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Medicare Publications
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Listing of publications from Medicare.gov on a vairiety of issues. Publications are in PDF format with links to copies converted to web pages.
By: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Spanish / Español
Choosing a Medicare Managed Care Plan - A Guide for Medicare Beneficiaries
(Separate Website)
Report listing Medicare Managed Care Plans in Pennsylvania by region, giving comparisons on monthly premiums and co-payments, how well each plan does on several quality measurements, descriptions of the benefits they offer, and the results of patient satisfaction surveys.
By: Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council
Guide to Medicare Preventive Services [PDF]
(Separate Website)
Information about preventive services that may be covered by Medicare.
By: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
"MOM" Law - Medicare Overcharge Measure
(Separate Website)
Information on the law that was enacted to protect people on Medicare from being overcharged by doctors and other health care practitioners by making it illegal in Pennsylvania to charge a higher fee than that approved by Medicare.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Aging
APPRISE - State Health Insurance Assistance Program
(Separate Website)
Information on APPRAISE, the State Health Insurance Assistance Program. The Pennsylvania Department of Aging created APPRISE to help Pennsylvanians understand their Medicare and other health insurance benefits and assist them in making sound decisions about what is best for them.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Aging
The Ticket To Work And Self-Sufficiency Program
(Separate Website)
Information regarding the Ticket To Work And Self-Sufficiecy Program and how more Americans with disabilities have the opportunity to participate in the workforce and lessen their dependence on public benefits.
By: Social Security Administration
If You're Self Employed
(Separate Website)
Fact Sheet for people who are self-employed regarding paying Social Security and Medicare taxes, earning credits, calculating net earnings, and more.
By: Social Security Administration
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Spanish / Español
Benefit Publications from the Social Security Administration
(Separate Website)
Large collection of publications providing information on the various programs such as: disability benefits, appeal process, benefits for people with HIV, how workmans' compensation can affect your disability benefits, children with disabilities, info on receiving your payments, benefits for those who are blind or have low vision, details on ticket to work incentives, info on working while disabled, retirement benefits, government pension offset, medicare, windfall provision, survivors benefits, SSI, SSI for non-citizens, food stamps and other nutrition progams, protecting your on social security numbers, and more. Many publications available in Spanish.
By: Social Security Administration
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Spanish / Español
Medicare at a Glance - Fact Sheet
(Separate Website)
This fact sheet provides a basic overview of the Medicare program, including how it is financed, who is eligible and what benefits are covered under the program. In addition, it describes supplemental health insurance, benefits provided by the new drug law and data on Medicare expenditures and financing.
By: Kaiser Family Foundation
Fact Sheet on Low-Income Assistance Under the Medicare Drug Benefit
(Separate Website)
Beginning in 2006, 42 million elderly and disabled Medicare beneficiaries will have access to prescription drug coverage through Part D of the Medicare program, including an estimated 14.4 million who will be eligible for low-income subsidies. This fact sheet provides an overview of the drug benefit and the low-income subsidies and explores how such changes will affect participation and eligibility.
By: Kaiser Family Foundation
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