NOTE:   People who become eligible for Medicare for the first time may enroll in a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan during the three months before and the three months after their 65th birthday (or the date they become eligible for Medicare).

Medicare Facts

The following will help you understand the Medicare policies and procedures.

1. Who is eligible for Medicare?
2. What is the difference between Medicare and Medicaid?
3. Medicare Resources.

 

Medicare Resources

Medicare Helpline
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For help with choosing Part D prescription drug coverage, and for questions about Medicare:

1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227)
TTY 1-877-486-2048

Social Security Administration

For help with questions about eligibility for and enrolling in Medicare, Social Security retirement benefits, and disability benefits, and for questions about eligibility for help with costs of a Part D plan:

1-800-772-1213
TTY 1-800-325-0778
www.ssa.gov

Your health plan's customer service center:

For questions about your existing health coverage, call the telephone number on your identification card.

Your state's medical assistance or Medicaid office:

For questions about your state's Medicaid program, call the Medicare Helpline (1-800-MEDICARE) and ask the operator for the telephone number for your state's Medical Assistance or Medicaid office.

Your state's health insurance assistance program:

For help with questions about buying insurance, choosing a health plan, buying a Medicare supplement policy, and your rights and protections under Medicare, call the Medicare Helpline (1-800-MEDICARE) and ask the operator for the telephone number for your state's Health Insurance Assistance Program office.

Medicare & You:

Official Medicare handbook for Medicare programs, including Part D prescription drug plans

(2008 edition available in October 2007).

AARP web site:

For information about Medicare and other programs for seniors:

www.aarp.org

Medicare web site:

For help with choosing Part D prescription drug coverage, and for questions about Medicare:
www.medicare.gov

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