Resources
Fact sheets and Part D benchmark plan chart:
- Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs) (E-001)
- Medi-Cal (for People with Medicare) (E-002)
- Extra Help for Part D Costs (E-003)
- California’s 2009 Part D Benchmark Plans (PDF)— for people who qualify for the Extra Help/Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) program
- Comparison of California's 2009 stand-alone prescription-drug plans (PDPs) (PDF) — does not include a list of California's Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plans
Websites:
Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse
Run by the California Attorney General to provide health-care resources for the needy, and to protect patients in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities from abuse or neglect.
California Department of Aging - Area Agencies on Aging (AAA)
1-800-510-2020
Provides older adults with information on local resources and community-based services, including low-income programs.
California Medicare News
Variety of current articles on Medicare-related topics, including low-income help for Medicare beneficiaries.
Health Consumer Alliance
1-310-204-4900
A partnership of consumer-assistance programs operated by community-based legal service organizations created to help people with low income obtain essential health care.
Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP)
1-800-434-0222
Free counseling about Medicare, Medigap policies, Medicare Advantage (formerly known as Medicare+Choice) plans, filing an appeal and long-term care insurance.
Medicare
1-800-MEDICARE (633-4227)
Information on Medicare, Medigap policies, Medicare Advantage (formerly known as Medicare+Choice) plan options, prescription drug-assistance programs, nursing homes, home health care and other Medicare-related issues.
National Council on Aging: Online Screening Service
Online screening service that checks older adults' eligibility for various public and private benefit programs in all 50 states. Programs include prescription drugs and screening for the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) program, nutrition (such as food stamps), legal services, energy assistance, in-home services, tax assistance and transportation.
Social Security Administration (SSA)
1-800-772-1213
Covers Medicare eligibility, Social Security benefits, Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) applications, change of address for Medicare or Social Security and lost Medicare card replacements.
Page updated Dec. 15, 2008
