NEW YORK STATE, ATTORNEY GENERAL - HEALTH CARE BUREAU | NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Office Of The Attorney General, The Capitol, Albany, NY 12224
Voice - Other | Binghamton office, general information
Voice - Other | Medicaid fraud control unit
Fax - Fax | Albany
Voice - Main | Albany, Health Care Bureau
Voice - Toll-Free | Albany, Health Care Bureau
Free
New York
Description
Informs and helps citizens about health care rights and benefits, including: challenging health insurers denying claims for covered costs navigating the complex health care system targeting health care organizations with fraudulent, misleading or deceptive practices educating New Yorkers about their health care rightsOption 3 Helpline: helps benefits claims when HMO denies coverage assists with health care billing and payment problems helps obtain guaranteed benefits investigates lost insurance coverage
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NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL
New York State's chief legal officer and head of its Department of Law. Prosecutes and defends actions for and against the state and defends the constitutionality of state law. Local government legal officers can obtain informal opinions on matters of law from the Attorney General's office.Responsibilities include: supervising the Organized Crime Task Force protecting consumers against fraud safeguarding civil rights and workers' rights condemning property collecting the state's debts may criminally prosecute cases referred by the Governor and agency heads serving as bond counsel to a number of the state's public authorities Office locations include:Binghamton Regional OfficeState Office Building, 17th Floor44 Hawley St.Binghamton, NY 13901Syracuse Regional Office615 Erie Blvd., Suite 100Syracuse, NY 13204-2465