Community Health Advocates
http://communityhealthadvocates.org
Who We Are
Community Health Advocates (CHA), a program of the Community Service Society, provides free and confidential individual counseling and educational community presentations to individuals, families, advocates and providers about health insurance in New York State.
Our network of community-based organizations and small business serving groups help New Yorkers access the health care they need, understand their health insurance options, and how the health care system works.
We help all New Yorkers: the privately insured, publicly insured, and uninsured.
We can help you:
- Understand how to use your health insurance
- Resolve medical billing and debt issues
- Dispute coverage denials and eligibility determinations
- Get the most from your coverage (get prior authorizations, access specialists, and out-of-network services when needed)
- Access affordable health care services and hospital and prescription financial assistance programs
- Understand how small business owners can offer health insurance and get health insurance tax credits
- Understand the health insurance tax credit reconciliation process
How to Get Help
Please call (888) 614-5400 for help during our regular business hours, Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. You should have ready any notices, medical bills, and insurance ID cards.
Who We Serve
- Area(s)
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- Statewide
- Circumstances and languages in which interpreters are provided
We can provide interpreters for any language.
- Is this organization accessible by wheelchair?
- YES
- Does this organization provide access for the hearing impaired?
- YES
Type of Help
- This group provides the following types of services based on your legal needs and its resources:
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- Full Legal Representation
- Brief Advice
- Self-Help Materials
- Description of Services
New York State designated Community Health Advocates (CHA) as the state’s health care consumer assistance program in 2010.
Since then, CHA has helped over 300,000 consumers and small businesses obtain health care services, understand their health insurance and make it work for them.
General Contact Information
- Address
- Community Health Advocates
- Toll Free
- (888) 614-5400
- Website
- http://communityhealthadvocates.org
- cha@cssny.org