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National Disability Rights Network: find your state agency
A directory of the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy agencies, one in every state and territory, that provide legal advocacy for people with disabilities, including difficulty getting disability services.
Know before you go
The home page says that if you have a disability and are having a legal problem or difficulty getting disability services, you should call your state's Protection and Advocacy agency. The directory page lists each agency's address, phone and website. These agencies serve people with disabilities, and each decides which cases it takes, so the page does not promise help with a health insurance denial. National Disability Rights Network itself is a membership organization in Washington, DC.
- Cost
- Not stated
- Where
- Nationwide
- How to start
- Find your state or territory in the list, then call or use the agency's website to ask for help.
- Have ready
- Your state; A description of your disability and the service or coverage you were denied; The denial notice and its deadline
Where this comes from
- Provider
- National Disability Rights Network
- Source we read
- https://www.ndrn.org/about/ndrn-member-agencies/
- Date we read it
- . This is not a fresh check.
- Date the provider printed
- Not displayed
- What we checked
- We read the provider's public page. We have not verified availability, eligibility or outcomes for any individual.
Other starting points
- Program or service
1-800-MEDICARE: talk to a person about Medicare
The Medicare phone line and live chat, open all day every day. Staff can point you to the right step for a complaint, and can pass an unresolved complaint to the Medicare Beneficiary Ombudsman.
From Medicare (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
- Program or service
American Cancer Society 24-hour helpline
A phone and chat line staffed around the clock by cancer information specialists who answer questions and connect you to services. It is an information and referral line, not an appeals service.
From American Cancer Society
- Program or service
An Arm and a Leg: First Aid Kit
An archive of articles and starter packs from the podcast An Arm and a Leg, including a starter pack on what to do if you are in collections for medical debt. General reporting on health care costs, not appeal steps.
From An Arm and a Leg