Medicare Eligibility Tool
This section of the Medicare site is designed to provide you with information about your Medicare eligibility and enrollment. You will be asked to answer a series of questions.... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Medicare Personal Plan Finder
Also available in: Spanish
Welcome to our Medicare Personal Plan Finder tool. This tool will provide you with a list of Medicare health plan choices in the geographic area you specify, along with benefit descriptions and other ... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Medicare Premiums and Coinsurance Rates
A statement of Medicare hospital and medical insurance deductibles, coinsurance, and premiums.... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder
Also available in: Spanish
This page is an interactive tool that allows you to narrow your search for a Medicare prescription drug plan based on your personal preferences such as cost, coverage, and convenience.
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Medicare.gov
Also available in: Spanish
www.medicare.gov is the official U.S. Government web site for Medicare information. Visit this site for the latest information about the Medicare program including State contacts, managed care options... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Medicare: Preventive Services
The purpose of this Medicare section is to provide visitors with information about preventive services that are available to people with Medicare. Prevention is the first step in staying healthy.... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
About Part D 
The Medicare prescription drug benefit is insurance that will provide those enrolled in Medicare (either in Medicare Part A or Part B) with savings on a wide array of brand and generic prescription dr... Details >
Coalition to Advance Prescription Drug Education |
Alternative to Nursing Home Care
Access to Medicare alternatives to nursing home care for persons who need such care but prefer to remain in their own home with the help of their family and friends, community services, and profession... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
American Indian Alaska Native: Resources, Outreach, and Education
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has developed information on the Medicare prescription drug coverage specifically for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). This page links ... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
American Indian/Alaska Native Center Page - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
This index page links to information about American Indian/Alaska Native health and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
American Indian/Alaska Native Resource Center for Medicare Information
It is estimated there are over 120,000 American Indians and Alaska Natives over the age of 65. Many of these elders live in rural areas and rely heavily upon federal and tribal assistance for housing,... Details >
National Indian Health Board, Inc. |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Multilanguage Publications
This page provides access to educational materials from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the new Medicare prescription drug coverage. Materials are available in English, Chinese, Kore... Details >
Social Security Administration |
Consumer Guide To Medicare
More than 40 million Americans receive health benefits through Medicare. Recent legislative and regulatory changes to the program, particularly concerning the coverage of prescription drugs, have many... Details >
National Association of Health Underwriters |
Defaulted Borrowers: Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program
This page is maintained by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and provides a current listing of borrowers who have defaulted on the repayment of their HEAL loans and are excluded from... Details >
Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Dialysis Facility Compare
Locate and compare dialysis services available in your area by looking at dialysis facility location, shifts that start or continue after 5 PM, adequacy of hemodialysis, anemia management and patient ... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Educational Presentations: Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Support
This section provides an educational presentation about the part D prescription drug plan.... Details >
Coalition to Advance Prescription Drug Education |
Eldercare Locator: Medicare Search
Starting January 1, 2006, everyone with Medicare can get prescription drug coverage. To find out where you can get information about Medicare prescription drug coverage and personalized help in choos... Details >
Eldercare Locator, Administration on Aging |
Federal Trade Commission Consumer Alert: Medicare Part D Solicitations
Information about the Medicare Part D prescription drug plan is in the news just about every day. Scam artists also follow the headlines, and they are reportedly contacting seniors claiming to represe... Details >
Federal Trade Commission |
Formulary Finder for Prescription Drug Plans
Also available in: Spanish
This page is an interactive tool which allows individuals to find state plans that match their required drug list.... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Frequently Asked Questions about the Drug Benefit
This page provides answers to frequently asked questions concerning the new Medicare drug benefit. Questions include what drugs Medicare will pay for, what drugs the drug plans will cover, how to file... Details >
Families USA |
Frequently Asked Questions: Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage
This page provides answers to frequently asked questions about Medicare prescription drug coverage. The questions cover Medicare premiums and coinsurance rates for 2006, how to join a Medicare Prescri... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Glossary of Medicare Terms
Understanding Medicare means knowing the meaning of many unfamiliar terms. This glossary contains key words and acronyms.... Details >
Medicare Rights Center |
Guide to Health Insurance For People With Medicare: Choosing a Medigap Policy
A guide to help beneficiaries with purchasing Medigap supplemental insurance, using Medigap supplemental insurance and other kinds of health insurance. Also provides a listing of state area agencies o... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Help for Health Booklets
These health booklets were produced with the assistance of AARP and the California Health Care Foundation. They feature information on Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, and long-term care in English a... Details >
National Asian Pacific Center on Aging |
Help With Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs
A new Medicare Prescription Drug Program offers help with prescription drug costs. The new program gives a choice of prescription plans that offer various types of coverage. This page provides answers... Details >
Social Security Administration |
Home Health Compare
Home Health Compare rates all Medicare-certified home healthcare agencies based on 11 quality measurements.
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Introducing Medicare's New Coverage for Prescription Drugs
Also available in: Chinese-Simplified Korean Vietnamese
Medicare will soon offer coverage for precription drugs.
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Key Facts about Seasonal Flu Vaccine
Also available in: Spanish
The single best way to protect against the flu is to get vaccinated. This fact sheet discusses the two types of flu vaccine, best time to get vaccinated, and who should and should not get vaccinated. ... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Landscape of Local Plans State-by-State Breakdown
This page lists Medicare Prescription Drug Plans and Medicare Advantage Plans and other Health Plans with prescription drug coverage by state, including information on cost, coverage, and convenience.... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Medicare Advantage - Fact Sheet
This fact sheet, provides an overview of the Medicare Advantage program, describes program changes made by the new drug law in plan participation and beneficiary enrollment, presents data on benefits ... Details >
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation |
Medicare and Medicaid Paper-Based Manuals
This site provides access to electronic and print versions of program manuals from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Medicare and You 2007
This handbook contains important information about what is new, health plans, prescription drug plans, and rights and protections to help people with Medicare review their coverage options and prepare... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Medicare Coverage of Kidney Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Services
Also available in: Spanish
This booklet discusses the two parts of Medicare, when protection begins and ends, providers of and coverage of maintenance dialysis, self-dialysis, home dialysis, and kidney transplant surgery. Othe... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Medicare Covers America
Medicare Covers America is a health information cable television series produced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Each cable show provides up-to-date information about Medicare issues ... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Medicare Drug Law Materials for Advocates and Consumers - Families USA
This page provides a collection of materials produced by Families USA covering different aspects of the new Medicare prescription drug, including out-of-pocket costs under the new law, discount card, ... Details >
Families USA |
Medicare Participating Physician Directory
Welcome to the physician search tool. This tool will provide you with a list of physicians in the specialty and geographic area you specify, along with detailed physician profiles, maps and driving di... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage: How to Join
Also available in: Chinese-Simplified Korean Vietnamese
Insurance companies and other Medicare approved plans cover the drugs.... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Cost Estimator
Private companies will offer Medicare prescription drug coverage starting January 1, 2006. This page links to Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Cost Estimator, a quick tool that gives individuals a sens... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder Demonstration
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder on www.medicare.gov on October 17, 2005. The tool is designed to help people with Medicare find a Medicar... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Medicare Program Glossary
This glossary explains terms in the Medicare program. Choose either a letter from the alphabet list for a display of terms beginning with your choice or "all letters" for a display of the entire gloss... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Medicare Publications Page
Also available in: Spanish
Visit this site to view or download publications related to Medicare issues, online. Some publications are available in other languages -- French and Spanish -- and files are in HTML and Adobe PDF for... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Medicare Will Help Beneficiaries Quit Smoking
This news release announces the intent by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide new coverage allowing certain Medicare beneficiaries who smoke to receive counseling services th... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
My.Medicare.gov
My.Medicare.gov - the Medicare Beneficiary Portal is an internet portal allowing registered beneficiaries the ability to view entitlement, enrollment, deductible, and address of record information. Ad... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
National Medicare Training Modules
This online course, designed for independent study, will enhance your knowledge of the Medicare program as it relates to people with Medicare.... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Nursing Home Compare: National Nursing Home Database
Allows users to easily obtain and review information, which can help them make educated decisions about nursing homes. This web site has the most recent information from state inspections of every Med... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Preparing For The May 15th Enrollment Deadline (Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage)
Time is running out to sign up for the Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage. All people with Medicare are eligible for this benefit regardless of income or how many prescriptions they currently take. T... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Prescription Drug Coverage
Everyone with Medicare, regardless of income, health status, or prescription drug usage, will have access to prescription drug coverage beginning on January 1, 2006. This page provides access to infor... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Prescription Drug Coverage: Basic Information
This page provides basic information about Medicare prescription drug coverage, including what it is, who can get it, when to get it, how to get it, and why to get it.... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Prescription Drug Coverage: Common Situations
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services designed this page to help people get started thinking about Medicare drug coverage. The page provides individuals with drug coverage descriptions of com... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Prescription Drug Coverage: General Information - Overview
The Medicare Modernization Act legislation provides seniors and people with disabilities with the first comprehensive prescription drug benefit ever offered under the Medicare program, the most signif... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Prescription Drug Coverage: Things to Consider
This page provides information about how to look at the cost, coverage, convenience, and peace of mind of Medicare drug coverage when selecting a plan that meets one’s needs.... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Protecting Your Personal Information
Also available in: Chinese-Simplified Korean Vietnamese
How to protect yourself from identity theft and fraud.... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Quick Facts about Medicare New Coverage for Prescription Drugs:
Also available in: Chinese-Simplified Korean Vietnamese
What do I need to know? Quick Facts.... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Regional Offices: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Regional Offices serve as the agency’s initial point of contact for beneficiaries, health care providers, state and local governments as well as the genera... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Resources on the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 was signed into law on December 8, 2003. The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation has compiled some resources to reflect the lat... Details >
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation |
State Contacts for Medicare Information
A search engine that allows users to select States for local information and contacts regarding Medicare. Information is available on publications and forms, data, laws and regulations, and other rela... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Stay Healthy: Breast Cancer Screening (Mammograms)
Medicare covers screening mammograms and digital technologies for screening mammograms to check for breast cancer before you or a doctor may be able to feel it.... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Supplier Directory
This database provides names, addresses, and contact information for suppliers that provide services or products under the Medicare program.
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
View Additional Detail on Medicare Plans offering Prescription Drug Coverage and Other Related Information
This page provides download lists of all National plans, all Stand-alone Prescription Drug Plans, and all Medicare Advantage and Other Health Plans, and 2006 Limited Income Premium Subsidy Amounts for... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
Your Medicare Coverage
This Medicare section provides information about your health care benefits in the Original Medicare plan (sometimes referred to as fee for service).... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |