Louisiana

Medical Benefits

Know Your Rights

• ABLE accounts: set aside money without putting your other public benefits at risk.

  "ABLE" stands for the "Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014." This law allows ABLE accounts to help people save for things related to a disability. Learn more here about the ABLE program. Read More

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  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (Hammond Office)

• Did Social Security Stop Your Benefits Because You Had an Arrest Warrant?

  Find out more about what you can do if Social Security stopped your benefits because you had an arrest warrant. This information is from the National Senior Citizens Law Center. Content Detail

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  National Senior Citizens Law Center

• Find free or low cost health and dental care

  Learn more about finding low-cost dental care. You can click on the link or click to see the fact sheet. This information comes from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, affiliated with the National Institutes of Health. Read More

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  National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

• Guide to Medicare Savings through the Medicaid Program

  If you have Medicare and have low income and few assets, you may be eligible to have the state?s Medicaid program pay your Medicare premiums for you. This guide describes the program, eligibility criteria, and how to apply. Content Detail

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  Advocacy Center

• How to Get Legal Help/Como Obtener Ayuda Legal

  Information in English and Spanish about how to get help from programs that offer free help to qualified people. Lea aquí para aprender cómo obtener ayuda gratis con problemas legales, ayuda de los programas para las personas de ingresos bajos. Content Detail

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  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (Hammond Office)

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Information about Health Care Products and Services (Federal Trade Commission)

  Find out about health care products and services and how to avoid scams and fraud on this site sponsored by the Federal Trade Commission. Content Detail

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  Federal Trade Commission

• Internet Sites for Legal Information

  List of online legal research and information resources, from the Law Library of Louisiana. Content Detail

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  Law Library of Louisiana

• Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (including Nursing Homes)

  Find out more about this government program to help people in nursing homes and other long-term care places. Content Detail

• Medicare Prescription Drug Plans

  Information about the Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage. Content Detail

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  U.S Department of Health & Human Services, Centers on Medicare and Medicaid Services

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Office of Citizens with Developmental Disabilities (OCDD)

  OCDD gives information and services for Louisiana residents with a developmental disability, defined as a severe chronic disability caused by mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, or autism. Content Detail

• Paying for nursing home care

  Here is information on how to pay for nursing homes, including legal information about Medicare, Medicaid, Medigap and long-term care insurance. Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

• Planning for Incapacity - A Self Help Guide

  A guidebook with legal forms to help you plan. Content Detail

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  Elder Law Task Force

• Social Security Benefits Calculator

  Find out how what kind of benefits you might be able to get. You will need to answer questions on the Social Security website to get an estimate of different kinds of benefits. Content Detail

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  Social Security Administration

• Transfer and discharge

  Protect against forced transfer or discharge from a nursing home. Content Detail

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  National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform