Day Trippin' - Advocacy For Patients.org

It's time to take another day trip, online, of course! Today, we are going to visit with someone who has devoted her career to helping others. Jennifer Jaff is an attorney who helps those who may not be able to help themselves. Those who are chronically ill are some of the most vulnerable of our population. They encompass all races and every ethnicity. They encompass all age groups. You probably know someone who is chronically ill.

Jennifer offers her assistance through Advocacy for Patients (dot org). There are a variety of ways that those who need advice on solving their particular dilemma can reach Jennifer and they are all listed below. In addition, she has taken her expansive store of knowledge and put it into a book to make it all available to the public. Freshly updated for 2008, Know Your Rights: A Handbook For Patients With Chronic Illness can be ordered by going to www.advocacyforpatients.org or at www.amazon.com

If you are chronically ill, this book is a must have for your bookshelf. It also makes a great gift if you know someone who suffers with some form of chronic illness. Your purchase will help Jennifer continue her life's work of assisting those who truly need it but otherwise would not be able to afford it. Take a peek at what the book offers. And please feel free to visit Jennifer's site or contact her if you need help.


KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: A HANDBOOK FOR PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS
By Jennifer C. Jaff, Esq.

NEW 2008 Edition

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS provides easy to understand explanations of legal issues facing patients, and trains readers – patients, spouses, families, friends, medical providers – how to navigate the system.

The 2008 Edition contains both EXPANDED and NEW SECTIONS!!!

The GOAL is to empower patients to access all of the rights, benefits and protections to which they are entitled, including but not limited to the following:

§ How to get your own medical records.
§ How to get and keep health insurance – EXPANDED!
§ How to get free prescription drugs – EXPANDED!
§ How to get health insurance coverage or financial assistance for particular treatments, drugs, and/or therapies – EXPANDED!
§ How to get private disability insurance coverage.
§ How to get Social Security Disability Income – EXPANDED!
§ How to assert your rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
§ How to assert your rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
§ How to ensure that schools accommodate students with chronic illnesses – EXPANDED!
§ How to obtain housing accommodations – NEW SECTION!

And much, much more.

To order, go to www.advocacyforpatients.org or www.Amazon.com.
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Jennifer C. Jaff, Esq.
Advocacy for Patients with Chronic Illness, Inc.
18 Timberline Drive
Farmington, CT 06032
(860) 674-1370 (phone)
(860) 674-1378 (fax)
(860) 305-9835 (cell)
patient_advocate@sbcglobal.net
www.advocacyforpatients.org