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Medicare

URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/medicare.html

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Medicare and You 2007(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Large PDF file - Corrected version. - http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/10050.pdf
Also available in Spanish http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/10050_s.pdf
Medicare Program - General Information(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareGenInfo/

Overviews

Medicare(Social Security Administration) - Large PDF file - http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10043.pdf

Latest News

New U.S. Scrutiny Could Curb Anemia Drugs' Use(03/19/2007, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_46732.html
Illness Linked to Eye Trouble Costs Medicare Billions(02/13/2007, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_45263.html

Prevention/Screening

Medicare Preventive Services(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://www.medicare.gov/Health/Overview.asp

Related Issues

Choosing a Medigap Policy: A Guide to Health Insurance for People with Medicare(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Large PDF file - http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/02110.pdf
Also available in Spanish http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/02110_s.pdf
Facts about Medicare Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs)(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Links to PDF - http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11080.pdf
Guide to Answering Your Medicare Questions on www.medicare.gov(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Links to PDF - http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11063.pdf
How to File a Claim (for Medicare)(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://www.medicare.gov/basics/fac.asp
How to Get Personal Information over the Telephone(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://www.medicare.gov/benechart.asp
Long-Term Care(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://www.medicare.gov/LongTermCare/Static/Home.asp
Medicare / Medicaid Dual Eligibles(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://www.cms.hhs.gov/DualEligible/
Medicare Plan Choices(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://www.medicare.gov/choices/overview.asp
Paying for Outpatient Services: A Guide for People with Medicare(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Large PDF file - http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/02118.pdf
Also available in Spanish http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/02118_S.pdf
TRICARE for Life and Medicare(TRICARE Management Activity) - http://www.tricare.mil/factsheets/viewfactsheet.cfm?id=294
Your Guide to Private Fee-for-Service Plans: A New Type of Medicare Health Plan(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Large PDF file - http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/10144.pdf
Also available in Spanish http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/10144_S.pdf

Health Check Tools

Medicare Eligibility Tool(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://www.medicare.gov/MedicareEligibility/Home.asp
Medicare Personal Plan Finder(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://www.medicare.gov/MPPF/Include/DataSection/Questions/Welcome.asp?
Also available in Spanish http://www.medicare.gov/MPPF/home.asp?language=Spanish
Your Medicare Coverage(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://www.medicare.gov/coverage/home.asp

Financial Issues

Hill-Burton Free and Reduced Cost Health Care(Health Resources and Services Administration) - http://www.hrsa.gov/hillburton/
MedlinePlus: Medicare Prescription Drug Plan(National Library of Medicine) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/medicareprescriptiondrugplan.html

Journal Articles

References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

Article: The National Oncologic PET Registry: expanded medicare coverage for PET... - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/medlineplus/pubmedsearch.pl?theURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Encbi%2Enlm%2Enih%2Egov%2Fentrez%2Fquery%2Efcgi%3Fcmd%3DRetrieve%26db%3Dpubmed%26dopt%3DAbstractPlus%26list%5Fuids%3D17377055%26tool%3DMedlinePlus
Article: Care patterns in Medicare and their implications for pay for... - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/medlineplus/pubmedsearch.pl?theURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Encbi%2Enlm%2Enih%2Egov%2Fentrez%2Fquery%2Efcgi%3Fcmd%3DRetrieve%26db%3Dpubmed%26dopt%3DAbstractPlus%26list%5Fuids%3D17360991%26tool%3DMedlinePlus
Article: Complications of sling surgery among female Medicare beneficiaries. - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/medlineplus/pubmedsearch.pl?theURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Encbi%2Enlm%2Enih%2Egov%2Fentrez%2Fquery%2Efcgi%3Fcmd%3DRetrieve%26db%3Dpubmed%26dopt%3DAbstractPlus%26list%5Fuids%3D17329524%26tool%3DMedlinePlus
Medicare -- see more articles - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/medlineplus/pubmedsearch.pl?theURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Encbi%2Enlm%2Enih%2Egov%3A80%2Fentrez%2Fquery%2Efcgi%3FCMD%3Dsearch%26term%3Dmedicare%5Bmajr%5D%2BNOT%2Bprescriptions%2Cdrug%5Bmajr%5D%2BAND%2Benglish%5Bla%5D%2BAND%2B%28jsubsetaim%5Btext%5D%2BOR%2Bjsubsetk%5Btext%5D%2BOR%2Bjsubsetn%5Btext%5D%2BOR%2Bpatient%2Beducation%2Bhandout%5Bpt%5D%2BOR%2Bguideline%5Bpt%5D%29%2BNOT%2B%28letter%5Bpt%5D%2BOR%2Beditorial%5Bpt%5D%2BOR%2Bnews%5Bpt%5D%29%26db%3DPubMed%26orig%5Fdb%3DPubMed%26filters%3Don%26pmfilter%5FEDatLimit%3D1%2BYear%26tool%3DMedlinePlus

Dictionaries/Glossaries

Medicare: Glossary(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://www.medicare.gov/glossary/search.asp
Also available in Spanish http://www.medicare.gov/glossary/search.asp?language=spanish

Directories

Hill-Burton Facilities Obligated to Provide Free or Reduced-Cost Health Care(Health Resources and Services Administration) - http://www.hrsa.gov/hillburton/hillburtonfacilities.htm
Medicare Participating Physician Directory(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://www.medicare.gov/Physician/Search/PhysicianSearch.asp?
Medicare: Helpful Contacts(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://www.medicare.gov/contacts/home.asp
State Health Insurance Counseling and Assistance Program (SHIPs)(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://www.medicare.gov/contacts/Static/SHIPs.asp
Supplier Directory(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://www.medicare.gov/supplier/home.asp
Where to Get Your Medicare Questions Answered(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Links to PDF - http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/02246.pdf
Also available in Spanish http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/02246_S.pdf

Organizations

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - http://www.cms.hhs.gov/
Medicare(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://www.medicare.gov/

Law and Policy

Medicare Appeals Information(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://www.medicare.gov/basics/appealsoverview.asp
Medicare Fraud(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://www.medicare.gov/fraudabuse/overview.asp
Serious and Costly Reality for All Americans(National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association) - http://www.nhcaa.org/about_health_care_fraud/
Your Medicare Rights and Protections(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Large PDF file - http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/10112.pdf

Women

Women with Medicare: Visiting Your Doctor for a Pap Test, Pelvic Exam, and Clinical Breast Exam(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Large PDF file - http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/women.pdf
Also available in Spanish http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/02248_s.pdf

Other Languages

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Mulitlanguage Publications(Social Security Administration) - Multi-language site - http://www.ssa.gov/multilanguage/CMS/

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

Financial Assistance - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/financialassistance.html
Health Insurance - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthinsurance.html
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/medicareprescriptiondrugplan.html
Health System - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthsystem.html
Seniors' Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/seniorshealth.html

Date last updated: March 20 2007

Topic last reviewed: December 05 2006

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