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Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc. -
www.medicareadvocacy.org -
P.O. Box 350, Willimantic, CT 06226, (860) 456-7790, Toll-free in CT
800-262-4414 (beneficiaries) 800-809-6485 (providers). The Center for
Medicare Advocacy, Inc. is a national, non-partisan education and advocacy
organization that identifies and promotes policy and advocacy solutions to
ensure that elders and people with disabilities have access to Medicare and
quality health Care. The Center for Medicare Advocacy's national
office is in Connecticut, with offices throughout the country, including in
Washington, D.C. at 1025 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 709,
Washington, DC 20036, (202) 293-5760.
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services -
www.cms.gov - 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore MD 21244-1850, Toll-free at 877-267-2323. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a Federal agency within
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. CMS
administers the Medicare program.
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Connecticut Association of Area Agencies on Aging -
www.ctagenciesonaging.org - The five Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) in Connecticut are private,
not-for-profit corporations established in Connecticut in 1974 to provide
leadership and resources to meet the needs of the rapidly growing elderly
population. CHOICES is a cooperative program of the State of Connecticut
Department of Social Services, Area Agencies on Aging and the Center for
Medicare Advocacy, Inc. This website provides access to websites for each
Area Agency on Aging and lists the towns each region serves.
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Connecticut Department of Social Services, Elderly Services
Division -
www.ctelderlyservices.state.ct.us -
This site
supports seniors and promotes
programs such as the CHOICES program that serve the growing needs of the aging community in all five regions
of Connecticut. This site has been designed to make finding services for the
elderly easier. It has a page devoted just to
their publications, and a
page just for "programs" and links to other related sites.
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ConnPACE - www.connpace.com
- Connecticut Department of Social Services Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract
to the Elderly and Disabled. This website contains the benefits of the
program and information on how to apply.
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Kaiser Family Foundation -
www.kff.org - The Henry J.
Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation
focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation.
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Medicare - www.medicare.gov
- 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore MD 21244-1850,
Toll-free at 1-800-MEDICARE. The official website for people with
Medicare.
- Medicare Learning Network -
www.cms.gov/medlearn - CMS
Educational Network for fee-for-service providers.
- SHIP National Network -
https://www.shiptalk.org -
The State Health Insurance Assistance Program, or
SHIP, is a national program that offers one-on-one counseling and assistance to
people with Medicare and their families. Through federal grants directed to
states, SHIPs provide free counseling and assistance via telephone and
face-to-face interactive sessions, public education presentations and programs,
and media activities. Use of the SHIPtalk web site is intended for people who
work with the State Health Insurance Assistance Program grant from the Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Click
HERE to go to Medicare's link to SHIP programs.
- Social Security Administration -
www.ssa.gov - The official website of the U.S.
Social Security Administration.
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