In HLA and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s medical-legal partnership for immigrants, health care providers will refer immigrant patients to HLA’s attorneys when they are faced with barriers to getting the care they need.
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Without sufficient support, children with limited English proficiency cannot “access the same education” as their peers, comments MHAP for Kids Staff Attorney Brian Bermudez at a hearing about legislation to strengthen interpreter services in schools.
HLA is grateful to the Boston Foundation for supporting our Gender-Diverse Healthcare Access Project and proud to be among these great organizations!
Gender-diverse and transgender patients face challenges at every turn, with Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care differing drastically between states and the ongoing redetermination process threatening loss of coverage.
Patients are allowed to request files about denied insurance claims, including any information about why claims were denied. See guidelines for how to make this request, including a claim file request template created by HLA.
Community leaders, including HLA, Health Care For All, and Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts, are here to help as the state prepares to drop hundreds of thousands of people from the MassHealth insurance program.
Massachusetts Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey argue that promotion of medical credit cards could be predatory, and that the offer may lock people into plans with hidden terms that are worse than other payment plans.
Health Law Advocates’ Mental Health Advocacy Program for Kids partnered with Boston Children’s Hospital ACO to help families navigate the complex systems around mental health services.
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