Free Money and Help For Lupus Patients
The S.L.E. (LUPUS) Foundation (a Chapter of the Lupus Foundation of America) offers individual entitlement counseling showing families how to obtain Medicaid, Medicare, social security income/social security disability, food stamps, housing assistance and legal aid. They also have a Grant-in-Aid… Continue reading
FIGHT BACK – What to Do When Your HMO Says No
This booklet is free from The Center for Patient Advocacy, 1350 Beverly Road, Suite 108, McLean, VA 22101; 800-846-7444; {www.patientadvocacy.org}.
Health Insurance Aid for New Yorkers
HealthStat is a comprehensive citywide initiative designed to enroll uninsured New Yorkers in public health insurance programs such as Medicaid, Child Health Plus and in September 2001, Family Health Plus. Child Health Plus is a comprehensive health insurance program that… Continue reading
Law Gives Kids With ADD Free Special Classes
The nonprofit organization, Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD), identifies a number of federal laws that require the government to provide children with this disorder special educational services. It is only recently that these children became eligible for… Continue reading
Free Help – At Your Home, – Every Day – For The First 3 Weeks After Childbirth
The Healthy Families America Project operates 300 programs in 40 states. It helps new mothers cope with the pressures of being a new parent by offering volunteer home visitors who come to your home for the first three weeks after… Continue reading
Free Private Eye and Mediation For Missing Children
Besides location and investigative services, as well as mediation services for families estranged by parental abduction, you can also get free kidnapping prevention programs and referral and support services. Contact Find-A-Child of America, Inc., P.O. Box 277, New Paltz, NY… Continue reading
Emergency Rooms Have To Take You
If you walk into an emergency room, do they have to treat you? Emergency rooms are now required to provide an initial screening to assess a patient’s condition, which is designed to stop the automatic transfer of people unable to… Continue reading
Dear Diary
Following your development – and that of your baby – can be fun with this free booklet entitled, Health Diary: Myself, My Baby. Divided into two sections, the Myself section provides several pages for documenting your own health history, prenatal… Continue reading
Attention Deficit Disorder
It seems as though there has been an increase in the diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder. Are we becoming more aware of this disorder or are we over-diagnosing it? The National Institute of Mental Health funds research on a variety… Continue reading
Free Directory Assistance For Customers with Disabilities
US West customers who have difficulty finding or remembering phone numbers can receive directory assistance services at no charge. To apply, call and ask for a Directory Assistance Exempt Certificate. It must be signed by your physician and returned to… Continue reading
