Searchable Websites - The Office of Minority Health

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	Medicare Beneficiary Site A web site for beneficiaries where they can find information about many things including finding a doctor, learning more about the Medicare Modernization Act, dealing with billing issues and learning about Medicare Advantage and Drug Benefit plan options.
	Questions and Answers Toolkit for Medicare and Medicaid Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services web site has a very extensive list of Q&As on many topics including the Medicare Drug benefit, creditable coverage, marketing and communications and even general information for both professionals and consumers.
	Help With Medicare Prescription Drugs for Organizations The new Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-173), enacted December 8, 2003, requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to undertake a number of additional Medicare-related responsibilities. SSA and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are working together to provide persons with limited income and resources extra help paying for their prescription drugs. Social Security's role in this partnership is to help the public understand how they may qualify and apply. This page is designed to provide information to organizations about SSA's Medicare Outreach products.
	Medicare and Limited Income Subsidy Information for Organizations CMS has posted on its website copies of the model letters that have been mailed to deemed eligible beneficiaries who are automatically eligible for the limited-income subsidy for the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit. CMS mailed the “Important Information from Medicare about Paying for Prescription Drugs” notice to all people with Medicare who are automatically eligible to receive extra help paying for a Medicare prescription drug plan. Seven million people who have Medicaid and Medicare or are in a Medicare Savings Program (MSP) will receive this notice, along with 400,000 people who have Medicare and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). There are three versions of this notice: one for people with Medicare and Medicaid, one for people in a Medicare Savings Program (MSP), and one for beneficiaries who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
	Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit - General Information Medicare's Drug Benefit site contains updated information on the drug benefit with specific links to topics such as information for those with limited income and resources, pharmacy and MMA, employers, Medicare Advantage plans, providers, SHIPs, and tribal governments.
	Benefits Checkup RX BenefitsCheckUpRx helps people with Medicare and other older adults learn about and enroll in government benefits, including the new Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage and other valuable federal, state and private programs that can save money on health care and prescription drugs.
	Extra Help for People with Limited Income The Social Security Administration and the HHS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are working together to provide persons with limited income and resources extra help paying for their prescription drugs. A new Medicare Prescription Drug Program offers help with prescription drug costs. The new program gives you a choice of prescription plans that offer various types of coverage. You may be able to get extra help to pay for the premiums, annual deductible, and co-payments related to the new Medicare Prescription Drug Program - an average of $2,100 in extra help.
	The Official U.S. Government Site for People with Medicare This site is the official source of information about Medicare and the new Medicare drug benefit. Find out about what Medicare covers, who is eligible, and how to enroll. Search to get personalized reports on Medicare health plans, nursing homes, dialysis facilities, and participating physicians.
	Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Medicaid Consumer Information Medicaid is a jointly-funded, federal-state health insurance program for certain low-income and needy people. It covers approximately 36 million individuals, including children, the aged, blind, and/or disabled and people who are eligible to receive federally assisted income maintenance payments.
	Insure Kids Now! This national campaign links the nation's 10 million uninsured children--from birth to age 18--to free and low-cost health insurance. The campaign puts families in direct contact with state children's health insurance programs through this Web site, the toll-free hotline 1-877-KIDS-NOW, and other outreach.