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- Talk to your employer’s Human Resources department. It will know about the specifics of the health coverage options it offers.
- Talk to a Benefits Planner about how your disability affects your health coverage.
- Call the California Department of Managed Health Care at 1-888-466-2219 (TTY: 1-877-688-9891) if you have questions about your health plan.
- Read the California Department of Insurance's information about health care reform.
- Look at how interaction between Medicare and private health coverage works in Medicare and Other Health Benefits: Your Guide to Who Pays First.
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Community Based Organizations |
Goodwill Industries services range from personal evaluation and office skills training to career counseling, childcare, and transportation. Some of these centers conduct Benefits Planning Assistance and Outreach for Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries related to work activity.
Find locations at www.Goodwill.org, or by calling (voice) 1-800-664-6577.
The California Foundation for Independent Living Centers lists centers serving individuals with all disabilities. Many of these centers conduct Benefits Planning Assistance and Outreach for Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries related to work activity. Most independent living centers can refer callers to local benefit program information if they do not have these services.
Find the list of independent living centers at www.CFILC.org, or by calling (voice) 1-916-325-1690 or (TTY) 1-916-325-1695.
The California Department of Public Health's Office of AIDS lists 1,300 organizations providing HIV/AIDS services throughout California. Some of these organizations offer case management, benefits planning, and benefits counseling services that can include assistance with public and private benefits programs. You can search the list online, or call (voice) 1-800-367-AIDS (2437) or (TTY) 1-888-225-AIDS (2437).
Disability Rights California provides representation for consumers of public programs who are disabled. Website publications include topics on health care, benefit programs, and In-Home Supportive Services.