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  Alcoholism & substance abuse
 
   Find the nearest drug abuse and alcoholism treatment facility (Separate Website)

By: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  
   
   Know your rights for substance abuse and mental health care (Separate Website)
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: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

    Read this in: Spanish / Español
  
   
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  Black lung disease
 
   Black lung disease benefits (Separate Website)
Find out about monthly payments and medical treatment for coal miners totally disabled from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease).
By: U.S. Department of Labor
  
   
   Black lung disease program (Separate Website)
Information about the Federal Black Lung Program.
  
   
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  Breast and cervical cancer
 
   Finding free or low-cost tests for breast and cervical cancer (Separate Website)
Find out where you can get a free or low-cost mammogram and Pap test. Contact your local breast and cervical cancer program.
By: U.S. Department of Health & Human Serivces, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

    Read this in: Spanish / Español
  
   
   Paying for reconstructive surgery (Separate Website)
If your group health plan covers mastectomies, your plan must give you certain benefits if you choose reconstructive surgery.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
  
   
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  Kidney failure
 
   Paying for dialysis or a kidney transplant This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
Medicare may pay for these services for you.
By: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  
   
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  Other health conditions
 
   Help if you are blind or have low vision (Separate Website)
Information for those who are blind or have low vision about benefits you may get through Social Security.
By: U.S. Social Security Administration
  
   
   Getting your employer to cover speech-language and hearing services (Separate Website)
Here are tips on how to ask your employer to add or improve speech and hearing services under your health plan.
By: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
  
   
   Medical directives (Separate Website)
This fact sheet explains different methods of health care decision making when you are very ill or incapacitated, including health care proxy, appointing an agent, medical directives and living wills.
By: Elder Law Answers
  
   
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