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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR NURSING HOME CARE

Prepared by: Long Term Care Assistance Project,Maryland Legal AidUpdated January 2011              Medical Assistance is a government-funded program that pays for long-term health care ...

County Health Rankings

This web site provides access to the 50 state reports, ranking each county within the 50 states according to its health outcomes and the multiple health factors that determine a county’s health.

BenefitsCheckUp - What benefits are you entitled to?

Find Benefits Programs... Get all the benefits you deserve. Find and enroll in federal, state, local and private programs that help pay for prescription drugs, utility bills, meals, health care and other needs.

Medicare Interactive

Medicare Interactive can help you find answers about Medicare benefits.  It was created and is maintained by the Medicare Rights Center.

Pro Bono Counseling Project

The Pro Bono Counseling Project (PBCP) assures that uninsured or under-insured, low-income families and individuals in need of mental health care are linked with licensed mental health professionals who provide care on a volunteer basis at no cost.

Health Care Maryland Legislative Summary 2010

Now that the Governor has completed his bill signings, I’ve updated my legislative summaries for both elder law and health care laws this session.  For ease in reviewing, I separated out the elder law legislation (including guardianship, ...

National Legal Resource Center

The overall purpose of the National Legal Resource Center (NLRC) is to provide the aging and legal networks with easy access to a coordinated national legal assistance support system in order to strengthen legal assistance/elder rights efforts ...

"Planning for Incapacity" Advanced Directive Forms

A Self-Help Guide with forms attached.  This is copyright protected materials for which we have a limited right to reproduce and post as follows:

Hospital Debt Collection information

A memo that Louise Carwell circulated last year on the new law regulating hospital debt collections. Another bill which will add additional protections for consumers faced with hospital bill collections looks like it is going to pass during this ...

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