Medicare

• Medicare and Medicare insurance plans  –  medicare.gov

  • Sign up for Medicare HERE

• For help in finding local, state and community based organizations that serve older adults and their caregivers in your area    –  Eldercare.gov

• California Health Advocates (HICAP) offers free, one-on-one Medicare counseling – HICAP

• California Department of Aging administers programs that serve older adults, adults with disabilities, family caregivers, and residents in long-term care facilities throughout the State – CA Department of Aging

• Medi-Cal information – California Department of Health Services –  Medi-Cal information

• Find out if you can qualify for extra help with Medicare Prescription Drug costs – Social Security

• For information on CalFresh and Senior Food Programs you can contact the San Diego Food Bank 
   

Sources for current information on the Status of Medicare 

• Medicare Rights Center  – national, nonprofit consumer service organization that works to ensure access to affordable health care for older adults and people with disabilities through counseling and advocacy, educational programs and public policy initiatives – Medicare Rights Center

• AARP – AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, social welfare organization with a membership of nearly 38 million that helps people turn their goals and dreams into real possibilities, strengthens communities and fights for the issues that matter most to families — such as health care, employment and income security, and protection from financial abuse – AARP