Ask Medicare Caregiver Initiative - Provides information, tools and materials to assist the caregiver and their loved ones in making informed health care decisions.

 

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Partnerships/25_CaregiverInitiative.asp#TopOfPage

Don't Lose Your Benefits - Video on the importance of enrolling in Medicare Part B in order to keep TRICARE benefits.

 

http://www.tricare.mil/wii/dontloseyourbenefitsVideo.aspx

Frequently Asked Questions about Medicaid & Medicare - Answers to commonly-asked questions from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

 

http://questions.cms.hhs.gov/cgi-bin/cmshhs.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php

 

Insurance & Medicare - Information from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center to help people with disabilities and their family members understand government health care benefit programs.

 

http://www.christopherreeve.org/site/c.mtKZKgMWKwG/b.4506345/apps/s/content.asp?ct=5881107

 

Medicare & Medicaid - Medicare provides health care based on the inability to work due to a disability. Medicaid provides health care coverage based on low income and resources.

 

http://www.medicare.gov/

 

Medicare & You 2009 - Summary of Medicare benefits, rights and protections and answers to the most frequently asked questions about Medicare.

 

http://www.medicare.gov/Library/PDFNavigation/PDFInterim.asp?Language=English&Type=Pub&PubID=10050

 

Medicare & Your Mental Health Benefits - Brochure that describes the kinds of coverage Medicare offers for mental health services, including who is eligible, outpatient benefits, inpatient benefits, prescription drug coverage and help for people with limited income and resources.

 

http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/10184.pdf

 

Medicare - Stay Healthy - Consumer-oriented health news and information on new Medicare preventive benefits.

 

http://www.medicare.gov/Health/Overview.asp

Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder - Search for a Medicare prescription drug plan based on cost, drugs covered and participating pharmacies.

 

http://www.medicare.gov/MPDPF/Public/Include/DataSection/Questions/MPDPFIntro.asp?

 

New CMS Initiative to Help Caregivers - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched Ask Medicare, a new initiative to help family caregivers access valuable healthcare information, services and resources.

 

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/media/press/release.asp

 

Social Security Administration's (SSA) Medicare Information - Includes general information on Medicare and resources related to Medicare for working beneficiaries with disabilities.

 

http://www.socialsecurity.gov/disabilityresearch/wi/medicare.htm

 

TRICARE - Medicare - Medicare is health insurance for people age 65 or older, as well as for people under age 65 who have qualified for Social Security disability insurance. TRICARE beneficiaries eligible for premium-free Medicare Part A must have Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B coverage to remain TRICARE-eligible.

 

http://www.tricare.mil/tricaresmartfiles/Prod_650/U_65_Medicare_Flyer_08_Lo.pdf 

 

The American Veterans & Servicemembers Survival Guide - Provides invaluable information on how to navigate the bureaucracy of benefits and programs available to active military, National Guard, Reservists, veterans and their family members. This free 599-page guide covers issues from educational help to vocational rehabilitation, from housing to citizenship.

 

http://www.tricare.mil/tricaresmartfiles/Prod_650/U_65_Medicare_Flyer_08_Lo.pdf

 

Your Medicare Card - If your Medicare card is lost, stolen or damaged, you can ask for a new one by phone or online.

 

https://secure.ssa.gov/apps6z/IMRC/main.html

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