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A Consumer Guide for Getting and Keeping Health Insurance (50 States and District of Columbia)
With a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Georgetown University Institute for Health Care Research and Policy has written A CONSUMER GUIDE FOR GETTING AND KEEPING HEALTH INSURANCE for  details...
Educational Institution--Follow the Resource URL for More Information
FAQ - About The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
This fact sheet answers commonly asked questions about the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program -- vaccines covered, amounts awarded, and related topics are reviewed. Health Resources and Serv details...
Office of Special Programs, Health Resources and Services Administration
Compliance Guide to the Family and Medical Leave Act
This compliance guide summarizes the Act's regulations, explains the provisions of the law, and the rights and responsibilities of affected employers and employees. Specific, commonly asked questions details...
Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) --- Administrative Simplification
The Administrative Simplification (AS) provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) are intended to reduce the costs and administrative burdens of health care by makin details...
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Know Your Rights
This fact sheet discusses selected disability rights topics for people with severe mental illness. Topics covered include: the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) progr details...
Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Last Acts
Last Acts is a campaign to bring public awareness to death related issues and help individuals, families and organizations pursue better ways to care for the dying. Details about related programs and  details...
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program compensates individuals or families injured by childhood vaccines. This site provides an outline of applicable vaccines and injuries; reviews the proc details...
Office of Special Programs, Health Resources and Services Administration
Office for Civil Rights General Information
This Web page provides links to copies of laws, regulations, fact sheets, and information on filing complaints for violations of civil rights. Topics covered include discrimination on the basis of ra details...
Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) Online Publications
Publications and resources for use by both veterans and their health care providers. Documents available fall under the following headings: patient advocacy and accessibility; self-help; clinical prac details...
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Patient's Bill of Rights -- American Academy of Pain Management
The American Academy of Pain Management's compliance with the Patient's Bill of Rights. The American Hospital Association's statement on a patient's Bill of Rights has been incorporated as part of t details...
American Academy of Pain Management

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