Mailing Address:
MEDICARE
7500 SECURITY BLVD
BALTIMORE, MD 21244-1850

Telephone Numbers and Contact information
Phone #:(800) 633-4227
Phone #:(877) 486-2048
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Web Page:  www.medicare.gov and MyMedicare.gov
E-mail to:   None Listed

Program Details:
Operating Agency: US Department of Health and Human Services (Governmental)
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Hours: 24hours day/ 7 days a week.
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Program/Service Notes:
Welcome to the Medicare Coverage section of www.medicare.gov. This section provides information about your health care benefits in the Original Medicare plan (sometimes referred to as "fee-for-service"). By searching this database you will find:

MyMedicare.gov

MyMedicare.gov provides direct Internet access to your Medicare benefits, eligibility, enrollment (including prescription drug plans) and preventive health information - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Visit the site, sign up, and Medicare will mail you a password to allow you access to your personal Medicare information. MyMedicare.gov also allows you to view your adjudicated claims information, access online forms and publications, and receive important messages from Medicare.


*Original Medicare Plan

This fee-for-service plan covers many health care services. You can go to any doctor or supplier that is enrolled and accepts Medicare and is accepting new Medicare patients, or to any hospital or other facility.

*Medicare prescription drug coverage
Medicare prescription drug coverage is insurance that covers both brand-name and generic prescription drugs at participating pharmacies in your area. Medicare prescription drug coverage provides protection for people who have very high drug costs or from unexpected prescription drug bills in the future.

*Medicare Health Plans (like HMOs and PPOs)

These plans are approved by Medicare and run by private companies. When you join one of these plans, you are still in Medicare. Some of these plans require referrals to see specialists. They provide all of your Part A (hospital) and Part B (medical) coverage. They generally offer extra benefits, and many include prescription drug coverage. These plans often have networks, which means you may have to see doctors who belong to the plan or go to certain hospitals to get covered services. In many cases, your costs for services can be lower than in the Original Medicare Plan, but it is important to check with the plan because the costs for services will vary.

*Medicare Prescription Drug Plans

These plans add prescription drug coverage to the Original Medicare Plan, some Medicare Cost Plans, some Medicare Private Fee-for-Service Plans, and Medicare Medical Savings Account Plans.

*Medigap (Medicare Supplement Insurance) Policies

These policies help pay some of the health care costs that the Original Medicare Plan doesn’t cover. If you are in the Original Medicare Plan, you could get a Medigap policy to help cover the extra health care costs.

This information was last updated on 04/03/2007

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