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Leonidas Berry was a gastroenterologist from the Chicago area who also focused on bringing health care to under serviced African American communities. This is a finding aid for the collection of his papers housed at the Chicago Public Library.
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The Global Health and Human Rights Database provides synopses of, alongside the complete text, legal rulings from around the world that relate to health and human rights law.
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This is the federal Health Insurance Marketplace portal created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). It serves as a gateway for individuals, families, and small businesses to various health insurances coverage options. The site also offers ACA-related resources, such as policies and regulations.
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This webpage provides a timeline of major health care milestone in American history, starting with President Theodore Roosevelt (1912) to the U.S. Supreme Court’s King v. Burwell decision (June 25, 2015).
Henry Street Settlement (accessed October 19, 2015) http://www.henrystreet.org/
The Henry Street Settlement continues to provide social services, arts, and health care programs for Lower East Side residents and others in New York City. This includes providing people with information on different types of affordable health insurance that is available; in addition the organization also provides some direct health support services.
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This official Medicare site is a repository for free Medicare publications. By searching under the “health care choices” category Individuals can find numerous documents about different insurance options available to Medicare recipients.
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This is a portal site for Federal policy and program information about Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program and the Basic Health Program.
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The Rural Assistance Center site serves as an information portal. It helps rural communities access the full range of resources that enable them to deliver quality health and human services to rural residents.
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The University of Maryland’s Center for Health Equity looks at the causes of health inequality and searches for solutions to ensure equal access to health care.
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This webpage provides information on how individuals can protect and maintain their health coverage when facing job loss or a reduction in work hours.
