Resources & Information

Appeals

• DHS Printable Appeal Form (06/28/2005)
• How to Appeal (07/22/2005)
• New Medical Appeal Form (01/30/2006)
• New Medical Appeal Form in Español (01/30/2006)

Eligibility

• Basic Eligibility Guidelines for Medicaid Categories that are still open (06/28/2005)
• Groups that TennCare will still cover (06/28/2005)

Medicare

• Find a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (11/21/2005)
• Information on Medicare Savings Programs (06/28/2005)
• Map for locations of Tennessee Area Agencies on Aging and Disability (07/07/2005)
• Questions about Medicare? Click here for a printable SHIP flyer (07/07/2005)

Mental Health Resources

• Mental Health Safety Net Services (07/25/2005)
• Tennessee Partners Advocacy Line (07/25/2005)

Pharmacy Information

• Can't Pay for your Medicine? (07/18/2005)
• Health Options Hotline - Information on Prescription Assistance Programs (08/01/2005)
• Pharmacies participating in the Rx Outreach and Insulin Program (09/09/2005)

Prescription Assistance Programs

• Needy Meds (08/03/2005)
• Partnership for Prescription Assistance (08/03/2005)
• PharmaAssist (08/03/2005)
• Prescription Outreach (08/03/2005)
• Together Prescription Access (08/03/2005)
• Xubex (08/03/2005)

Reference Information

• Important TennCare Phone Numbers (06/28/2005)
• Referral Sheet for those losing TennCare coverage (06/28/2005)
• Safety Net Overview (09/27/2005)
• Tennessee Crisis Centers (08/02/2005)

Advocacy and Legal Services

• Families USA: The voice for health care consumers
• Find agencies and organizations throughout Tennessee that can help you and your family
• Health Assistance Partnership: Making the health care system work for America's consumers
• Medicare Rights Center: the largest independent source of Medicare information and assistance in the United States
• State Health Insurance Assistance Program's national web site
• TennCare Partners Advocacy Line: Consumers of mental health and substance abuse services
• Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services: supporting the delivery of effective civil legal services for low income and elderly Tennesseans
• Tennessee Health Care Campaign: Health care for all Tennesseans
• Tennessee Justice Center: A non-profit public interest law firm which serves the poor
• Vanderbilt University Child and Family Policy Center, Community Services Directory

Children's Advocacy

• Children's Advocacy Resources

Disease / Illness Specific

• Alzheimer's
• Arthritis
• Cancer
• Diabetes
• Disease specific web site links
• HIV/AIDS
• Lupus
• Multiple Sclerosis

Health Care Resources

• Centers for Disease Control
• Information regarding healthcare for uninsured persons in Davidson Co.
• Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps' Tennessee schedule
• Rural Health Association of Tennessee
• Search for primary care providers and health care resources in your area
• State Health Insurance Assistance Program's national web site
• Tennessee Department of Health
• Tennessee Department of Mental Health
• Tennessee Health Care Campaign
• Tennessee Primary Care Association

Information and Referral

• 2-1-1
• Benefits Checkup
• Bridges to Care
• Health Options Hotline: 1-888-486-9355
• Recovery Resources
• Rx Assist
• TennHelp

Medicare Information

• Help for Low-Income Beneficiaries
• Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Information

Other Organizations of Interest

• Center for Non-profit Management: Helping enhance the results of nonprofit organizations
• Crisis Center

Pharmacy

• First Health's web site, TennCare's Pharmacy Benefit Manager

Refugee

• Refugee Resources

State Senators and Representatives

• Find Tennessee state legislative members. Click on "District Maps" for more details
• Link to Tennessee State Senators
• U.S. House of Representatives

TennCare

• Doral Dental,TennCare's dental service provider
• For providers to check the TennCare eligibility of their patients
• Tennessee Department of Human Services
• The official state web site for TennCare