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Affordable Health Care Act Impact on Defendants and Offenders (Information): OPPS has partnered with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and similar organizations to develop training and resources to help explain the new health care law and encourage uninsured defendants and offenders to apply for coverage. Open enrollment through the Health Insurance Marketplace runs from October 2013 through March 2014, with coverage beginning as early as January 1, 2014. The toolkit Getting Ready for the Health Insurance Marketplace is now available by clicking here. You can access and view the embedded 30-minute, interactive, online toolkit at your convenience. The toolkit has three sections. The first section describes the health care law, how it works, and why it is important for uninsured individuals with behavioral health conditions. The second section explains how the Health Insurance Marketplace works, how to apply for health coverage, and where to get help. The third section contains numerous communication ideas and materials that help to create awareness and motivation for uninsured individuals to enroll. Useful resources and materials can be downloaded directly from the toolkit. Among the many communication resources provided in the toolkit are articles, brochures, fact sheets, presentations, and videos. Many of the materials are available in multiple languages and customized for specific population segments, such as different ethnic/racial groups. |
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Staffed primarily by ex-offenders, The Fortune Society is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to assisting ex-offenders and at-risk youth break the cycle of crime and incarceration through a broad range of services which include: counseling, career development, housing, education, substance abuse treatment services, alternatives to incarceration services, health services, and volunteer/internship opportunities. We communicate with prisoners all over the country via the mail, answering questions and providing information for those who are in need of services. We are also dedicated to educating the public about prisons, criminal justice issues, and the root causes of crime. Fortune News, our quarterly journal, is sent free of charge to inmates and contributing members. |
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The United Way invests in and activates the resources to make the greatest possible impact in communities across America. The United Way movement includes approximately 1,400 community-based United Way organizations. Each is independent, separately incorporated, and governed by local volunteers. |
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An online screening tool to help determine, anaonymously, to what benefits a person may be entitled. It is free, easy-to-use, and completely confidential. The user answers a series of questions, and then GovBenefits.gov returns a list of government benefit programs you may be eligible to receive along with information about how you can apply. |
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Maintained by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Medicaid Site for Consumer Information includes links providing information about state medicaid programs. |
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The people maintaining NeedyMeds.com state that they regularly contacts every drug company to check on the accuracy of the data presented on their website. Their information is obtained directly from the drug manufacturers. There are two particularly helpful links on the site. One is a Programs List with links to each program's specific information. The other is a list of Patient Assistance Program Applications with links to the applications saved in pdf format viewable with Adobe Acrobat. |
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RxHope is financially supported by PhRMA (Pharmaceutical and Research Manufacturers of America) and participating pharmaceutical companies. It began as a grassroots effort of the Patient Assistance Managers and Directors of the PhRMA-member companies and has grown into the leading Internet-based patient assistance and sampling web portal in the pharmaceutical industry. Each patient assistance request form has been custom-designed to the pharmaceutical company's rules engine. RxHope does not approve or deny requests nor does take delivery or ship product. They merely remove the time and costs of these programs by web-enabling labor-intensive paperwork onto the physician's computer. RxHope is an independent company, and is not affiliated with third parties who may provide patients with no-cost or low-cost medications. This link goes to research, government and corporate sponsored patient assistance programs for over 1000 medications. |
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The Medicine Program was established by volunteers dedicated to alleviating the plight of an ever increasing number of patients who cannot afford their prescription medication. Their function, in cooperation with the physician, is to assist patients who may qualify to enroll in one or more of the many patient assistance programs now available. These programs provide prescription medicine free-of-charge to individuals in need, regardless of age, if they meet the sponsor's criteria. Those approved and enrolled, will have the medication sent to their doctor for dispensing. If the program's sponsor approves the application, medication will be received at no charge. To be approved for enrollment, some of the primary requirements are that the applicant has no insurance coverage for outpatient prescription drugs; the applicant does not qualify for a government program which provides for prescription medication, e.g. Medicaid; the applicant's income is at a level which causes a hardship when the patient is required to purchase the medication at retail. |
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The National Commission on Correctional Health Care serves as a resource to correctional health care systems, helping them to provide efficient, high-quality care by offering a wide range of services and programs. |
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The American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) is a nonprofit, bipartisan organization of individuals and agencies concerned with human services. It educates members of Congress, the media, and the broader public on what is happening in the states around welfare, child welfare, health care reform, and other issues involving families and the elderly. |
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A website maintained by the Health Resources and Services Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services with information about obtaining free medical care. |
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The American Public Health Association maintains links to public health issues on the Internet. |
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Website maintained by the American Association of Poison Control Centers. There are three ways to find out about Poison Centers in your area. You can click on a map and find out about Poison Centers in that state, enter your zip code, or look in a directory to find out which Poison Center serves your area. |
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HIV/AIDS Bureau web page maintained by Health Resources and Services Administration/Health and Human Services. |
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The Center for Disease Control's Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention web page. |
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The AIDS Treatment Data Network provides information and services including:
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The Indian Health Service's Area Offices and Facilities web page. |
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The Center for Disease Control's Office of Minority Health web site. |
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The National Institutes of Health's Medline Plus provides information links covering Gay and Lesbian Health. |
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Most programs, government or private, require birth certificates and/or other vital documents. This web page, which is part of the Center for Disease Control, provides the addresses for the state agencies from which these documents can be obtained. |