement, Social Security Survivors, Special Veterans, or Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
By: U.S. Social Security Administration
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Health care for active duty and retired members of the uniformed services
(Separate Website)
This Web site explains the rules for TRICARE. This is health care for active duty and retired members of the uniformed services (Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Public Health Service, or the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration), their families, and survivors.
By: U.S. Department of Defense
Health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives
(Separate Website)
Can I get benefits? Where can I get care or an application?
By: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Indian Health Service
Medicaid Eligibility
Medicaid is a state and federal government program that pays medical bills for low-income people who meet certain income guidelines. Generally the Income Support Division (ISD) of the Human Services Department (HSD) decides whether a person can receive Medicaid benefits.
By: Law Access New Mexico
Other Formats:
Word File
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Medicare QMB May Help
Help for low-income people with Medicare who cannot pay their out of pocket expenses.
By: Senior Citizen's Law Office
New tax credit might help pay insurance premiums
(Separate Website)
A 2002 law, referred to as “TAA,” gives a tax credit that may help you pay 65% of the premiums for certain types of health insurance.
By: Health Assistance Partnership
Paying the hospital bill after having a baby
(Separate Website)
Information on a law which requires health insurance companies to cover hospital stays of a certain length after child birth.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
Protect your family's health...with confidence
(Separate Website)
This booklet explains how you can get low-cost or free health coverage and answers questions about children's health coverage when a parent is not a U.S. citizen. The booklet is also a guide for families with concerns about immigration status.
By: U.S. Government Agencies
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Salud! To Your Health
How to get SALUD! the new HMO health care system.
By: Human Services Department
Veterans health benefits
(Separate Website)
Find out about enrollment and coverage.
By: Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans health coverage
(Separate Website)
Find the types of coverage available to you.
By: Department of Veterans Affairs
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 when TRICARE says no
(Separate Website)
If you have a dispute with a decision about your benefits made by TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) or by a TRICARE contractor, you have the right to to ask for another opinion on the decision.
By: U.S. Department of Defense
Adobe Acrobat Reader required. (If you are using a screen reader that does not support PDF format, copy the PDF link, and use the Access Adobe online form to convert this file to HMTL text.)
LawHelp New Mexico is a project of the New Mexico Legal Aid.
LawHelp New Mexico lists legal aid and pro bono programs in New Mexico as well as provides general legal information and community resource referrals for low- and moderate-income New Mexico residents.
Home Page
Word File
(Separate Website)
Choose Another Location
