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	<title>NY Health Access RSS (Getting Started)</title>
	<description>(Start here if you are not sure which topic you need information about.)</description>
	<link>http://www.wnylc.com/health/17/</link>
	
	
	
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		<title>About Us</title>
		<link>http://www.wnylc.com/health/entry/87/</link>
		<description>This site is made possible in part by grants from the New York State Office for Aging and the New York Community Trust. We are also grateful to Western New York Law Center for hosting the site.&amp;nbsp; We are grateful to Selfhelp Community...</description>
		<category>Getting Started</category>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:29:56 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Useful Websites and Phone Numbers</title>
		<link>http://www.wnylc.com/health/entry/60/</link>
		<description>STATEWIDE RESOURCES

ADAP (AIDS Drugs Assistance Program): 1-800-542-2437
 
Ayuda Legal NY: Encuentra asistencia legal gratuita en Nueva York, aprendas de sus derechos legales, obtenga información sobre las cortes, y mucho...</description>
		<category>Getting Started</category>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:08:57 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>NYS Hospital Financial Assistance Law -- Hospitals Must Provide Charity Care Assistance Program</title>
		<link>http://www.wnylc.com/health/entry/69/</link>
		<description>Overview 
 Charity care refers to free or low cost care provided by hospitals to uninsured or underinsured patients.  New York State has provided significant state funding to hospitals for charity care since 1983, but it wasn&#039;t until...</description>
		<category>Getting Started</category>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:10:42 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Public Health Insurance Programs in New York State</title>
		<link>http://www.wnylc.com/health/entry/56/</link>
		<description>These materials include an overview of public health insurance programs in New York and in-depth information on Medicaid managed care.</description>
		<category>Getting Started</category>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:42:23 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Language Access Services in Health Care Settings</title>
		<link>http://www.wnylc.com/health/entry/73/</link>
		<description>Federal and State laws prohibit national origin discrimination against limited english proficient (LEP) individuals when they are provided health care services.  New York also has specific protections for LEP individuals that require language...</description>
		<category>Getting Started</category>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 12:42:19 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Medicaid 101: Eligibility for Public Health Insurance in New York State</title>
		<link>http://www.wnylc.com/health/entry/72/</link>
		<description>This article describes New York&#039;s Medicaid and related programs and lays out financial eligibility rules in an outline format with citations to federal law, state law, and sub-regulatory resources. It also explores the federal underpinnings for...</description>
		<category>Getting Started</category>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:24:36 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Access for People with Disabilities</title>
		<link>http://www.wnylc.com/health/entry/106/</link>
		<description>People with disabilities may confront additional barriers to accessing health care.  Barriers to enrolling in public health care programs like Medicaid, Family Health Plus and Child Health Plus include transportation issues, physical access...</description>
		<category>Getting Started</category>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:28:16 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>How to use this website</title>
		<link>http://www.wnylc.com/health/entry/86/</link>
		<description>Welcome to the NY Health Access website!
 This site is intended to serve as a constantly evolving resource for advocates, caregivers, and consumers on public health insurance programs in New York State.
What this site isn&#039;t
 There are some types...</description>
		<category>Getting Started</category>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:48:50 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Tool Kit for Community Health Centers:  Helping Patients Access Health Care Coverage</title>
		<link>http://www.wnylc.com/health/entry/101/</link>
		<description>The tool kit you will find at the link below was created by the Empire Justice Center with funding from the New York State Health Foundation.  The tool kit is designed to guide community health center staff in their efforts to help patients...</description>
		<category>Getting Started</category>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:57:19 -0400</pubDate>
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