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Information from Other Legal Aid Providers

Working and Keeping Your Medical Assistance (Medicaid) Benefits: A Fact Sheet for Social Security Beneficiaries 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.

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(Separate Website)
This Fact Sheet will explain three ways to keep your Medical Assistance benefits if you return to work, including ways to keep coverage even if you are no longer receiving SSI.
By: Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania

Information from Bar Associations and Other Legal Organizations

Medical Assistance (Separate Website)
Information on the Medical Assistance program from the Erie County Bar Association.
By: Erie County Bar Association

Legal Briefs: Elder Law (Video) (Separate Website)
Information presented on the October 24, 2006 edition of Legal Briefs on KDKA-TV's Pittsburgh Today Live Show. (5:52)
By: Allegheny County Bar Association

Information from Government Agencies

Office of Medical Assistance Programs (Separate Website)
Agency website. Office oversees the Medical Assistance program in Pennsylvania.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare

Health Care/Medical Assistance (Separate Website)
Overview of Pennsylvania medicaid and common questions relating to those services.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare

Medical Assistance Benefits for Workers with Disabilities (Separate Website)
Information on Medical Assistance for Workers with Disabilities (MAWD). MAWD lets Pennsylvanians with disabilities take a fulfilling job, earn more money and still keep their full medical coverage. With MAWD you can keep Medical Assistance while you work, even if your earnings increase above the limits for other Medical Assistance programs.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare

HealthCare.gov (Separate Website)
HealthCare.gov is a federal government Website managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services providing information on health care options that are available.
By: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Health Insurance Premium Payment (HIPP) Program (Separate Website)
Information on the PA Health Insurance Premium Payment Program
By: Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare

Estate Recovery Program (Separate Website)
Information on the Estate Recovery Program that enables the commonwealth to recover from the estate of individuals who were 55 years of age or older at the time nursing facility services or home and community-based services were received.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare

Pennsylvania Health and Human Services Resource Guide (Separate Website)
The Pennsylvania Health and Human Services Resource Guide is your all-in-one handbook for the services that are available to you as a Pennsylvania resident.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Aging
Read this in: Spanish / Español

Puerto Rico Birth Certificates Law 191 of 2009 Fact Sheet (Separate Website)
The Puerto Rico Birth Certificates Law 191 of 2009 will invalidate all birth certificates issued before July 1, 2010 by the Puerto Rico Health Department, through its Vital Statistics Record Office and require that anyone people who needs their birth certificate will have to request that a new birth certificate be issued. Learn the facts about this new law.
By: Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration

Telephone Assistance Program - Lifeline (Separate Website)
Lifeline is a program that provides reduced telephone costs to customers of qualified telephone services. It is available to recipients of General Assistance (GA), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Federal Public Housing Assistance, Medical Assistance, Food Stamps or the National School Free Lunch Program.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare

Information from Private Organizations

The Medicaid Program at a Glance (Separate Website)
This fact sheet provides an overview of the Medicaid program, the populations that it serves, and the services that it covers.
By: Kaiser Family Foundation

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