Legal Assistance
Triage Cancer Legal Assistance Quick Guide
American Bar Association Lawyer Referral Programs
LawHelp
www.lawhelp.org/find-help
American Bar Association Free Legal Answers
www.freelegalanswers.org
Medical-Legal Partnerships
http://medical-legalpartnership.org/partnerships/
State Cancer Information
State Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
State Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan
State Health Care Coverage Facts
Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
https://ccf.georgetown.edu/state-childrens-health-facts/
Disability Insurance
Federal Disability Insurance (SSDI & SSI)
Social Security Administration
800.772.1213
www.ssa.gov
Estate Planning & Medical Decision Making
Triage Cancer Quick Guide to Estate Planning
Triage Cancer Checklist: Getting Organized
Massachusetts Advanced Health Care Directives
Wills & Trusts
State Laws on Creating Wills
Probate and Family Court forms for wills, estates, and trusts
Employment
Federal Fair Employment Agency
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
800.669.4000
info@eeoc.gov
www.eeoc.gov
Reasonable Accommodations
Job Accommodation Network
800.526.7234
jan@AskJAN.org
www.AskJAN.org
Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
U.S. Department of Labor
Wage & Hour Division
866.487.9243
www.dol.gov/whd
State Fair Employment Agency
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD)
617.994.6000
www.mass.gov/mcad
State Health Care Coverage Facts
Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
https://ccf.georgetown.edu/state-childrens-health-facts/
Unemployment Agency
Massachusetts Labor and Workforce Development, Department of Unemployment Assistance
617.626.6800
www.mass.gov/lwd/unemployment-insur
Vocational Rehabilitation
Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services,
617.573.1600
www.mass.gov/eohhs/consumer/disability-services/vocational-rehab/
Health Insurance
Massachusetts Health Insurance Marketplace (a.k.a Exchange)
Health Connector
877.623.6765
www.mahealthconnector.org/
Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program & External Appeals
617.727.4765
www.mass.gov/ago/consumer-resources/consumer-assistance/
Massachusetts Division of Insurance
877.563.4467 or 617.521.7794
www.mass.gov/doi
COBRA
U.S. Department of Labor
Employee Benefits Security Administration
866.444.3272
www.dol.gov/ebsa
COBRA-Massachusetts
Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, Consumer Service Division
877.563.4467
www.mass.gov/ocabr/insurance/health-insurance/consumer-guides/minicobra.html
State Children’s Health Insurance Program
Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund (CICRF)
617.624.6060 or 800.882.1435
www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dph/programs/family-health/cicrf/
Find Health & Dental Coverage For Your Family
InsureKids.gov
https://www.insurekidsnow.gov/coverage/ma/index.html
Medicaid Programs
Triage Cancer Guide to Medicaid Expansion
MassHealth
888.665.9993
www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/masshealth/
In-Home Support Services (IHSS)
Massachusetts Office of ElderAffairs
www.mass.gov/elders/homecare/
Medicare
Medicare
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
800.MEDICARE (633.4227)
www.medicare.gov
Medicare Assistance
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
800.243.4636
https://www.mass.gov/orgs/executive-office-of-elder-affairs
Health Care Programs & Laws
Women’s Health & Cancer Rights Act (WHCRA)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Sharing Medical Information with Family & Friends
https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/ocr/privacy/hipaa/
understanding/consumers/sharing-family-friends.pdf
Hill Burton Federally-Funded Health Centers
Federally Qualified Health Centers
National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP)