Medicare
Medicare is a federal health insurance program for people who
are age 65 or older, disabled persons, or those with end-stage kidney
disease. For more information call the toll-free number (800)
633-4227 or TTY (877)
486-2048, or to view their website click www.Medicare.gov.
If you are covered by Medicare, you can also apply for the
Medicare Part D Prescription
Drug benefit. This is an insurance benefit to help people
with Medicare
pay for prescription drugs and is provided through Medicare approved
private
health plans. For more information contact Medicare.
People with limited income and resources may qualify for extra
help with prescription
drug costs under the Medicare Prescription Drug benefit. To
see if you
qualify for this extra help contact the Social Security
Administration. You
can phone them toll-free at (800)
772-1213 or TTY (800)
325-0778, or to view
their website click www.ssa.gov/prescriptionhelp.
If
you receive Medicaid, you automatically qualify for the extra help.
SHINE:
For questions about Medicare you can also contact the
SHINE program. SHINE provides counseling to seniors
and people with disabilities on health insurance, including Medicare, Medicaid, long-term care
insurance, prescription
assistance programs, and other health insurance issues. For information call the toll-free number at (800)
963-5337 or view the website www.FloridaShine.org.
OTHER RESOURCES
Be sure to look at the other topics listed in the Medical Help
Section by clicking
Referral Links.