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Health
National Senior Citizens Law Center
The National Senior Citizens Law Center advocates nationwide to promote the
independence and well-being of low-income elderly individuals, as well as persons with
disabilities, with particular emphasis on women and racial and ethnic minorities.
As a national support center, NSCLC advocates through litigation, legislative and agency
representation and assistance to attorneys and paralegals in field programs.
HHS Administration for Families and Children
Oversees Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program, child care, child
support enforcement, child abuse and neglect, etc.
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
This is the main gateway on the web to the services Kentucky's Cabinet for Health and
Family Services provides.
Department of Health and Human Services
The federal agency overseeing health and human service programs.
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Legal advocacy for the civil rights and human dignity of people with mental disability
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
The Center is a nonpartisan research organization and policy institute that conducts research and analysis on a range of government policies and programs, with an emphasis on those affecting low and moderate income people. Publishes excellent issue papers on public benefits and health access.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with the States to administer Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and health insurance portability standards
Families USA is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans. Membership in their Health Action Network is free. The network distributes timely information and mobilizes people for action when appropriate.
Hentry Gray Anatomy of the Body
The well-known anatomy book online, courtesy of Bartleby.com
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation. The Foundation is an independent voice and source of facts and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the general public.
Kentucky WIC program
Information about why WIC is useful, how to apply, and what the income guidelines are.
Cornell University Medicaid Law Overview
Links to information about Medicaid, including statutory and regulatory information, case decisions, etc.
Medicare
The official U.S. site for people with Medicare; useful for advocates, too.
Medline Plus
The National Library of Medicine, a part of the National Institutes of Health, created and maintains MedlinePlus to help web users locate health information.
Medline Plus en español
MedlinePlus ofrece información proveniente de los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud y otras fuentes de confianza sobre más de 600 temas de salud. MedlinePlus también cuenta con tutoriales interactivos de educación de salud, una enciclopedia médica, información sobre medicamentos de receta y venta libre y las últimas noticias de salud.
Merck Manuals
Online version of popular medical information manual
National Health Law Program
National support center for health law. Publications and issue papers; links and news.
National Veterans Legal Services Program
NVLSP is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization devoted to increasing national understanding of the plight of America's forgotten veterans and their families while working to support the interest of needy veterans. NVLSP achieves its mission through education, advocacy, and public policy programming, and through active litigation.
Needy Meds
Information about patient assistance programs which provide no cost prescription medications to eligible participants.
Rx Outreach is a Patient Assistance Program that provides qualified low-income individuals and families with access to generic versions of brand name medications.
The Starkey Hearing Foundation
The Starkey Foundation gives away more than 20,000 hearing aids every year. Annually, the Starkey Hearing Foundation conducts more than 150 hearing missions in countries stretching from the U.S. to Peru to South Africa to Vietnam. In addition to giving away hearing instruments and batteries, the Foundation works to promote hearing health awareness while also supporting and conducting research and education on hearing healthcare
United Way of Greater Cincinnati
The mission of United Way of Greater Cincinnati, which provides support for Legal Aid of the Bluegrass, is to be a leader and community catalyst
mobilizing the caring power of individuals and organizations
to help people measurably improve their lives.
Cornell University Health Law
Statutory and regulatory links regarding health law for recent cases, etc.