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Ask Medicare
New Online Help for Caregivers
Caregivers now have a new resource, the Ask Medicare Website, launched by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The site includes information on navigating through Medicare, finding doctors who participate in Medicare services, health care services, links to partner organizations that assist caregivers , and personal caregiver anecdotes.
Click on Caregiver support to find this:
"Recognizing that taking care of a seriously ill, aged or disabled friend or family member can be emotionally and physically exhausting, Ask Medicare is committed to helping caregivers manage issues such as stress and depression and providing informational resources to help them lead balanced, rewarding lives. Here, we provide answers to questions about:
-Financial help for caregivers
-Legal assistance for caregivers
-Plan for long-term care
-Managing nursing home transitions
-Help with transitions
-Taking care of yourself
-Find support in your community"
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Benefits Checkup
A web-based service designed to help seniors, their families and caregivers find the right benefits programs to meet their needs.
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), previously known as the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) that administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with State governments to administer Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and health insurance portability standards.
In addition to these programs, CMS has other responsibilities, including the administrative simplification standards from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), quality standards in long-term care facilities (more commonly referred to as nursing homes) through its survey and certification process, and clinical laboratory quality standards under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments.
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Family Caregiver Navigator
This state-by-state resource listing is brought to you by the Family Caregiver Alliance, and is designed to help family caregivers locate local government, non-profit, and private resources.
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HealthCare.gov
Health Insurance tool:
"...Users of the site -- HealthCare.gov -- will not need to divulge personal information such as their name, address or income. Instead, the site asks a series of questions including age, Zip code, job status and degree of difficulty affording health insurance, then uses a person's answers to produce a detailed list of potential coverage options ..."
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2009 Health Care Reform Debate: Resources and Surveys
Links to speeches, articles and books on the 2009 U.S. Healthcare reform debate. Includes President Obama's Sept. 9 address to Congress.
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H.R. 2084 Research into Autoimmune Disorders
Sept. 12, 2009 Write your Representative in support of HR 2084 Research into Autoimmune Disorders
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Medicare Rights Center
Medicare Rights Center (MRC) is the largest independent source of health care information and assistance in the United States for people with Medicare. Founded in 1989, MRC helps older adults and people with disabilities get good, affordable health care.
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National Resource Directory
Welcome to the National Resource Directory - an online partnership of "shared care" providing information on, and access to, services and resources for wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans, their families and families of the fallen, and those who support them from recovery and rehabilitation to community reintegration. It is maintained by the Departments of Defense, Labor and Veterans Affairs.
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Patient Advocate Foundation
Patient Advocate Foundation is a national non-profit organization that seeks to safeguard patients through effective mediation assuring access to care, maintenance of employment and preservation of their financial stability relative to their diagnosis of life threatening or debilitating diseases.
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Pre-Existing Conditions Insurance Plan Program
Available under the new Affordable Care Act, until 2014.
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Social Security Benefits for Mom
Social Security: A New Twist In The Law May Help Your Mom: By Everett M. Lo, Social Security Administration’s New York Regional Public Affairs Office
"Mom has always been there to nurture and take care of you. Mother’s Day is the perfect time to give back and look out for her. If she’s having a hard time paying for her prescription drugs, tell her about the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan and the extra help available through Social Security... Click the link to read the rest
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Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program pays benefits to disabled adults and children who have limited income and resources.
SSI benefits also are payable to people 65 and older without disabilities who meet the financial limits.
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USA.GOV Official Web Site Info & Links
There is an A-Z List for ALL government agencies, as well as a contact page for your elected officials at the Federal, State, Local and even Tribal levels!
Benefits and Grants / Consumer Guides / Family Home and Community / Health & Nutrition / History and The Arts / Jobs and Education / Public Safety and Laws (including all recalls) / Travel and Recreation / Voting and Elections and over 100 on-line links to government services including license renewal, V.A. Applications, Road and Highway Closures and just about ANYTHING the government offers!
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US Government Web Site for Disabled/Ill and Caregivers
This wonderful resource is a USA.gov official site and supplies much needed info: resources, benefits, civil rights, caregiver resources, employment, laws and regulations AND features WSA as a resource for caregivers!
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