Know your rights, where to get help and ways to help yourself
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Advocate for Your Health Care
Being your Own Health Care Advocate
This includes three steps to being your own health care advocate, how to share in medical decisions, how to get the right amount of health care and ten ways to stay healthy.
By: Dr. Leslie Reitman
Planning and Communicating about Incapacity, Long-term Care and End-of-Life Issues
(Separate Website)
Learn more about how you can prepare for your own better ending or how you can assist a loved one with their own better ending by exploring and using the information and materials included in this site.
By: UMass Memorial Health Care
Living Wills - Information and Forms
A living will is a document you sign telling your doctor not to use artificial life support measures if you become terminally ill. A sample living will consistent with Colorado law is included.
By: Colorado Bar Association
Aging and Adult Services
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The Division of Aging and Adult Services (AAS) will efficiently and effectively provide human services in support of independent living, self-sufficiency, safety and dignity goals. These goals are on behalf of adults age 18 and over who have disabilities or functional impairments or are otherwise at risk. As a Division, we act upon Colorado Department of Human Service's vision to be the nation's leader in helping individuals, families and communities to be safe and independent.
By: Colorado Department of Human Services
Can I get government health benefits?
(Separate Website)
This is a free, confidential tool that helps you find government benefits you may be eligible to receive.
By: govbenefits.gov
Colorado Indigent Care Program (CICP)
This program provides services on a sliding scale depending on the patient's resources and income. It also provides partial reimbursement to providers for offering medical care to eligible underinsured residents.
By: Colorado Legal Services
Pharmacy Program
If you meet certain conditions, free or low cost medications may be available to you.
By: Colorado Legal Services
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The Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA)
PERA provides public employees of the State of Colorado with retirement, disability and survivors benefits.
By: Colorado Legal Services
Where can I get health care from the Indian Health Service?
(Separate Website)
Find an Indian Health Service facility near you.
By: U.S Department of Health & Human Services, Indian Health Service
Healthcare for active duty and retired members of the uniformed services
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This Web site explains the rules for TRICARE. This is health care for active duty and retired members of the uniformed services (Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Public Health Service, or the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration), their families, and survivors.
By: U.S. Department of Defense
What to do when TRICARE says no
(Separate Website)
If you have a dispute with a decision about your benefits made by TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) or by a TRICARE contractor (in regards to your Military Healthcare Plan), you have the right to to ask for another opinion on the decision.
By: U.S. Department of Defense
Access to Fair Housing
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Decent, safe, affordable housing is often barred to people with mental disabilities because of too little low-income housing and too much discrimination against those who want to live in it. This resource helps address both issues.
By: Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Benefit Resources for Seniors and the Disabled - AARP Benefits Quick Link
(Separate Website)
Use the Benefits Quick Link tool to find the state, federal, and private programs for which you are eligible. Help your family members find public benefits, grandparents raising grandchildren.
By: AARP
Care for the Caregiver Tips - Respite Care
(Separate Website)
Access this site to learn about Respite Care and to read helpful tips for caregivers. Are you in danger of burnout? Caregivers are at increased risk of depression and other symptoms of distress. If you're feeling depressed, anxious, or overwhelmed, that's understandable - this is a difficult time for you…and help is available.
By: HelpGuide.org - Mental Health, Healthy Lifestyles, Seniors & Aging
Child Mental Health Treatment Act
(Separate Website)
The Act allows families to access residential treatment services for their child without requiring a dependency and neglect action, when there is no child abuse or neglect.
By: Colorado Department of Human Services
Children's Mental Health: Resource List
(Separate Website)
Links to resources about medications, special needs, school, behavior, depression, coping skills for children and adolescents.
By: Mental Health America
Finding an Advocate
This is a list of advocate groups that can assist people with disabilities with legal issues. It includes contact information, as well as a brief summary of the kinds of issues each organization handles.
By: Colorado Legal Services - Denver, CO
Health Insurance Beyond Medicare
(Separate Website)
This chapter in the Senior Law Handbook has information on how to compare policies, employers group health insurance plans, long-term care insurance and more. (The Senior Law Handbook is a project of the Colorado Bar Association's Elder Law Forum Committee and the Trust and Estate Section.)
By: Colorado Bar Association - Senior Law Handbook
Hearing Exchange Links and Resources
(Separate Website)
For people with Hearing Loss, Parents and Professionals
There are 417 resource links for you to choose from!
By: Hearing Exchange
How does a person know if he/she qualifies for Medicaid?
(Separate Website)
If you are pregnant now or have children born after September 30, 1983, you may qualify for Medicaid.
By: Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
Kaiser Permanente Healthwise Handbook & "Ask The Doctor" Checklist
(Separate Website)
This resource will help you and your doctors work together to manage your health problems. It was written by Kaiser doctors in Northern California, but
it can be applied to anyone who has health concerns, no matter who the health
care provider is. Most of the information you will want to view is at the end of this resource - scroll down to view.
By: Kaiser Permanente
My HealtheVet
(Separate Website)
Refill your prescription throught the VA, research health information, learn more about maintaining overall mental health and find out how to receive the care you need.
By: Department of Veteran's Affairs
Resource Directory for Persons 60 years of age or older
(Separate Website)
Directory providing resources for transportation, hospice, consumer affairs/legal assistance, housing, employment, health clinics, vision, health insurance, etc...
By: Denver Regional Council of Governments/DRCOG
Resources for People Who Can't Afford Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants
(Separate Website)
If you are unable to afford hearing aids for yourself or your child or are a cochlear implant candidate and your insurance won't cover it, the resources on this website may be able to assist you.
By: Hearing Exchange
Statutory Power of Attorney form This is a Statutory Power of Attorney form that evidences the creation of a relationship between two people who are designated as the "principal" and the "agent". The principal designates the agent in the document, and the agent is authorized to act on the principal's behalf for whatever business the power of attorney permits.
By: The Legal Center
VA Health Benefits
(Separate Website)
Learn about the broad spectrum of medical, surgical, and rehabilitative care benefits provided to veterans.
By: Department of Veteran's Affairs
Veterans Health Care Benefit guide
(Separate Website)
This guide helps you understand how to get health care services from the VA health care system.
By: Department of Veterans Affairs
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