Medicare.gov - Helpful Contacts: Related Websites

Related Websites

The related sites section allows you to access other websites that can provide additional help or information that is not presented in www.medicare.gov.

State Health Insurance Counseling and Assistance Programs (SHIPS) provides links to SHIP counselors that can answer your questions and help you understand your health care choices, choose a Medicare plan and/or additional health insurance to meet your needs as well as to help you understand your rights and protections.

Medicare Savings Program (MSPs) provides links to state websites that include state-specific information about Medicare Savings Programs.

State Insurance Departments (SIDs) provides links to the State Insurance Department websites that contain information about Medigap (Medicare supplemental insurance) plans sold in the state.

Senior Websites provides links to various websites on topics important to seniors such as the Access America for Seniors, Administration on Aging and American Association of Retired Persons.

Other Government Websites has links to other government websites such as the Department of Health and Human Services and the Social Security Administration.

Other Health Care Choice Resources contains links to websites that provide information that consumers may access when making decisions related to hospital choices and nursing homes.

Disclaimer: The pages in this section contain external links that are not the responsibility nor under the control of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Neither CMS nor DHHS can attest to the accuracy, currency, or comprehensiveness of the information on any other site pages--such data are entirely the responsibility of the Webmaster of the site visited. Furthermore, CMS and DHHS do not endorse any commercial products or services that might be mentioned on these sites.

Page Last Updated: April 20, 2007