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   Additional insurance for Seniors and people with disabilities This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
This guide will help you with buying Medigap insurance to cover care Medicare does not pay for.
By: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

    Read this in: Spanish / Español
  
   
   Alternatives to nursing home care (Separate Website)
Information on programs that Medicare will pay for to give long-term health care, other than nursing homes.
By: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  
   
   Benefits for Seniors (Separate Website)
BenefitsCheckUp is another tool that will tell you if you can get federal, state and some local private and public benefits for older adults (ages 55 and over). BenefitsCheckUp also describes the programs and tells you where to apply.
By: National Council on the Aging
  
   
   Can I get government social security benefits? (Separate Website)
This Web site will tell you if you can get benefits from Medicare, Social Security Disability, Social Security Retirement, Social Security Survivors, Special Veterans, or Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
By: U.S. Social Security Administration

    Read this in: Spanish / Español
  
   
   Can you get health insurance for Seniors and people with disabilities? (Separate Website)
This Web site will tell you whether you can get Medicare. Medicare is a health insurance program for people 65 years of age and older, some disabled people under 65 years of age, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure treated with dialysis or a transplant).
By: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  
   
   Common questions about government health insurance for Seniors and people with disabilities (Separate Website)
Find out how Medicare works here.
By: Center for Medicare Advocacy
  
   
   Information on health insurance for Seniors and people with disabilities (Separate Website)
This Web site will tell you about Medicare, what it covers, how to enroll and more.
By: Medicare Rights Center
  
   
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