Appendix E - Important links 1. Policy and Program Information2. Social Service Resources POLICY AND PROGRAM INFORMATION Medicaid Information CMS' Medicaid Overviewhttp://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/ State Medicaid Directors Letters http://www.cms.hhs.gov/states/letters/ The Medicaid Resource Book (Kaiser Family Foundation) http://www.kff.org/content/2003/2236/ Medicaid Eligibility Overview (Chapter 3 of Understanding Medicaid Home and Community Services: A Primer, US Department of Health and Human Services)http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/primer.htm CMS' Medicare Overviewhttp://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicare/ TANF Program DHHS Adminstration for Children and Families http://www.acf.hhs.gov/acf_services.html#walia Food Stamp Program Food and Nutrition Servicehttp://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/ Social Security Social Security Homepagehttp://www.socialsecurity.gov/ SSI Eligibility and Overview http://www.socialsecurity.gov/notices/supplemental-security-income/text-understanding-ssi.htm#over Legal/Regulatory Sites DC Medicaid State Plan http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/stateplans/toc.asp?state=DC CMS' State Medicaid Manualhttp://cms.hhs.gov/manuals/45_smm/pub45toc.asp Social Security Act Online http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/ssact/comp-toc.htm CFR Online http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html United States Codehttp://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/ Legislative Information (text of bills, etc.) http://thomas.loc.gov/ DC Codehttp://dccode.westgroup.com/home/dccodes/default.wl DCMRhttp://os.dc.gov/os/cwp/view,a,1206,q,522371.asp SOCIAL SERVICE RESOURCES Local Medicaid Links Non-Medicaid Health Care Programs DC HealthCare Alliance(202) 842-2810http://www.chartered-health.com/Alliance.htm HIV/AIDS Services(202) 727-2500http://www.hivservices.com/ Medicare Homepage1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227)http://www.medicare.gov Housing and Homelessness DC Housing Authority (including Section 8 information)(202) 535-1000http://www.dchousing.org/ Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless(202) 328-5500 http://www.legalclinic.org/ DC Housing Networkhttp://www.headinghome.org/ Mental Health/Drug and Alcohol Abuse Services Addiction, Prevention and Recovery Adminstration1-888-7WE-HELP (1-888-793-4357)http://dchealth.dc.gov/services/administration_offices/apr/services.shtm Department of Mental Health1-888-7WE-HELP (1-888-793-4357)http://dmh.dc.gov Beehive Mental Health Locator http://www.thebeehive.org/local/content.asp?c=187&p=6&root=2§ion=14&pathid=14&color=3399FF&language=1&lh=1 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)(202) 966-9115(202) 797-9738http://www.aa-dc.org Al-Anon1-888-4AL-ANON (1-888-425-2666)http://www.al-anon.alateen.org Food and Nutrition Programs WIC1-800-345-1WIC (Appointments)http://dchealth.dc.gov/services/wic/index.shtm Capital Area Food Bank(202) 526-5344 http://www.capitalareafoodbank.org/site/PageServer Bread for the City(202) 265-2400 (NW)(202) 561-8587 (SE)http://breadforthecity.org/ So Other Might Eat(202) 797-8806http://some.org/ Legal Assistance Legal Aid Society(202) 628-1161http://www.legalaiddc.org/ Neighborhood Legal Services(202) 682-2720http://www.nlsp.org/welcome.htm Legal Counsel for the Elderly(202) 434-2170http://www.aarp.org/lce/ Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless(202) 328-5500 http://www.legalclinic.org/ Other Public Programs DC Energy Office(202) 673-6700http://www.dcenergy.org/ Office on Aging(202) 724-5622 http://dcoa.dc.gov/dcoa/site/default.asp Child and Family Services Administration(202) 442-6000 http://cfsa.dc.gov/cfsa/site/default.asp << Back to IMA Policy Manual Main