Resource Description:

Questions answered by the resource:

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.

• 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?