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    <title>NY Health Access RSS (Language and Disability Access)</title>
    <description>(Articles relating to the obligation of public health insurance programs to communicate with beneficiaries in languages other than English, and to make services and procedures accessible to people with disabilities.)</description>
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        <title>Patients&#039; Rights in the Health Care System</title>
        <link>https://nyhealthaccess.org/entry/146/</link>
        <description>See NYS Dept. of Health Webpage on Patient Rights in NYS  Managed Care Bill of Rights    New York State has a fairly progressive managed care bill of rights which is found in both the Public Health and Insurance laws.       Disclosure. Managed care...</description>
		<category>Language and Disability Access</category>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 21:57:44 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Access to Health Care for People with Disabilities</title>
        <link>https://nyhealthaccess.org/entry/106/</link>
        <description>People with disabilities may confront additional barriers to accessing health care. Barriers to enrolling in public health care programs like Medicaid, Family Health Plus and Child Health Plus include transportation issues, physical access issues,...</description>
		<category>Language and Disability Access</category>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2014 13:53:50 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>The Language Access Resource Center - Empire Justice Center</title>
        <link>https://nyhealthaccess.org/entry/90/</link>
        <description>The Language Access Resource Center (LARC) of the Empire Justice Center provides information and resources about the rights of Limited English Proficient (LEP) individuals. It describe the federal and New York State laws prohibiting...</description>
		<category>Language and Disability Access</category>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 12:52:48 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Language Access Services in Health Care Settings</title>
        <link>https://nyhealthaccess.org/entry/73/</link>
        <description>Federal and State laws prohibit national origin discrimination against limited english proficient (LEP) individuals when they are provided health care services.  New York also has specific protections for LEP individuals that require language...</description>
		<category>Language and Disability Access</category>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 12:42:19 -0400</pubDate>
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