Web Link Directory

• Medicare Prescription Drug Benefits sites
• General Medicare related sites
• Medicare Managed Care information sites
• Senior Health sites
• Senior Resource sites
  

• Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Main Consumer Page on Medicare programs' Prescription Drug benefit from CMS
• Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Cost Estimator: for consumers from CMS
• Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder: for consumers from CMS
• Medicare Prescription Drug Plans by State for 2007
• Coordination of Benefits Part D: for professionals from CMS
• Resources on the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit - compiled by the Kaiser Family Foundation
• AARP Bulletin: Prescription Drugs - AARP guide to understanding the new Medicare Drug Benefit
• AARP Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage
• Part D Enrollment Data: for professionals from CMS

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• Medicare and You 2007 brochure for Consumers from CMS
• Medicare Rights Center The Medicare Rights Center (MRC) is a national, not-for-profit organization that helps ensure that older adults and people with disabilities get good affordable health care
• Medicare Web Site: for consumers from CMS
• Medicare Health Plan Web Site: for professionals from CMS
• Medicare Modernization Update:  for professionals from CMS
• AARP Medicare Advocacy Center - information on how it works, how claims are paid, Medigap benefits, selecting a plan and the dos and don'ts.
• AARP Medicare Basics - provides basic information about Medicare and describes what is and isn't covered.
• AARP MediGap

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• AARP WEBPLACE: Advocacy Center: Medicare Beneficiaries
• HMO Guide to Medicare/Managed Care This guide is designed to provide you with basic information on Medicare managed care -- how it works, how it differs from traditional fee-for-service HMO Guide - Section 2;  HMO Guide - Section 3
• Medicare Personal Plan Finder -The Medicare Personal Plan Finder is designed to help you learn about the health plan choices you have as a person with Medicare. From the CMS Medicare.gov web site.

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• 50 Plus Fitness Association - proving that exercise and an active lifestyle are essential to good health.
• Aging Parents and Elder Care - Providing care for our aging parents or elder spouse can often be very frustrating, with new surprises almost every day. Whether you care for aging parents in your home, or manage elder care plans from a distance, most of us don't know where to go for reliable answers ... or even what questions to ask. Here's help.
• Dialysis Facility Compare - This section gives detailed information about Medicare approved dialysis facilities. From the CMS Medicare.gov web site.
• Healthfinder - The consumer health and human services information web site from the United States government
• Nursing Home Compare - The primary purpose of this tool is to provide detailed information about the performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country. From the CMS Medicare.gov web site.
• Hospital Compare - tool that provides quality of care information for the hospitals selected, from CMS.
• Prescription Drug Assistance Programs - Provides information on programs that offer discounts or free medication to individuals in need. From the CMS Medicare.gov web site.
• Physical Activity and Older Adults (Surgeon General's Report)
• Medicare Participating Physician Directory - This directory contains names, addresses, and specialties of Medicare participating physicians who have agreed to accept assignment on all Medicare claims and covered service. From the CMS Medicare.gov web site.
• Prescription Medicines and You -- from the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research and the National Council on Patient Information Education

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• AARP - (home Page) excels as a dynamic presence in every community, shaping and enriching the experience of aging for each member and for society.
• Aging Parents and Elder Care - Providing care for our aging parents or elder spouse can often be very frustrating, with new surprises almost every day. Whether you care for aging parents in your home, or manage elder care plans from a distance, most of us don't know where to go for reliable answers ... or even what questions to ask. Here's help.
• Area Agencies on Aging with Web Sites
• American Society on Aging - enhancing the knowledge and skills of those working with older adults and their families.
• Elderhostel - providing Liberal Arts educational adventure programs for retirement age individuals throughout the world.
• Eldercare Web - resources for healthcare, death, legislation, caregivers and finance.
• ElderWeb - virtual community of computer-using older adults.
• Guide to Retirement Living - features articles related to aging and retirement living.
• Family and Medical Leave Act (Information from the Labor Department about this law which includes the right to unpaid leave to take an elderly relative to a regular doctor's appointment)
• Nursing Home Information Site - answers to all your nursing home questions, such as how to select, costs, medicare, medicaid, regulations, etc.
• Older Women's League (OWL) - presents programs of interest to midlife and older women, and advocates for policy changes.
• Seniors-Site - Bulletin Boards on senior topics and links to other sites
• SeniorLaw - information about Elder Law (Elderlaw), Medicare, Medicaid, estate planning, trusts and the rights of the elderly and disabled.
• SeniorLink - A national eldercare resource, referral and consultation service for seniors and their families.
• SeniorSites - national list of nonprofit providers of senior housing, healthcare and services.
• Social Security Administration - includes Consumer Publications
• Statistical Information on the Aging -- key statistical information on the elderly with links to the world of online statistical data
• SPRY Foundation - brings together information from federal agencies and national associations on issues of interest to older adults.
• Third Age - community of active older adults and seniors featuring chat, free stuff, discounts, health care, retirement, investing, caregiving, travel and news.

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