While the Center for Medicare Advocacy offers a wide array of information, there are occasionally concerns which we may not be able to address.  In those instances, it helps to have other resources available.  this page offers contact information for Medicare complaints, informational links, resources for Medicare Part D, and more.  Click on the topics below for more information.

MEDICARE OMBUDSMAN

• If you have complaints about Medicare, Medicare providers, Medicare processing, etc, contact the Medicare Ombudsman.

  The Medicare Ombudsman is Daniel Schreiner.  His e-mail address is Daniel.schreiner@cms.hhs.gov. His telephone number is 410-786-0630.  A description of the functions of the Ombudsman can be found online at www.cms.gov/center/ombudsman.asp. 

HELPFUL LINKS

• CMS Policy Manuals

• Code of Federal Regulations (Electronic)

• Connecticut Prescription Drug Program (ConnPACE)

• https://www.shiptalk.org/about/shiprofilesearchform.aspx?mf=Display – Find your local SHIP organization, for assistance with Medicare and health care issues.

• The DHHS Eldercare Locator – http://www.eldercare.gov/Eldercare.NET/Public/Index.aspx or at 800-677-1116, to find services for older adults and their families.

• Healthcare.gov – A federal government Website managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. – Washington, D.C. 20201

• Medicare Appeals Forms

• Medicare Official Web Site

• Office of the Federal Register

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR MEDICARE PART D

• The Medicare & You Handbook

• CMS Frequently Asked Questions

• Standardized Exceptions Request Form(.pdf)

• Additional Publications Relating to Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage

• Request for Prescription Information or Change form(.pdf)

• Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Information (.pdf)

• Draft Transition Guidance From CMS (.pdf)

• Facilitated Enrollment Letter (Partial Subsidy) (.pdf)

• Facilitated Enrollment Letter (Partial Subsidy – SPANISH) (.pdf)

• Facilitated Enrollment Letter (Full Subsidy) (.pdf)

• Facilitated Enrollment Letter (Full Subsidy – SPANISH) (.pdf)

• Facilitated Enrollment Final Fact Sheet (SPANISH) (.pdf)

OTHER HELPFUL ENTITIES

• AARP Foundation Litigation

• ABA Commission on Law and Aging

• Care.com: Home Health Aides, Nurses, and In-Home Senior Care Providers

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services(CMS) (Formerly HCFA)

• The Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center (PRC)

• CHOICES Health Insurance Counseling

• Connecticut Area Agencies on Aging

• Connecticut Elderly Services

• Connecticut Legal Services

• Connecticut Office of the health care Advocate

• Consumer Coalition for Quality Health Care

• Health care for Less Blog by Michelle Katz, M.S.N.

• The Justice Partnership

• Keep the Promise Coalition

• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys(NAELA)

• National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM)

• National Health Law Program (NHeLP)

• National Senior Citizens Law Center (NSCLC)

• Qualidigm

• Right Wheelchair

• Seniors to Seniors

• Social Security

• State Health Insurance Counseling and Assistance Programs (SHIP Programs)

• The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation