Federal Government
- Administration on Aging
- Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
- Bureau of Primary Health Care
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (was Health Care Financing Administration- HCFA) including Letters to State Medicaid Directors
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Justice Office of Civil Rights
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- General Accounting Office (GAO)
- Government Printing Office (access to federal databases such as the Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations and Congressional bills)
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)including a list of Hill-Burton Obligated Facilities (for free or reduced cost care) by state and city.
- Initiative to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health
- Medline through the National Library of Medicine
- National Center for Health Statistics
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Aging
- Office for Civil Rights
- Office of Minority Health
- Social Security Administration
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- U.S. Census Bureau including Health Insurance Statistics and Poverty Statistics
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court – Eastern District of Pennsylvania
National Organizations
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
- The Center for Health Care Strategies
- Center for Law and Social Policy
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- Children’s Defense Fund
- Commonwealth Fund
- Community Service Society of New York
- DiversityRx (language and cultural competency)
- Families USA including their Medicaid Clearinghouse
- Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
- Kaiser Family Foundation and Kaiser Network
- National Academy for State Health Policy
- National Center on Poverty Law
- National Center for Youth Law
- National Clearinghouse for Legal Services (publisher of Clearinghouse Review)
- National Coalition for the Homeless
- National Committee for Quality Assurance including their Managed Care Organization Accreditation Status List
- National Health Law Program
- National Health Law Program’s HealthCareCoach.com website
- National Senior Citizens Law Center
- Public Citizen Health Research Group
- Welfare Law Center
Pennsylvania Government
- Attorney General’s Office- Health Care Section
- Department of Aging
- Department of the Auditor General
- Department of Health
- Department of Insurance
- Department of Public Welfare
- Department of State’s Bureau of Professional & Occupational Affairs (including information on how to find out whether a licensed professional has been disciplined by the state licensing board and how to file a complaint about a licensed professional with the licensing board)
- Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court
- Pennsylvania General Assembly (the House of Representatives and the Senate).
- Pennsylvania Superior Court
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court
- Pennsyvlania Medical Assistance Eligiblity Handbook on-line
Pennsylvania Organizations
- ActionAIDS
- AIDS Services in Asian Communities (ASIAC)
- The ARC Pennsylvania
- Asian Language Project
- CARIE (Center for Advocacy for Rights and Interests of the Elderly)
- Congreso de Latinos Unidos
- Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project
- Critical Path AIDS Project
- Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative (GALAEI)
- Health Promotion Council
- Pennsylvania Protection and Advocacy (PP&A)
- Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council (DDC)
- The PA Developmental Disabilities Council funds projects (including the PA Health Law Project) that work to create favorable conditions for people with developmental disabilities and their families.
- Philadelphia Citizens for Children and Youth
Other Pennsylvania Legal Sites
- Pennsylvania Legal Services by County
- AIDS Law Project
- Community Impact Legal Services
- Community Legal Services (Philadelphia)
- Defenders Association of Philadelphia
- Disability Rights Network
- Education Law Center
- Friends of Farmworkers
- Institutional Law Project
- Juvenile Law Center
- Laurel Legal Services
- Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania
- Legal Clinic for the Disabled
- MidPenn Legal Services
- Neighborhood Legal Services
- North Penn Legal Services
- Northwestern Legal Services
- Philadelphia Bar Association
- Philadelphia Legal Assistance
- Pennsylvania Bar Association with a list of county bar association links
- Southwestern PA Legal Services
- Support Center for Child Advocates
- Utility Law Project
- Women’s Law Project
Help with Prescription Drug Coverage