To read more
about how you can get health insurance coverage, or find free or
low-cost health care, you may wish to contact the following organizations,
or visit their Web sites.
National
Women's Health Resource Center (NWHRC)
157 Broad Street, Suite 106
Red Bank, NJ 07701
1-877-986-9472 (toll-free)
www.healthywomen.org
Our Web site provides a more complete listing of national organizations
dealing with health insurance and consumer health issues. Click
here to read the health insurance topic at www.healthywomen.org.
American
Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
601 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20049
1-888-OUR-AARP (687-2277) (toll-free)
www.aarp.org
A nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people age
50 and over, providing a wide range of benefits, special products
and services, including discounts on prescription drugs.
Consumer
Guides for Getting and Keeping Health Insurance
Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
2233 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite 525
Washington, DC 20007
www.healthinsuranceinfo.net
Produces
online consumer guides written specifically for each state
and the District of Columbia; a resource if you are having
legal trouble getting or keeping health care, or if you have
a dispute with your health care provider.
U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Health Resources
and Services Administration (HRSA)
1-888-ASK-HRSA (1-888-275-4772) (toll-free)
Visit HRSA's "Find Help" page at www.hrsa.gov/help.
America's
Health Insurance Plans
601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
South Building, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20004
202-778-3200
www.ahip.org
Offers a variety of insurance-related resources for consumers,
including a series of consumer guides on various types of
insurance: health insurance, managed care, long-term care,
disability and special guides for business owners.
Medicare
Rights Center
1460 Broadway, 17th floor
New York, NY 10036
212-869-3850
Washington, DC Office:
1030 15th Street, NW, Suite 250
Washington, DC 20005
202-589-1316
www.medicarerights.org
The Medicare Rights Center (MCR) provides information
and assistance to people with Medicare; helps older adults
and people with disabilities get good, affordable health care.
The
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
2400 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
650-854-9400
Washington,
DC Office:
1330 G Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
202-347-5270
www.kff.org/uninsured
Reports and updates pertaining to health coverage and
the uninsured.
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