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Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance Program

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Help with Prescription Drugs


State

Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) Project To file complaints about insurance companies and agents: Oregon Insurance Division, Consumer Protection, (503) 947-7984 or (888) 877-4894 Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman An independent state agency that serves long-term care facility residents through complaint investigation, resolution and advocacy for improvement in resident care. To file a complaint about a long-term care provider call (800) 522-2602. To find health care for low-income people not eligible for Medicare: Oregon Health Plan (800) 359-9517 Insurance for "uninsurables": Oregon Medical Insurance Pool (800) 848-7280 Licensed nursing facilities: Oregon Seniors and People with Disabilities (800) 232-3020 Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) Health Insurance Program


Medicare

Medicare Web site (health insurance for people 65 and older) (800) 633-4227 Preventive Services: A Healthier US Senior Medicare Patrol Part A Claims - Noridian (800) MEDICARE or (800) 633-4227 Part B Claims - Noridian (800) MEDICARE or (800) 633-4227 Durable Medical Equipment Claims - Noridian (800) MEDICARE or (800) 633-4227 Medicare Fraud and Abuse National (800) 447-8477 or Oregon (800) 232-3020 Physicians who take assignment: Noridian (800) 444-4606 Quality of care (Medicare): Acumentra Health (800) 344-4354 or Portland (503) 279-0100


Medicaid

Medicaid Web site (health assistance for Medicare beneficiaries)\ To find health care for low-income people not eligible for Medicare: Oregon Health Plan (800) 359-9517 Help paying for Medicare The Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries (QMB) program helps people who have Medicare pay for their medical care. To receive benefits from the QMB program you must be receiving Part A (Hospital insurance benefits) coverage of Medicare.


Social Security Administration

Social Security Administration (for eligibility and enrollment information) (800) 772-1213


Help with Prescription Drugs

Oregon's Prescription Drug Program: opdp.org Medicare's Prescription Drug Coverage: medicare.gov/pdphome.asp To learn about Oregon Health & Sciences University's Evidence Based Prescription Drug Comparison Research visit OregonRx.gov. The National Council on Aging's BenefitsCheckUp: benefitscheckup.org RxAssist Patient Assistance Program Center: rxassist.org Health Assistance Partnership: healthassistancepartnership.org Partnership for Prescription Assistance: pparx.org


Other Links

Kaiser Family Foundation (information about Medicare) Oregon Senior Housing Facilities TRICARE for Life U.S. Department of Defense health insurance program for military retirees and their families, as well as for the dependents of active duty military personnel. VA (Veteran's Administration). For eligibility, call your local VA office.

Page updated: October 19, 2009

Click here to go to the Oregon Dept. of Veterans' Affairs outreach contact form

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