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Advocacy Organizations
California Small Business Association. This is a volunteer-driven, nonprofit small business advocacy organization that aims to provide small business with a meaningful voice in state and federal government. The Web site contains information about health insurance and offers a range of benefits, including health insurance, to Association members. www.csba.com
HealthCareCoach.com. A project of the National Health Law Program (NHeLP), a nonprofit legal organization, this site offers facts and do-it-yourself tips on topics ranging from health insurance to patient care. www.healthcarecoach.com
Health Consumer Alliance (HCA). HCA's mission is to help low-income people obtain essential health care. HCA's local Health Consumer Centers operate in six counties that are home to a majority of low-income Californians: Fresno, Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, San Francisco, and San Mateo. (310.204.4900) www.healthconsumer.org
Health Rights Hotline. Provides free assistance and information about consumer rights in health care to residents of El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties in California. Trained counselors answer general questions about consumers' rights in health care and help consumers resolve specific problems with their health coverage. (888.354.4474) www.hrh.org
Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP). HICAP is a nonprofit, volunteer-based program to assist seniors and people with disabilities on Medicare with answers to problems concerning their health care. HICAP offers free help at offices throughout California with Medicare claims, appeals, denials, or delays of service or treatment. You can receive unbiased advice about HMOs, Medicare supplemental insurance, long-term care, and more. 800.434.0222. www.cahealthadvocates.org
Office of the Patient Advocate. Part of California’s Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency (and independent from the Department of Managed Health Care), the Office of the Patient Advocate informs and educates patients enrolled in HMOs about how to effectively navigate the health care system and how to make their voices heard. (866.466.8900) www.opa.ca.gov
City and County of San Francisco's Human Rights Commission. Provides information on domestic partner coverage within the city and county of San Francisco. www.sfgov.org/site/sfhumanrights_index.asp
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