Resources

CMS: Home - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

https://www.cms.gov

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

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CMS: Home - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

https://www.cms.gov

Contact Information for People with Medicare:
This information was obtained from their website.
Telephone numbers and web link information related to specific Medicare questions.

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• 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

https://www.cochlearbatteries.com

https://www.cochlear.com

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