APPRISE (Pennsylvania Health Insurance Assistance Program)

Phone:

800-783-7067

Description:

You can call APPRISE for help with Medicare questions or assistance with information about health plans. APPRISE counselors can help you over the phone or meet with you personally, either in their office or in your home.

BenefitsCheckUp

Website:

http://www.benefitscheckup.org

Description:

BenefitsCheckUp is a free and completely confidential service of the National Council on the Aging. It does not require your name, address, phone number, or Social Security number. BenefitsCheckUp was developed to address a problem: millions of older adults are eligible for benefits, but not receiving them. Ranging from health coverage to supplemental income to help in paying utility bills, there are millions of older adults who could benefit from a wide array of public programs if they knew about them and how to apply for them.

BenefitsCheckUp quickly gives you a personal report of public programs and benefits that you may qualify for.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Phone:

800-Medicare

Website:

http://www.cms.hhs.gov

Description:

CMS has free booklets about Medicare coverage and other health related topics, including information about Medicare & Medigap policies, the location and quality of nursing homes. CSM also works to strengthen Long-term support systems in the community.

Medicare Rights Center (MRC)
1460 Broadway, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10036

Phone:

212-869-3850

Website:

http://www.medicarerights.org/Index.html

Description:

The MRC is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to ensuring that older adults and people with disabilities get good, affordable health care. The MRC website is a helpful, reliable, independent source of Medicare information for consumers and professionals.

National Association of Insurance Commissioners
2301 McGee Street, Suite 800
Kansas City, MO 64108-3600

Phone:

816-842-3600

Website:

http://www.naic.org/

Needy Meds
P. O. Box 63716
Philadelphia, PA 19147

Phone:

215-625-9609

Website:

http://www.needymeds.com

Description:

There is help available for the many millions of people who have no insurance and can't afford to purchase their medicines. NeedyMeds is the place to learn about patient assistance programs and other programs designed to help those who can't afford their medicines. NeedyMeds is not a program. It's an information source.

Pennsylvania Association of Area Agencies on Aging
3540 N. Progress Ave, Suite 101
Harrisburg, PA 17110

Phone:

717-541-4214

Website:

http://www.p4a.org/

Description:

Pennsylvania Association of Area Agencies on Aging has come to represent both the best interests of older Pennsylvanians and its AAA membership by fostering collaboration in areas of advocacy, leadership, training and policy. Each county has specific information listed about services and contacts within this association. AAA offers programs that help people modify their homes or secure home financing so they can stay in their homes, and the agencies offer help in setting up domiciliary (group home) placements.

Pennsylvania Department of Aging (PDA)
555 Walnut Street, 5th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101-1919

Phone:

717-783-1550

Website:

http://www.aging.state.pa.us/aging/site/default.asp

Description:

The PDA website outlines services and programs and offers assistance and opportunities for older Pennsylvanians. PDA programs and services empower older adults and their families to make choices for themselves. Most of these services are provided by the state’s 52 Area Agencies on Aging (AAA). These programs include insurance counseling and more.

Pennsylvania Department of Insurance
1326 Strawberry Square
Harrisburg, PA 17120

Phone:

877-881-6388 (Toll Free Hotline)
412-565-5020 (Pittsburgh Office)
814-871-4466 (Erie Office)

Website:

http://www.ins.state.pa.us/ins/site/default.asp

Description:

The Consumer Services Bureau answers questions, responds to complaints and offers consumer booklets to help you better understand insurance services and costs. You can get information about all types of insurance products and about the insurance companies.

Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare: HealthChoices

Website:

http://www.enrollnow.net/