Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Programs (HICAP) California Health Advocates 1600 K Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: 1-800-434-0222 Web: http://www.cahealthadvocates.org |
 HICAP helps seniors and disabled persons on medicare, and their families, with understanding the beneifits under varous Medicare supplement plans, including health maintenance organizations (HMO). they can provide assistance with building supplemental insurance companies. They will aslo help in resolving problems wioth Medicare, insurance companies and HMOs, as well as providing insight into understanding the benefits and restrictions available with various plans, and helping beneficiaries understand changes in Medicare. |
San Francisco AIDS foundation 995 Market St, #200 San Francisco, CA 94103 Phone: 415-487-3000 Calif. AIDS Hotline: 800-367-AIDS Email: feedback@sfaf.org Web: http://www.sfaf.org/ |
Web site is an information site about AIDS/HIV. This site features information about treatment, prevention, policy and what the consumer can do to get involved, a mailing list, and links to the latest topical news. |
Los Angeles Times Health Section Los Angeles Times 202 W. 1st St. Los Angeles, CA 90012 Phone: 213-237-5000 Web: http://www.latimes.com/news/ health/ |
Site features health news stories, sections devoted to men's, women's and children's health. |
Center for Health and Public Policy Studies Email: chpps@uclink4.berkeley.edu Web: http://chpps.berkeley.edu/ |
The Center for Health and Public Policy Studies researches health and policy issues in and around California. The Center also supports public policies that help to promote health and prevent disease. The site has information on health insurance, health policy research, tobacco control, Medicaid managed care, publications, and links to other Internet sites. |
California Department of Health Services Contact Information: California Department of Health Services Office of Public Affairs 714 P Street, Room 1350 Sacramento, California 95814 Phone: 916-657-3064 Fax: 916-657-0240 Web: http://www.dhs.cahwnet.gov/ |
The mission of the California Department of Health Services (DHS) is to protect and improve the health of all Californians.
The site features frequently called telephone numbers, list of organizations, links to health related sites, press release, state forms, and statisical resources. |
Los Angeles County, Department of Health Services, Public Health Programs Contact Information: Public Health Programs 313 N. Figueroa St. Los Angeles, CA 90012 Email: phps@dhs.co.la.ca.us Web: http://phps.dhs.co.la.ca.us/ |
The Public Health Programs and Services (PHP&S) branch of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services protects health, prevents disease, and promotes health and well-being for all persons in Los Angeles County. Public health nurses make home visits to families with communicable diseases; epidemiologists investigate the sources of disease outbreaks; environmental health specialists ensure safe food, water, and housing; and all work with community coalitions to advocate for public policies to protect and improve health. |
Health & Human Services Agency County of San Diego Health & Human Services Agency 1700 Pacific Hwy. Mail Stop P501A San Diego, CA 92101 Web: http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/ cnty/cntydepts/health/ index.html |
The Health & Human Services Agency Web site has informative sections regarding: aging, children and families, health services, social services, and veterans services in California. |
The Healthy Families Program is a state and federal funded health coverage program for children with family incomes above the level eligible for no cost Medi-Cal and below 250% of the federal income guidelines ($35,376 for a family of three). From this page you can: obtain more information about the program, get your questions answered, request assistance from a program administrator |
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CMRI is the peer Review organization in California. It provides beneficiary education on their Medicare rights, managed care plan options, benefits, etc. |
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California Nurses Association 300 Franklin St. Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: 1-800-440-6877 Web: http://www.calnurse.org |
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California Wellness Foundation 6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1700 Woodland Hills, Ca 91367 Phone: 818-715-1985 Web: http://www.tcwf.org |
A charitable foundation that focuses on health promotion, wellness education, and disease prevention. |
Center for Health Care Rights 520S Lafayette Park Place, Suite 214 Los Angeles, CA 90057 Phone: 213-385-4519 or 1-800-824-0780 Web: www.healthcarerights.org |
Provides health care access information, education, counseling, and advocacy for Medicare recipients |
Children's Partnership 1351 3rd St., Suite ?206? Santa Monica, CA 90401 Web: http://www.cmri-ca.org/ |
For uninsured or underinsured children |
Health Consumer Alliance (HCA) 405 14th St., 3rd Floor Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: 510-302-0445 Fax: 510-444-3332 Email: hca@healthlaw.org Web: www.healthconsumer.org |
HCA is a partnership of consumer assistance programs operated by community-based legal services organizations. The common mission is to help low-income people obtain essential health care. There are six HCA Health Consumer Centers in Fresno, Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, San Francisco, and San Mateo counties. |
Latina Health Policy Project and the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California 1535 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94103 Phone: 415-431-7430 Email: prolatinas@aol.com Web: http://www.lchc.org |
CMRI is the peer Review organization in California. It provides beneficiary education on their Medicare rights, managed care plan options, benefits, etc. |
Maternal and Child Health Access Project 1010 S. Flower Street, Suite 404 Los Angeles, Ca 90015 Phone: 213-749-4261 Web: http://www.mchaccess.org |
Provides health services for low income women and their families |
Access for Infants and Mothers Program (AIM) 1149 South Broadway Street, 8th Floor Los Angeles, CA 900156 PO Box 15248 Los Angeles, CA 90015 1-800-433-2611 Web: http://www.mrmib.ca.gov |
Provides services for low-income pregnant women and infants. |
California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform 1610 Bush Street San Francisco, CA 94109 Phone 415-474-5171 Fax 415-474-2904 Web: http://www.canhr.org |
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California Community Foundation 606 Olive Street, Suite 2400 Los Angeles, CA 90014 Phone: 213-413-4042 Fax: 213-622-2979 Web: http://www.calfund.org |
Grants funds to individuals and community organizations, including health care related. |
California Endowment 21650 Oxnard Street, Suite 1200 Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Phone 818-703-3311 Fax 818-703-8640 Web: http://www.calendow.org |
A charitable foundation that focuses on improving access to affordable, quality health care for the underserved. |
California Health Care Foundation 476 Ninth Street Oakland, CA 94607 Phone: 510-238-1040 Fax: 510-238-1388 Web: http://www.chcf.org |
The California Health Care Foundation's goal is to expand access to affordable, quality health care to individuals and communities and to promote fundamental improvements in the health status of people in California. |
California Consumer Health Care Council (CCHCC) PO Box 590307 San Francisco, CA 94159-0307 Phone: 1-888-CAL-COUNcil (1-888-225-2686) Email: cchcc@igc.org Web: http://www.cchcc.org |
A non-profit public benefit foundation run by volunteers that gives individual assistance to person having problems with HMOs, health insurers, and other health care businesses. |
