New York Access Resources

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Access to Care

If you would like us to assist you with the different programs and help determine which ones you are eligible for please fill out the Request Assistance Form. You can also visit the Housing Works website by clicking on the house at the top of the page or by clicking on this link to www.housingworks.org

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Empowering Clients
Staff, Volunteers and Supporters

Activism plays a critical role in the fight against AIDS. The nation’s largest AIDS activist group, Housing Works is dedicated to empowering clients, staff, volunteers and supporters to take action—from phone zaps to Congressional visits to street-side civil disobedience—on an array of pressing local, state, national and international AIDS issues. Housing Works’ efforts are powered by the involvement of people like you, who don’t turn a blind eye to injustice. Read our Housing Works AIDS Issues Update blog, and sign up for our newsletter to stay informed and learn what you can do to create change.

State Resources

New York Unemployment Insurance - to apply for Unemployment Benefits
New York State Department of Health - official New York State Department of Health website
New York State County Directory - find the doctors, nurses and other health care providers and contacts in any county in New York State.
New York Medicaid - including Child Health Plus, Medicaid Managed Care, coverage for people with AIDS, and more. You need a Medicare Part D plan to get prescription drug coverage through Medicaid.
New York Medicare Part D - to get prescription drugs paid for through Medicaid and other programs you must have a Medicare Part D plan. You may have to pay a small Medicare copayment for each prescription. You have to join a Medicare Part D plan or you could lose all your New York State Medicaid benefits.
Medicare Part D weblinks - helpful sites about Medicare Part D

HIV Resources

The Network 1-800-734-7104: provides HIV/AIDS counseling, support services and many different case management services in English and/or Español to people with HIV/AIDS in New York City regardless of income or insurance status.
ACCESS NYC - multilingual search for human service health benefits in NYC (Busqueda bilingue para beneficios en la ciudad de Nueva York)
OCHIA - various New York City Insurance Options
HIICAP Hot Line: 1-800-701-0501 provides counseling and info about insurance and entitlement options for the elderly and the disabled.

New York State HIV Services Website - includes Special Needs Programs (SNPs) that provide Medicaid Managed Care services, Child Health and Family Services, and more.
ADAP Program - New York State AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), HIV Uninsured Care Programs, APIC, Home Health Care. In New York State you can call toll-free at 1-800-542-2437, or out of state at 1-518-459-1641
ADAP Drug Formulary List

ADAP Contact
Christine Rivera
(518) 459-1641
Fax: (518) 459-2749
car05@health.state.ny.us

Hepatitis Resources

New York State Hepatitis C Hotline - The New York State Department of Health (DOH) has launched a statewide public awareness campaign to urge New Yorkers to learn about the hepatitis C virus and to take appropriate preventive steps. A toll-free English/Spanish hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to provide basic hepatitis C information, locations for testing and hepatitis A and B vaccination, and other resources available to consumers. The hotline number is 1-800-522-5006. New Yorkers can also call 1-800-734-7104 for information on how to access treatment and care for Hepatitis C (HCV) or Hepatitis B (HBV).
New York State Hepatitis Resources: 1-518-486-6806
New York City Hepatitis Resources
Hepatitis Support Groups
Hepatitis A, B, and C Prevention Programs
HCV Advocate - information, resources, research, education, support & advocacy.
Hepatitis Natural Supplements - information about herbal supplements research for support and health of the liver by The National Institute of Health.
Hep C Info by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
General Hepatitis C Information

Federal Resources

Social Security 1-800-772-1213 (Toll free)
1-800-325-0778 (TTY for people with hearing problems)
Medicare - Help with prescription drug coverage
1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227)
1-877-486-2048 (TTY for people with hearing problems)
Medicare Advantage (Part C) - Extra Help with Prescription Drug Costs for people on Medicare.

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Last modified: 04/26/2010

Access to Care

Activism Empowering Clients Staff, Volunteers and Supporters

Statewide HIV Care Network

Activism
Empowering Clients
Staff, Volunteers and Supporters