List of Annotated Categories and Site Maps. Each bolded category listed below typically refers to a category page that contains more specific information and links. For linked categories, visit our site maps.

Links to Site Maps
People with Medicare (Beneficiaries)  (link coming soon)
Alphabetical Category Index of all four Site Map listings   (link coming soon)
Part A   (link coming soon)
Part B NJ   (link coming soon)
Part B NY   (link coming soon)

List of Annotated Categories for People with Medicare

1. EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
   
   1. Education Centers for People with Medicare. To assist you with your question, Empire Medicare Services has dedicated customer service centers in various locations
   2. Request a Speaker. Request a Medicare speaker for your group or organization in one of the sixteen New York State counties we serve-Bronx, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Kings (Brooklyn), Nassau, New York (Manhattan), Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester
   3. Seminars for People with Medicare. Empire Medicare Services offers free orientations for people with Medicare

2. EXTRA HELP PAYING FOR MEDICAL CARE
   1. Help With Prescription Drug Costs. Link to Social Security Administration
   2. Medicare Savings Programs. You could save up to $938 a year, and in some cases more, in Medicare expenses. Learn about programs that can put money back in your pocket

3. LONG TERM CARE
   1. CMS Nursing Home Compare. This Web site contains information on every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country. You can locate nursing homes in your area and find information about compliance with Medicare and Medicaid regulations
   2. Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home. This official government booklet explains
      • How to find and compare nursing homes in your area
      • Where to call for help
      • Your nursing home resident rights

4. MEDICARE COVERAGE AND BILLING
   1. Local Coverage Determinations. Local Coverage Determination provide reasonable and necessary indications and limitations of Medicare coverage

   2. Operation Restore Trust. Billions of dollars a year are lost to health care fraud. You can help stop fraud and abuse in the Medicare system!

   3. Pay It Right!
      • How you can identify and report errors and concerns
      • What to do if you suspect Medicare fraud
      • What you can do to watch over Medicare spending

5. PLAN CHOICES
   1. Choosing a Medicare Health Plan: A Guide for People with Medicare. Use this booklet to help you decide how to get your Medicare health care
   2. Does Your Doctor or Supplier Accept Assignment?. This is the official government booklet that explains:
      • How assignment works
      • What assignment is
      • Who assignment helps

   3. Facts About Medicare Advantage. This fact sheet has basic information about how Medicare Advantage affects your health care choices, and has contact information for where to get your questions answered
   4. Medicare Health Plan Compare. Medicare Health Plan Compare helps you obtain detailed information on Medicare’s health plan options. By ”comparison shopping,” you can find the plans that are best for you
   5. Medicare Participating Physicians/Suppliers Directory (MEDPARD).
      • New Jersey
      • New York
      The Medicare Participating Physicians/Suppliers Directory (MEDPARD) is an easy-to-use directory for Medicare beneficiaries who wish to find participating physicians and suppliers in their area
   6. Private Contracts Between Beneficiaries and Doctors/Practitioners.
      • New Jersey
      • New York
      This section contains a list of the names, addresses, and UPIN numbers of those doctors/practitioners who have decided to ”opt-out” of Medicare

6. STAY HEALTHY
   1. Colorectal Cancer Awareness. Some important facts you should know about colorectal cancer.
   2. PAP Tests. A Pap test finds problems that can be treated before they turn into cancer. A Pap test can also find cancer early. If cervical cancer is found early, it’s easier to cure.
   3. Preventive Care.
      • What prevention is and why it is important
      • What you pay
      • Which preventive services are new
      • Which preventive services Medicare covers and how often
      • Who can get them
   4. Prostate Cancer Screening: A Decision Guide for Men with Medicare.
   5. Women with Medicare.
      • What is covered in the Original Medicare Plan
      • What Medicare pays
      • What you pay

7. STAY INFORMED
   1. 800-Alley. These sites have important health information for people with Medicare
   2. Electronic Mailing List . Sign up to receive important information for people with Medicare as it becomes available
   3. Frequently Asked Questions.
   4. How to Read Your Medicare Summary Notice. This official government booklet shows examples of what you may see on your Medicare Summary Notice, and helps you understand how to read your notice
   5. Medicare Brochures. This section lists brochures that might be helpful to people with Medicare
   6. Medicare Card Replacement. Link to Social Security Administration
   7. Medicare Cares, a newsletter for people with Medicare. This section contains copies of the Medicare Cares newsletter that is published four times a year by Empire Medicare Services
   8. Medicare’s Web Site. For information, call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227)
   9. Test Your Medicare Knowledge. Take a quiz

8. WHAT’S NEW
   1. Facts About Medicare Prescription Drug Plans. Fact sheet about Medicare prescription drugs plans
   2. Introducing Medicare’s New Coverage for Prescription Drugs. Introduction to Medicare offering insurance coverage for prescription drugs through Medicare prescription drug plans
   3. News for People with Medicare. This section contains the latest news for people with Medicare

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