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.

The Legal Aid Society stands with you in deep concern over the impact of the Trump Administration’s sweeping budget bill on those in need of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Medicaid, and other health benefits.

Although the new law may affect access to these benefits for some New Yorkers, nothing has changed yet. We will share updated information as we obtain it.

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.