Alaska Advance Health Care Directive You have the right to give instructions about your own health care. You also have the right to name someone else to make health care decisions for you. This form includes a durable power of attorney for health care, lets you give specific instructions for any aspect of your health care to the extent allowed by law, lets you express an intention to make an anatomical gift following your death, lets you make decisions in advance about certain types of mental health treatment, and lets you designate a physician to have primary responsibility for your health care.
By: Alaska Legal Services Corporation
CHOICES Medicaid Waivers
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Wondering if the CHOICES Medicaid Waiver program is right for you? Here you can learn about who qualifies for the program, what are the restrictions on income, what services are available under the program, and who to contact.
By: State of Alaska
Legal Services for Seniors Legal services are provided statewide by Alaska Legal Services Corporation to residents that are at least 60 years of age. Services that can be provided are income maintenance, housing, health care, wills, consumer issues, and information and referrals. View the brochure to find out more.
By: Alaska Legal Services Corporation
Your Medicare Rights and Protections
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Lits your rights as Medicare beneficiary, including your right to file a complaint and your right to get the health care services you need.
By: Health Care Financing Administration
Chronic and Acute Medical Assistance (CAMA)
Here you can find answers to common questions about Alaska's Chronic and Acute Medical Assistance (CAMA) Program.
By: Alaska Legal Services Corporation
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Home and Community Based Service Provider Resources
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This site consists of information, forms and resources for providers including Certification, Licensure and Grants, Provider-Oriented Materials, Choice program forms, Environmental Modification forms, and Adult Protective Services and General Relief forms.
By: State of Alaska
Medicare Information
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Information on Medicare basics, making Medicare choices, selecting Medicare supplemental insurance, your Medicare rights, etc.
By: American Association of Retired Persons
Medicare Hospice Benefits
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An explanation of Medicare's hospice care coverage.
By: Health Care Financing Administration
Medicare Appeals and Grievances
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Instructions on how to appeal a Medicare decision. This site also includes a link to downloadable Medicare appeals forms.
By: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Frequently Asked Questions
Advance Directives -- What Are They? Advance directives are legal documents that are intended to clearly express a person's wishes about health treatment and care, during any time the person is mentally or physically unable to make decisions or communicate those wishes, and that are signed before he/she becomes mentally or physically incapacitated.
This material, provided by the Disability Law Center of Alaska, explains durable powers of attorney, living wills, and declarations for mental health treatment.
By: Disability Law Center of Alaska
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