Document related to Medicare are grouped below:

Legal Education

  Attention Ohio Medicaid Consumers with Medicare - Starting January 1, 2006, Medicare will begin providing prescription coverage to all Medicare beneficiaries including those who also have Medicaid. This includes those who are disabled, low-income adults over 65 years old and those who get their Medicare premiums paid for by Medicaid.  

  Medicaid Fact Sheet Including Medicare Part D for Prescriptions - Important information regarding how Medicare Part D works with Medicaid. 

  Medicare & Home Health Care - This booklet provides information about your Medicare benefits coverage for home health assistance. 

  Medicare & Other Health Benefits - This booklet is a guide to who pays first under Medicare. 

  Medicare & Your Mental Health Benefits - This booklet explains mental health benefits and who is eligible under Medicare. 

  Medicare Benefits - A comprehensive guide to specific information about what Medicare will pay for a variety of benefits including skilled nursing facilities and dialysis equipment. 

  Medicare Coverage of Diabetes Supplies & Services - This booklet explains Medicare coverage of diabetes supplies and services in the Original Medicare Plan also known as "fee-for-service".  

  Medicare Coverage of Dialysis & Kidney Transplant Services - Medicare benefits cover the cost of dialysis if you have End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).  

  Medicare Coverage of Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Care - Learn more about your rights and covered benefits under Medicare for skilled nursing facility care. 

  Medicare Drug Coverage - If you have Medicare for health care coverage, you will be eligible for Medicare's prescription drug benefit, which begins on January 1, 2006. With this new benefit, you will have to make a lot of choices—ideally, those choices should be made before the benefit begins.  

  Medicare Drug Law Materials - Families USA launched an educational campaign on the new drug law in March 2004 called the Medicare Road Show. Find out more about how the new law will impact you. 

  Medicare Enrollment - Complete instructions on how to enroll in Medicare through the Medicare.gov website. 

  Medicare Hospice Benefits - This booklet explains the hospice benefit coverage under Medicare. 

  Medicare Preventive Services - This booklet explains preventive services covered under Medicare. 

  Medicare Rights & Protections - This booklet includes information on your right to complain and where to get services under Medicare. 

  Medicare Rights Center - Learn more about your rights to health insurance, Medicare and Medicaid. 

  Medicare and Clinical Trials - Medicare offers people with Medicare the option to join some clinical trials for the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses. If you join a clinical trial, Medicare will pay some of the patient care costs. 

  Women with Medicare - This booklet provides coverage information for pap tests, pelvic exams, and clinical breast exams. 

  Calculate Cost for Drugs under New Medicare Rx Program - Find out how the new Medicare prescription drug law applies to you and how much drugs will cost under this program.  

  Choosing a Medigap Policy - From www.medicare.gov, this brochure is a guide to people with Medicare health insurance. 

  Does Your Doctor Accept "Assignment" - When doctors and suppliers agree to accept the Medicare-approved amount, they accept "assignment". This brochure explains Medicare assignment. 

Find additional information in these related topics within the Ohio Law Library:

 Advance Directives
 Medicaid
 Medical Privacy and HIPAA
 Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care
 Children's Healthy Start & Young Adult Health
 Mental Health
 Prescriptions
 Social Security
 Government Assistance
 Courts and The Law

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