Health Care for Seniors

Know Your Rights

• Learn about Medicaid Programs that Can Help You Pay for Medicare Premiums

  There are several kinds of Medicaid available that help people get health care. This video explains how Medicaid can help people pay for Medicare premiums. Content Detail

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

• Are You a Low Income Person or Family in Need of Medical Care? Do You Know about Medicaid? PDF

  It may be easier than you think to apply and qualify. Look inside for more information. Content Detail

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

• Use medical bills you already owe to get "Spend Down" Medicaid

  There are several kinds of Medicaid. Medically Needy Spend-down Medicaid lets you use medical bills you owe to meet income requirements for Medicaid eligibility. Content Detail

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

• You Can Keep Your Home and Receive Medicaid

  This video about Medicaid in Georgia was created for GeorgiaLegalAid.org by Kent Buis, a law student at Atlanta's John Marshall Law School. The video content is based on a community education brochure created by Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc. and prepared under the direction of Georgia Legal Services Program. This is legal information, not legal advice. If you have a legal problem, you should speak with a lawyer. Content Detail

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  Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc.

• Are You Eligible for Any Government Benefits?

  Enter information into this website and it will give you a report on benefits you may be eligible to receive. Content Detail

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  GovBenefits, A Partnership of Federal Agencies and Organizations

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  Spanish / Español

• Choosing a Health Plan That Is Right for You

  This guide answers three important questions: What does it mean to choose a health plan? How do I make the right choice? What do I do if things go wrong? Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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  Chinese / 中文

• EarnBenefits Online

  Find if you qualify for public health benefits and find out how to apply. Content Detail

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  Seedco

• Medical Debt and Seniors: How Consumer Law Can Help

  Americans are living longer, in part due to dramatic advances in medical care. One of the costs of longer life expectancies is that someone has to pay for this medical care. While access to quality medical care is essential for seniors and should be a universal right, it can leave them saddled with unmanageable medical debt. Consumer law remedies are critical in helping seniors avoid financial ruin due to overwhelming medical bills. Content Detail

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  National Consumer Law Center

• What is Elder Abuse?

  This brochure is aimed at providing information and resources for victims of elder abuse as well as defining laws pertaining to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Read More

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  Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc.

• GeorgiaCares - Health Insurance Counseling, Assistance and Referrals for the Elderly PDF

  this is designed to educate and help seniors with 6 things:(1) information about low cost prescription assistance programs, health insurance, managed care, long term care insurance, Medical Supplemental Insurance, Medicare savings program; Help with applying for low cost prescription assistance programs, understanding your rights as a Medicare beneficiary, analyzing your Medicare Summary Notice, comparing and evaluating health insurance and managed care plans, sorting through medical bills and assistance filing medical claims; assistance with complicated Medicare problems; referrals to other appropriate agencies; community education; and counseling in person and by phone. Content Detail

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  GeorgiaCares

  Read this in:

  Korean / 한국어

  Russian / Pусский

  Spanish / Español

  German / Deutsch

  Chinese / 中文

  Haitian Creole / Kreyòl ayisyen

  Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt

  Somali / Soomaali

• Links to Georgia Resources for Medicaid, Medicare, Nursing Homes, Personal Care and Home Health Care

  This web site provides additional links to resources in Georgia for Medicaid, Medicare, Nursing Homes and Personal Care Homes and Home Health Care providers. Content Detail

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  Elder Law Committee of State Bar of Georgia

• Relative Adoption Benefits Can Affect Your Eligibility for Other Benefits Programs PDF

  Adoption can change healthcare coverage or other benefits programs. Content Detail

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

• The Georgia Statutory Financial Power of Attorney PDF

  The information in this document includes an explanation of the Financial Power of Attorney, cautionary language to those considering giving someone power over their financial affairs, instructions for completing the statutory form, and a copy of the form substantially the same as the one which appears in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Content Detail

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  Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services

• A Snapshot of Estate Recovery in Georgia PDF

  The state of Georgia may place a lien on your real and personal property if you received Medicaid while in a nursing home or intermediate care home or mental institution. Content Detail

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

• Basics of Medicaid

  Medicaid is a health care program funded by the federal and state governments to help people with low incomes pay their medical bills. Read More

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  Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc.