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Your Rights

This website will help you understand some important rights and responsibilities in health care and health insurance. It's important to know your rights so that you can get the best possible health care.

Affordable Care Act

The federal health care law called the Affordable Care Act gives you many rights. Under the Affordable Care Act, most people also have a responsibility to have health insurance or pay a fee.

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Health Insurance Rights in New York

As a New Yorker, you have special health insurance rights.

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Health Care Rights

You have important rights when you get health care, like care in the hospital.

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