Understanding Your Benefits & Options: A Guide To On-line Resources: Presented by North Central Area Agency on Aging

Understanding Your Benefits: Useful websites: www.medicare.gov www.mymedicare.gov http://www.ssa.gov/

Useful websites:

www.medicare.gov

www.mymedicare.gov

http://www.ssa.gov/

Medicare Website: www.medicare.gov You may need to create a username and password to access specific info about your Medicare benefits

Website: www.medicare.gov

Why Use Medicare.gov? Part D Plan finder tool Enrollment into Part D (specific rules apply to this) Comparing Nursing Homes, Hospitals, and Home Health Agencies in your area Find a doctor/health care specialist who takes Medicare Electronic Copy of “Medicare and You” book Access to Medicare publications and documents Reference: www.medicare.gov

Part D Plan finder tool

Enrollment into Part D (specific rules apply to this)

Comparing Nursing Homes, Hospitals, and Home Health Agencies in your area

Find a doctor/health care specialist who takes Medicare

Electronic Copy of “Medicare and You” book

Access to Medicare publications and documents

Example Of Medicare On-line Resource: Part D Plan Finder Tool

Part D Plan Finder Tool Cont.

Part D Plan Finder Tool Cont.

Part D Plan Finder Tool Cont.

Part D Plan Finder Tool Cont.

Part D Plan Finder Tool Cont.

Part D Plan Finder Tool Cont.

Part D Plan Finder Tool Cont.

Part D Plan Finder Tool Cont. *You can create a password to save your work

*You can create a password to save your work

Part D Plan Finder Tool Cont. You can compare up to 3 plans:

You can compare up to 3 plans:

My Medicare Website: www.mymedicare.gov

Website: www.mymedicare.gov

Why Use My Medicare.gov? *See quick guide for comprehensive list of resources you can access through this website* Some of the features and benefits offered: View Claim Information (excluding Part D Claims) Order Duplicate Medicare Summary Notices (MSN) Access quality information about your provider View plan enrollment and quality information for your Prescription Drug, Medicare Advantage and other insurance plans Compare health and drug plans Reference: http://mymedicare.gov/

*See quick guide for comprehensive list of resources you can access through this website*

Some of the features and benefits offered:

View Claim Information (excluding Part D Claims)

Order Duplicate Medicare Summary Notices (MSN)

Access quality information about your provider

View plan enrollment and quality information for your Prescription Drug, Medicare Advantage and other insurance plans

Compare health and drug plans

My Medicare Cont. Take a tutorial of how to use My Medicare New users will need to create a username and password

Social Security Administration (SSA) Website: http://www.ssa.gov/

Website: http://www.ssa.gov/

SSA Cont. Request a password through http:// www.ssa.gov / You may need to request a password to view some of your on-line benefits

Request a password through http:// www.ssa.gov /

Why use SSA website? *See quick guide for comprehensive list of resources you can access through this website* Some of the features and benefits offered: Apply for Social Security benefits Find out what benefits you may qualify for Estimate future benefits Find out more info on the Social Security benefits you are receiving Apply for financial assistance Reference: http://www.ssa.gov/

*See quick guide for comprehensive list of resources you can access through this website*

Some of the features and benefits offered:

Apply for Social Security benefits

Find out what benefits you may qualify for

Estimate future benefits

Find out more info on the Social Security benefits you are receiving

Apply for financial assistance

CHOICES Is Here To Help As the State Health Insurance Assistance Program for Connecticut, CHOICES provides Free and Unbiased information and assistance in navigating the benefits and options available to you through Medicare. Specially trained staff, counselors and volunteers are available to speak with you or set up an appointment to go over your unique options. Just call- 1-800-994-9422

As the State Health Insurance Assistance Program for Connecticut, CHOICES provides Free and Unbiased information and assistance in navigating the benefits and options available to you through Medicare.

Specially trained staff, counselors and volunteers are available to speak with you or set up an appointment to go over your unique options. Just call-

1-800-994-9422

Additional Resources CHOICES Program Medicare My Medicare Matters CMA SSA Infoline 1-800-994-9422 1-800-MEDICARE www.mymedicarematters.org 1-800-262-4414 1-800-772-1213 211

CHOICES Program

Medicare

My Medicare Matters

CMA

SSA

Infoline

1-800-994-9422

1-800-MEDICARE

www.mymedicarematters.org

1-800-262-4414

1-800-772-1213

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