Reference Library

HAP is available to assist programs with emerging issues that affect the consumers they serve. The following HAP tools allow SHIP program staff to research the issues that arise: 

Guide to Legal and Policy Research. The research tools in this guide may help advocates access legal and policy resources necessary to counsel and represent consumers.

Guide to Medical Research. These tools may be helpful when advocating that a treatment should be covered, searching for a clinical trial, or learning more about a specific disease or a medical condition.

HAP also has compiled the following information into reference tools:

Medicare Coverage: How to Find Specific Coverage Under Medicare

SHIP Enabling Statutes and Regulations. These page provides links to the federal statutes and regulations that govern the SHIP programs.