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Healthcare, rights & community resources

Reliable starting points—and community voices worth hearing

These links include government agencies responsible for healthcare information and independent organizations led by or serving LGBTQ+, Black trans, Iraqi, Palestinian, Irish, South African, and Richmond-area communities. They are free to open and do not require hiring Next Move Care.

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Information is not representation

This directory provides general educational links. It is not medical, legal, insurance, eligibility, or emergency advice. External agencies and organizations control their own rules, programs, deadlines, decisions, and websites. Confirm time-sensitive instructions directly with the responsible organization.

This is a selective starting point, not a complete directory of every community or need. A community's absence from the list does not mean its needs matter less.

Medical & coverage

Understand the process before a deadline passes

Medicare.gov

Medicare fast appeals

Official instructions for asking for a fast review when Medicare-covered hospital, skilled-nursing, home-health, rehabilitation, or hospice services may be ending too soon.

Use the contact information and deadline printed on the notice for the specific case.

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Medicare.gov

Medicare Care Compare

Search and compare Medicare-enrolled hospitals, nursing homes, home-health agencies, hospices, dialysis facilities, clinicians, and other providers.

Ratings are one source of information and do not guarantee admission, availability, fit, or outcome.

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U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Your right to access health information

Plain-language information about rights to see and obtain copies of health information under HIPAA when the rule applies.

Rules, permitted fees, timing, and exceptions depend on the request and the organization involved.

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Medicare.gov

Medicare hospice coverage

Official information about Medicare hospice eligibility, covered services, costs, and choices.

The hospice and payer must explain how the benefit applies to the person’s specific plan of care.

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Rights, access & legal help

Find the organization responsible for rights or legal questions

U.S. Department of Justice

Effective communication and disability access

Official ADA guidance about effective communication with people who have hearing, vision, speech, or other communication disabilities.

The support required depends on the organization, communication need, and circumstances.

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HHS Office for Civil Rights

Health and human-services civil-rights complaints

Official information about filing a civil-rights complaint involving certain healthcare or social-service providers and programs.

A complaint process may have deadlines. This link is information, not a determination that a violation occurred.

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Virginia State Bar

Virginia legal help

State Bar information about lawyer referral, Virginia Free Legal Answers, civil legal-aid programs, and other legal-help options.

Next Move Care does not select counsel, provide legal advice, or receive referral compensation.

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Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services

No Wrong Door Virginia

A statewide pathway to person-centered supports for older adults, people with disabilities, veterans, caregivers, and families.

Program availability, eligibility, and response time are determined by the responsible agencies.

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LGBTQ+, trans & culturally rooted community

Let communities speak for themselves

Iraqi-led LGBT+ organization

IraQueer

IraQueer describes itself as Iraq’s first LGBT+ movement and publishes material in Arabic, Kurdish, and English about education, advocacy, protection, research, and community support.

Independent organization; programs and availability are determined by IraQueer. Consider browser and device privacy before opening from an unsafe setting.

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Palestinian queer organization

alQaws

alQaws for Sexual and Gender Diversity in Palestinian Society is a Palestinian civil-society organization focused on queer community building and cultural and social change.

Independent organization; external content reflects alQaws, not Next Move Care. Consider browser and device privacy before opening from an unsafe setting.

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Virginia trans & nonbinary support

He She Ze and We

A Virginia nonprofit supporting transgender and nonbinary people by educating and empowering families, communities, and allies to create affirming environments.

Program eligibility, schedules, funding, and availability are determined by the organization.

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Greater Richmond LGBTQIA+ health & wellness

Nationz Foundation

A Richmond-area community organization offering LGBTQIA+ health and wellness programming, including HIV and STI education, testing, linkage to care, and other community services.

Confirm current services, hours, eligibility, privacy practices, and costs directly with Nationz Foundation.

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Black trans-led U.S. organization

National Black Trans Advocacy Coalition

A national organization led by Black trans people that works through advocacy, education, empowerment programs, and direct services to address inequities affecting Black transgender people.

Independent organization; confirm current programs, eligibility, privacy practices, service area, and availability directly with the organization.

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Ireland-wide LGBTQ+ support

LGBT Ireland

A national support and advocacy service for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families and friends, with telephone, online, and peer-support options.

Ireland-based independent organization; confirm current hours, access, location, privacy practices, and availability directly before relying on a service.

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South African LBQTI human-rights organization

Iranti

A Johannesburg-based organization advocating for lesbian, transgender, and intersex people in Africa through multimedia storytelling, research, documentation, and activism.

South Africa-based independent organization; external content and program availability are controlled by Iranti. Consider device and browser privacy before opening.

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Need help organizing the next conversation?

General resources are free. Individual advocacy begins with a first conversation.

Next Move Care can help a Virginia patient or family prepare questions, organize a care-planning concern, and—after written authorization— participate in defined communication. Do not send records through the public website.

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Review Paid Services

Resources verified July 26, 2026. Community organizations are independent from Next Move Care. A link does not create an endorsement, affiliation, referral relationship, or guarantee. External content, safety, eligibility, and availability may change.

Choose the easiest first step

How would you like to begin?

Call now for a time-sensitive concern, or ask us to call you. Do not send medical records through the public form.

Not an emergency service. For an immediate medical or safety emergency, call 911.