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Health Care Legal Assistance | Legal Aid Of Southeast And Central Ohio

73 East Water Street, Chillicothe, OH 45601

Applicants must be at or below 125% of the federal poverty level. *Applicants are also ineligible if providing assistance would create a conflict of interest. Client may be eligible for representation in the following cases: *Need help with a Medicaid or Medicare denial of eligibility, coverage of services, durable medical equipment, supplement, termination, suspension, home care services, etc. *Home care needs for clients or children with disabilities are not being provided or unable to find a provider *Applied for a Home Care Waiver and have been denied or services or hours have been denied, reduced, or terminated *Managed Care Plan issues a denial, termination, or reduction of services; denies a prior authorization request for something your doctor/provider says you need like medical equipment or home care services; or fails to assist arranging care for a child with disabilities *Establishing eligibility for the Medicare Premium Assistance Programs or with denials *Help with long-term care facilities/nursing home discharge actions/threats *Need help with a hospital bill which you cannot afford by finding out whether the hospital provided proper notice about the Hospital Care Assurance Plan known as HCAP to reduce the costs to low-income uninsured individuals *Are threatened or sued because of a medical debt *Accommodation to get cash assistance (Ohio Works First/OWF or SNAP/Food Assistance) because you cannot work due to disability or are caring for a person in your household who has a disability *Social Security Benefits (SSI, SSDI, RSDI) are being terminated, suspended, or stopped; or if the Social Security Administration says you have an overpayment, submitting a waiver request, getting a waiver denial, or giving notice to stop your benefits because of medical improvement or because you are now an adult *Need help with veteran’s benefits appeals or services
Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm, closed 12:30pm-1pm

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Fairfield County, Ohio
Hocking County, Ohio
Ross County, Ohio
Jackson County, Ohio
Pickaway County, Ohio
Washington County, Ohio
Gallia County, Ohio
Athens County, Ohio
Pike County, Ohio
Meigs County, Ohio
Morgan County, Ohio
Vinton County, Ohio
Fayette County, Ohio

Description

Provides legal assistance which may include information, advice, or representation as well as online resources to help with the following issues: *Medicaid or Medicare *Managed care plan issues *Long-term care facilities/nursing home *Hospital Care Assurance Plan (HCAP) *Medical debt lawsuits *Enforce rights as disabled person to participate in state and federal programs

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Legal Aid Of Southeast And Central Ohio

Provides legal representation at no charge in CIVIL MATTERS for residents of Southeast and Central Ohio who have low household incomes, or who are age 60 or older. The organization is the result of a merge between Southeastern Ohio Legal Services and The Legal Aid Society of Columbus.