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What to do if You Have Problems Connected with Health Care
http://www.abanet.org/publiced/practical/health/pr
Source: American Bar Association

General guidance on what people can do if they have problems with the care they receive under health plans. Topics covered include: what to do if the plan refuses to cover treatment; whether people have a claim if the plan does not live up to promises in a brochure; whether people can recover from a plan for a doctor's mistake; and whether people can recover from a plan for negligence. Also includes definitions to several terms which relate to claims against health plans, including respondent superior, apparent authority, and corporate negligence liability.
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• If my health plan denies my claim for benefits, what should I do?
• Can I sue or recover damages from my health plan if my doctor made a mistake?
• Can I sue or recover damages from my health plan for negligence?

Immigrants
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicaidEligibility/05a_Imm
Source: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Describes the rules governing the eligibility of immigrants and aliens for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Programs (CHIP). Topics covered include: who may be a "qualified alien" eligible for coverage, "qualified aliens" who are subject to a five-year ban on eligibility, and when an immigrant's sponsor's income and resources are considered in determining eligibility.
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• I am an immigrant/not a U.S. citizen. Am I eligible for Medicaid?
• I and my children are immigrants/not U.S. citizens. Are my children eligible for the Children's Health Insurance Program?
• What immigrants or aliens are subject to the five year ban on Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program eligibility?

Office for Civil Rights - Fact Sheet: Know Your Civil Rights
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/knowcivilrights.html
Source: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights

General description of the right of people to be free from discrimination in benefits and services in programs and activities funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, including Medicare and Medicaid.
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• Can Medicare or Medicaid discriminate against me?
• How can I file a complaint if I have been denied participation in Medicare or Medicaid, or coverage for prescriptions, health care, or other services under Medicare or Medicaid, because of my race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, or religion?

How to File a Discrimination Complaint with the Office for Civil Rights
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/discrimhowtofile.html
Source: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights

Explains how people can file a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights regarding (1) discrimination by entities receiving funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (including Medicare and Medicaid) and (2) violation of community service assurance requirements (relating to emergency care) under the Hill-Burton Act.
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• What can I do if I have been denied participation in Medicare or Medicaid, or coverage for prescriptions, health care, or other services under Medicare or Medicaid, because of my race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, or religion?
• Can a hospital refuse to treat me because I do not have health insurance and cannot afford to pay?
• How can I get help paying for medical bills?
• What should I do, and who can I complain to, if I have been unfairly denied free or reduced cost health care from a Hill-Burton facility?

Office for Civil Rights: Your Rights Under Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/504ada.html
Source: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights

Describes the rights of people with disabilities to be free from discrimination in federally funded health care benefits and services such as Medicare and Medicaid. The fact sheet focuses on rights under Section 504 of the of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Explains how people who have been discriminated against because of a disability can file a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights and what investigations will take place after the complaint is filed.
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• I am disabled. Will this affect my rights to Medicaid or Medicare benefits?
• Can Medicare or Medicaid discriminate against me based on the fact that I have a disability?
• What can I do if I have been denied participation in Medicare or Medicaid, or coverage for prescriptions, health care, or other services under Medicare or Medicaid because I have a disability?