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| Medicare Rights Center, Inc. |
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| WHO WE ARE |
The Medicare Rights Center provides free counseling services through its telephone hotlines to individuals with Medicare questions or problems.
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| HOW TO GET HELP |
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To contact this group, CALL (800) 333-4114 |
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| | Monday: | | 9:00am - 3:00pm |
| | Tuesday: | | 9:00am - 3:00pm |
| | Wednesday: | | 9:00am - 3:00pm |
| | Thursday: | | 9:00am - 3:00pm |
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Before calling, have all relevant documents, such as bills and statements from Medicare or insurance companies on hand.
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The Medicare Rights Center's New York State Hotline provides counseling to individuals who need answers to Medicare-related questions or help getting care. This organization can help if: you have been told your medication is not covered by your Medicare prescription drug plan; you want help getting your Medicare prescription plan to cover your prescription or to appeal your plan?s decision not to cover a drug; or you want Medicaid to pay for drugs that your Medicare drug plan doesn?t cover
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The Medicare Rights Center also operates the Medicare HMO Appeals Hotline - 888-HMO-9050 - which assists Medicare HMO members who are appealing HMO denials of care or coverage. If you cannot call during the hotline hours, you can write to the Medicare Rights Center, 520 Eighth Avenue, NW, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10018.
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| WHO WE SERVE |
| See below for an explanation of restrictions on who we can serve. |
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| Area(s) Served:
All State
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Languages Spoken: Spanish
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Wheelchair Accessible: Y
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Access for the deaf: TTY machine
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| TYPE OF HELP |
| This group provides the following types of services based on your legal needs and its resources: |
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Full Legal Representation- Represents individuals in fair hearings and in court proceedings.
Brief Advice
Self-Help Materials
Other- Provides assistance in appealing denials of Extra Help paying for prescription drugs.
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(Get more information about
types of services.)
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GENERAL CONTACT INFORMATION
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