Provides information, tools and materials to assist the caregiver and their loved ones in making informed health care decisions.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched Ask Medicare, to help family caregivers access valuable health care information, services and resources.
Contacts for beneficiaries, health care providers, state and local governments as well as the general public on questions relating to Medicare or Medicaid.
You may be able to get extra help to pay for the monthly premiums, annual deductibles and co-payments related to the Medicare Prescription Drug program. However, you must be enrolled in a plan to get this extra help. If you prefer not to complete this application online there are other ways to apply.
This tool provides information on how well hospitals care for all their adult patients relating to certain conditions or procedures. This information will help you compare the quality of care hospitals provide.
Information on how working may impact you if you receive Medicare or Medicaid.
This official federal government handbook on Medicare contains important information about Medicare costs; What Medicare covers; Health and prescription drug plans; Your Medicare rights; and Health information technology. This link opens a PDF document.
Consumer-oriented health news and information on new Medicare preventive benefits.
Provides information related to the health and care of a person with Medicare, including planning for future health care decisions, navigating Medicare, health care choices and billing. This link opens a PDF document.
A discussion of Medicare coverage for hospitalization, partial hospitalization, outpatient services and home health services.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced its decision to cover Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection screening for Medicare beneficiaries who are at increased risk for the infection, including women who are pregnant and Medicare beneficiaries of any age who voluntarily request the service. For more information about this decision read the Decision Memo for Screening for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection.
Information regarding implementation of MMA benefits and reforms. Reforms under the MMA include more affordable health care, prescription drug coverage to all people with Medicare, expanded health plan options, improved health care access for rural Americans and preventive care services.
Provides information about eligibility for financial assistance with paying Part D premiums, deductibles and copayments. This link opens a Word document.
Provides a list of Medicare health plan choices in the geographic area you specify, along with benefit descriptions and other information to help you choose the plan that is best for you.
Information about special Medicaid programs for certain eligible Medicare beneficiaries who are low income. Coverage may help pay for all or part of the Medicare premiums, deductibles and coinsurance. This link opens a Word document.
After premium-free Medicare coverage ends due to work, some individuals who have returned to work may buy continued Medicare coverage, as long as they are still medically disabled. Learn more about Medicare eligibility and the kind of Medicare coverage you can buy after going back to work.
Information regarding Medigap policies - health insurance sold by private insurance companies to fill the "gaps" in Original Medicare Plan coverage.
Helps organizations enroll seniors and younger adults with disabilities with limited means into the benefits programs for which they are eligible so that they can remain healthy and improve the quality of their lives.
Information about Medicare and Medicare Plus Choice Plans.
Guides developed by the Kaiser Family Foundation explain the role of Medicare and Medicaid for the roughly 20 million children, adults and seniors with disabilities.
Provides detailed information on health plans, nursing homes, Medigap policies, contacts and Medicare.
Includes general information on Medicare and related resources for working beneficiaries with disabilities.
Links to State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIP) in every state and several territories. SHIP counselors are available to provide free one-on-one help with Medicare questions or problems.
If your Medicare card is lost, stolen or damaged, you can ask for a new one by phone or online.
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