Health & Disability

If you live with a chronic and/or critical illness or are facing other health challenges and are struggling to secure or keep health care services or income supports you need, our Health, Disability Advocacy and HIV/AIDS Representation (H/ARP) units should be able to provide you with assistance or a referral.

How to get help

Resources

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Disability for Adults from SSA
Expansion of Medicaid Dental Coverage in NYS
Health Insurance & Immigration Status
Health Insurance and Court-Ordered Behavioral Health
Lump Sum Payments and Medicaid Eligibility
Medicaid Overpayment Investigations in NYC
Medicaid Spenddowns
Medicaid and Fair Hearings
Medicaid for Transition-Related Care
NYRx (Medicaid Pharmacy Program)
SSI for Children
Social Security Overpayments
Using Medicaid to Get Health Care Services
What You Need to Know About In-Network Medicaid Dentists and Out-of-Network Referrals

How To Get Help

Call our Access to Benefits Helpline at 888-663-6880 for assistance with a Medicaid, Medicare or other coverage denial or a federal disability benefit (SSI or SSDI) appeal. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Call our HIV/AIDS Representation Project’s helpline at 718-579-8989 if you are a person living with HIV/AIDS and need assistance with a legal matter.