Patient Advocacy and Patients' Rights Organizations
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The Association of the Bar of NYC
Cancer Advocacy Project
42 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10036
Tel: 212.382.6600
Website: www.abcny.org
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The Brain Tumor Foundation
1350 Avenue of the Americas
Suite 1200
New York, NY 10001
Tel: 212.265.2401
Website: www.braintumorfoundation.org
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Cancer Care Inc.
275 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10001
Tel.: 212.712.8400
Website: www.cancercare.org
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Center for Disability Advocacy Rights (CEDAR)
841 Broadway, Suite 605
New York, NY 10003
Tel.: 212.979.0505
Website: www.cedarlaw.org
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Center for HIV Law & Policy
65 Broadway, Suite 832
New York, NY 10006
Tel.: 212.430.6733
Website: www.hivlawandpolicy.org
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Center for Independence of the Disabled
841 Broadway, Suite 301
New York, NY 10003
Tel.: 212.674.2300
Website: www.cidny.org
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Center for Medical Consumers
239 Thompson Street
New York, NY 10012
Tel.: 212.674.7105
Website: www.medicalconsumers.org
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Children's Defense Fund - Child Health Division
15 Maiden Lane, Suite 1200
New York, NY 10038
Tel.: 212.697.2323
Website: www.cdfny.org
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Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies
90 Broad Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Tel.: 212.742.1600
Website: www.coalitionny.org
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Commission on the Public's Health System
45 Clinton Street
New York, NY 10002
Tel.: 212.246.0803
Website: www.cphsnyc.org
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Gay Men's Health Crisis (HIV/AIDS)
Legal Services & Client Advocacy
119 W. 24th Street
New York, NY 10011
Tel.: 212.367.1000
Website: www.gmhc.org
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Health Care Rights Initiative
233 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4A
New York, NY 10016
Tel.: 800.439.3155
Website: www.yourhealthcarerights.org
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Legal Action Center
Legal Services
225 Varick Street
New York, NY 10014
Tel.: 212.243.1313
Website: www.lac.org
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Legal Aid Society of New York
Disability Advocacy Project, Health Law Unit, HIV/AIDS Representation Project
199 Water Street
New York, NY 10038
Tel.: 212.577.3300
Website: www.legal-aid.org
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MS Society - New York City Chapter
Legal Programs & Services
733 Third Avenue, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10017
Tel.: 212.463.7787
Website: www.nationalmssociety.org/chapters/nyn/index.aspx
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Medicare Rights Center
520 Eighth Avenue, North Wing, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10018
Tel.: 212.869.3850
Website: www.medicarerights.org
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New York Legal Assistance Group
LegalHealth
Various Locations
Tel.: 212.613.5808
Website: www.legalhealth.org
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National Alliance on Mental Illness
NYC Metro Affiliate
505 Eighth Avenue, Suite 1103
New York, NY 10018
Tel.: 212.684.3365
Website: www.naminycmetro.org
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NY Statewide Senior Action Council Inc.
275 State Street
Albany, NY 12210
Tel.: 518.436.1006
Helpline: 800.333.4374
Website: www.nysenior.org
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Patient Advocate Foundation
700 Thimble Shoals Boulevard, Suite 200
Newport News, VA 23606
Helpline: 800.532.5274
Website: www.patientadvocate.org
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Government Resources
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New York Attorney General's Health Care Bureau
- Main Website: NYAG Health Care Bureau
- Executive Offices:
- Albany: The Capitol, Albany, NY 12224-0341, [Health Care Bureau: Tel.: 518.474.8376]
- New York: 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271-0332, [Health Care Bureau: Tel.: 212.416.6305]
- Helpline:
- Toll Free: 1.800.428.9071
- Out of State: 518.486.6622
- Submit a Complaint:
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New York Insurance Department - Consumer Information
- Main Website: NY Ins. Dept. Consumer Info
- Consumer Services Offices:
- Albany: One Commerce Plaza, Albany, NY 12257 [Tel.: 518.474.6600]
- New York: 25 Beaver Street, New York, NY 10004 [Tel.: 212.480.6400]
- Buffalo: Walter Mahoney Office Building, 65 Court Street, Buffalo, NY 14202 [Tel.: 716.847.7618
- Long Island: 163 Mineola Boulevard, Mineola, NY 11501 [Tel.: 516.248.5886]
- General Insurance Inquiries
- Submit a Complaint:
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Dept of Labor - Employee Benefits Security Administration (ERISA Claims) - Main Website: www.dol.gov/ebsa
- General Information: EBSA FAQS
- Toll Free Hotline: 1.866.444.EBSA (1.866.444.3272)
- Main Office: U.S. Dept of Labor, Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210
- Regional Offices:
- New York [Eastern]/New Jersey [Northern]: New York Regional Office, 33 Whitehall St, Ste 1200, New York, NY 10004 [Tel.: 212.607.8600; Fax.: 212.607.8681]
- New York [Central/Western]/Connecticut: Boston Regional Office, JFK Federal Building, 15 New Sudbury St, Rm 575, Boston, MA 02203 [Tel.: 617.565.9600; Fax.: 617.565.9666]
- New Jersey [Southern]: Philadelphia Regional Office, 170 S Independence Mall West, Suite 870 West, Philadelphia, PA 19106 [Tel.: 215.861.5300; Fax.: 215.861.5347]
- EBSA Online Inquiry Form: Ask EBSA
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Information Regarding Health, Life and Disability Insurance Rights & Procedures
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