Medicare

• Help I Couldn't Get My Prescription Filled: What's Going On and What Can I Do About It?

  This document will help answer the following questions about the new Medicare Prescription Plan and your prescriptions: How will I know why I couldn't get my prescription filled? What are some reasons why I couldn't get my prescription filled? What can I do about it? Who can help me get a drug through my Medicare Prescription Drug Plan when the plan has said it won't cover the drug? Content Detail

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  www.seniorark.com

• Standard Enrollment Form for a Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Card

  Use this form when you apply for a Medicare-Approved Drug discount card. Content Detail

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  www.medicare.gov

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  Spanish / Español

• Drug Cost Relief

  This information will tell you more about the program, including whether you qualify, and if so, how to apply. Content Detail

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  Partnership for Prescription Assistance

• Extra Help

  Medicare beneficiaries are eligible for the extra help if they have limited income and resources. The extra help can increase their cost savings by paying for part of the monthly premiums, annual deductibles and prescription co-payments under the new prescription drug program. The extra help could be worth up to $3,600 per year. Content Detail

• Facts You Need to Know About Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Cards

  This website will help you answer the basic questions about Medicare-Approved Drug Discount cards. Content Detail

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  U. S. Department of Health & Human Services

• How do you apply for Medicare benefits?

  This resource is designed to provide you with information about your Medicare eligibility and enrollment. Follow the instructions as you will be asked to answer a series of questions. Content Detail

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  Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services

• What you need to know about Medicare

  This chapter explains important information you need to know about Medicare, including eligibility requirements, covered benefits and how to sign up. (The Senior Law Handbook is a project of the Colorado Bar Association's Elder Law and Trust and Estate Section.) Content Detail

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  Colorado Bar Association - Senior Law Handbook

• Arrested? What Happens to Your Benefits If You Go to Jail or Prison?

  This guide explains what will happen to your federal benefits if you are arrested and held in jail or prison, and how you can get them back when you are released. The guide can be printed for free or it must be ordered through their website and costs $2.50 per booklet. Content Detail

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  Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law

• Medicare replacement cards

  Medicare beneficiaries can apply for Medicare replacement cards on the Internet. Content Detail

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  Social Security Online

• Fraud Alert! 2009 Medicare Enrollment PDF

  Current Fraud Alert describes the upcoming Medicare enrollment period regulations and forbidden practices to look out for to reduce your chances of being scamed. Content Detail

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  Denver D.A. Office

• Help with Prescription Drug Costs PDF

  This tells how to get extra help with your prescription drug costs. Social Security will need to know your income, value of your savings, investments and real estate (other than your home). Content Detail

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  Social Security and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

• Insurance to Supplement Medicare

  If you want to stay in original Medicare, you may want to look into your options for supplemental coverage. Without such coverage, your out-of-pocket costs could be high if you require medical care. Supplemental insurance helps pay the deductibles and coinsurance costs that original Medicare does not cover. Content Detail

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  Kaiser Family Foundation

• Medicare Telephone Scams PDF

  To protect yourself against Medicare scams, remember that no one can ask you for personal information during marketing activities. If you have a question or concern regarding Medicare, call 1-877-7SAFERX (1-877-772-3379.) Open this document for more information. Content Detail

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  Office of Denver District Attorney and CASE Partnership

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  Russian / Pусский

• Use this tool to Find out Where to Apply for Benefits

  If you aren't sure where to go in your geographic location in Colorado, you can use this tool to help you find out where to go to apply for benefits. Content Detail

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  Colorado Department of Healthcare and Financing