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Disability Benefits & Insurance
 
Is now located here ->Huntington's Disease Links 
 
Also check out State Resources  for resources for assistive technologies, and related support in your state.
Information covered on this link is resources which might help HD families apply for Government and State disability benefits; how to estimate your benefits; makes appeals; how your physician can assist you; and links to information for professionals such as HDSA Chapter Social Workers as well as other resources. The information is designed to provide general advice only.
Insurance
There is no way to cover all of the issues one might possible need to consider when selecting insurance coverage. Provides information on Free Care, General Information, Children, Claims & Insurance Rates, Life Insurance, Long Term Care, Medicaid/Medicare and Pre-Existing Conditions and more. If you would like more information on a particular subject, use one of the Search Engines to help you find it.
 
Disability/Benefits
 
Provides information about Huntington's Disease specific, including Phil Hardt's article on applying for SSI/SSDI with HD, Medicare, Social Security programs (Disability, SSI, SSDI, Retirement and Survivor) Benefits as well as provides the resources to calculate the benefits you should receive, how to make appeals, what your physician should do to help you and other related information.
 
Also check out State Resources for resources for assistive technologies, and related support in your state.