Resources
CMS: Home - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Contact Information for People with Medicare:
This information was obtained from their website.
Telephone numbers and web link information related to specific Medicare questions.
• Medicare Service Center: 800-MEDICARE (800) 633-4227
• Medicare Service Center TTY: (877) 486-2048
Contact Information for People with Medicaid
Medicaid is a state-administered program, and each state sets its own guidelines regarding eligibility and services.
https://www.medicaid.gov/about-us/contact-us/index.html
CMS: Home - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Contact Information for People with Medicare:
This information was obtained from their website.
Telephone numbers and web link information related to specific Medicare questions.
• Medicare Service Center: 800-MEDICARE (800) 633-4227
• Medicare Service Center TTY:
(877) 486-2048
Contact Information for People with Medicaid
Medicaid is a state-administered program, and each state sets its own guidelines regarding eligibility and services.
https://www.medicaid.gov/about-us/contact-us/index.html
• AARP (formerly called the American Association of Retired Persons) According to Wikipedia is “a United States-based interest group focusing on issues affecting those over the age of fifty. According to the organization, it had more than 38 million members as of 2018. The magazine and bulletin it sends to its members are the two largest-circulation publications in the United States.”
• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Eatright.org
• American Arthritis Association
https://www.arthritis.org
• American Cancer Association
https://www.cancer.org
• American Chiropractors Association
https://www.acatoday.org
• American Diabetes Association
https://diabetes.org
• American Heart Association
https://www.heart.org
• Area Agencies on Aging - Eldercare Locator
https://eldercare.acl.gov
• Case Management Society of America
https://cmsa.org
• Davita - Information about Kidney Disease and Dialysis
https://www.davita.com/
• Fresenius Medical Care: Information about Kidney Disease and Dialysis. https://fmcna.com
• Hearing Information
• Mesothelioma Veterans Center Home Page
https://www.mesotheliomaveterans.org/prognosis/support/
The National Council on Aging https://www.ncoa.org/
• National Kidney Foundation https://www.kidney.org
• NIDDK (National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/
• National Poison Control Center
1-800-222-1222
• National Social Workers
https://www.socialworkers.org
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
• Paying For Senior Care; A Free Resource: https://www.payingforseniorcare.com
• SAMHSA: (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services.)
https://www.samhsa.gov
• SNAP Nutrition Program: From their website: “SNAP provides nutrition benefits to supplement the food budget of needy families, so they can purchase healthy food and move towards self-sufficiency.”
https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program
• Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service https://www.schas.org
USDA: US Department of Agriculture From their website: “We provide leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, and related issues based on public policy, the best available science, and effective management.” https://www.usda.gov/
• Veterans Health Administration
https://www.va.gov/health