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This section of PALawHelp.org has information and resources about Medical Assistance issues in Pennsylvania.

• Appealing a Coverage Decision Made by your Medical Assistance Plan

  Information from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project on the appealing decisions regarding managed care under PA Medical Assistance. [PDF] Content Detail

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  Pennsylvania Health Law Project

• Application for cash assistance, SNAP and Medical Assistance Benefits [PDF]

  This form from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services is an Application for Cash Assistance, SNAP and Medical Assistance Benefits [PDF] Content Detail

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  Pennsylvania Department of Human Services

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  Spanish / Español

• Benefits Available from the Welfare Office for Low Income Persons

  A Summary of Benefits available through your County Assistance Office from Neighborhood Legal Services Association. Content Detail

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  Neighborhood Legal Services Association

• Benefits.gov

  Benefits.gov is a free, online confidential tool that helps you find government benefits you may be eligible to receive. Content Detail

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  Benefits.gov, a partnership of many Federal agencies and organizations

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  Spanish / Español

• Biling Issues for Consumers with both Medicare and Medical Assistance

  A guide to health care billing issues for Dual Eligible Consumers (eligible for both Medical Assistance and Medicare) from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project. [PDF] Content Detail

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  Pennsylvania Health Law Project

• Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program

  Information on Medical Assistance coverage for woman with Breast or Cervical cancer or certain precancerous conditions. Content Detail

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  Pennsylvania Health Law Project

• COMPASS - Apply for Public Benefits and Services from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

  Pennsylvania residents can apply for a variety of programs offered by the PA Department of Human Services, including public assistance, food stamps, health care coverage, energy assistance and other social service programs at this site Content Detail

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  Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Application for Social Services (COMPASS)

• Disabled People May Get Medical Assistance Through Either Healthy Horizons or MAWD

  Information from Community Legal Services of Philadelphia on two programs that provides medical assistance to disabled workers, including what it takes to qualify for assistance under each of the programs. Read More

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  Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

• Do I Need a Medical Form to Get Medicaid?

  Pennsylvania expanded Medicaid in 2015. Before Medicaid expansion, most lower-income adults who wanted Medicaid had to get forms from their doctors saying that they had health problems. Now, most lower-income adults can get Medicaid without medical forms. Community Legal Services of Philadelphia provides information on this change. Content Detail

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  Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

• Dual Eligibility in Pennsylvania: What Happens When I Am Newly Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid?

  This manual from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project is for advocates and consumers who have Medicare and are also eligible for or enrolled in a Medicaid program. Medicaid in Pennsylvania is called "Medical Assistance" or "MA." Persons with Medicare and Medicaid are frequently referred to a "dual eligibles" due to their being simultaneously eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. (PDF) Content Detail

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  Pennsylvania Health Law Project

• Getting Medical Assistance for a Child (under 18) with a Severe Disability, Behavioral or Autism Spectrum Disorder

  Information on whether a child with a severe disability qualifies for Medical Assistance and how to prove it. Content Detail

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  Pennsylvania Health Law Project

• HealthCare.gov

  HealthCare.gov is a federal government Website managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services where you can get information on health care options that are available and sign up for health care benefits. Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• Health Care/Medical Assistance

  This is the section of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services website with information for Medical Assistance providers Content Detail

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  Pennsylvania Department of Human Services

• How Is My Medical Assistance Changing?

  In March 2015, Pennsylvania welfare offices started sending letters to most adults who have Medical Assistance (MA). The letters tell people how their MA will change in the next weeks and months. This flyer from Community Legal Services of Philadelphia provides some answers to questions that you may have about the letters. [PDF] Content Detail

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  Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

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  Spanish / Español

• How to Appeal a Denial in Community HealthChoices

  This consumer fact sheet from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project provides information on how to appeal service denials under the Community HealthChoices program. Content Detail

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  Pennsylvania Health Law Project