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By: Source: AARP Bulletin Date Posted: 2005-11-15 10:22:00-05:00

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Medicare

  • Telephone hotline: (800) 633-4227. TTY users should call (877) 486-2048.
  • Online: Medicare's official website includes comparison of drug plans, a cost estimator and fact sheets in several languages.

Questions About Extra Help
For questions about Extra Help, visit Social Security's official website or call (800) 772-1213. TTY users should call (800) 325-0778.

State Health Insurance Counseling Programs
For the phone number of your state health insurance counseling program (SHIP), go to www.shiptalk.org or call (800) 677-1116.

AARP
For free AARP booklets "The New Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage: What You Need to Know" and "Extra Help for People With Limited Incomes," call (888) 687-2277 or go online to www.aarp.org/medicarerx. Both booklets are available in English or Spanish.

Medicare Rights Center
For more detailed Q&As; about Medicare Part D, visit the Medicare Rights Center online.

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