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MEDICARE OMBUDSMAN

• If you have complaints about Medicare, Medicare providers, Medicare processing, etc, contact the Medicare Ombudsman.
  
  The Medicare Ombudsman is Daniel Schreiner.  His e-mail address is Daniel.schreiner@cms.hhs.gov. His telephone number is 410-786-0630.  A description of the functions of the Ombudsman can be found online at www.cms.hhs.gov/center/
  ombudsman.asp.  

OTHER HELPFUL ENTITIES

• AARP Foundation Litigation

• ABA Commission on Law and Aging

• Care.com: Home Health Aides, Nurses, and In-Home Senior Care Providers

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) (Formerly HCFA)

• The Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center (PRC)

• CHOICES Health Insurance Counseling

• Connecticut Area Agencies on Aging

• Connecticut Elderly Services

• Connecticut Legal Services

• Connecticut Office of the health care Advocate

• Consumer Coalition for Quality Health Care

• health care for Less Blog by Michelle Katz, M.S.N.

• The Justice Partnership

• Keep the Promise Coalition

• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)

• National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM)

• National Senior Citizens Law Center (NSCLC)

• Qualidigm

• Right Wheelchair

• Social Security

• State Health Insurance Counseling and Assistance Programs (SHIP Programs)

• The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

HELPFUL LINKS

• Connecticut Prescription Drug Program (ConnPACE)

• Medicare Appeals Forms

• Medicare Official Web Site

• National Archives and Records Administration - Electronic Code of Federal Regulations

• Office of the Federal Register

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR MEDICARE PART D

• The 2008 national Medicare & You Handbook

• CMS Frequently Asked Questions

• Standardized Exceptions Request Form

• Additional Publications Relating to Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage

• Request for Prescription Information or Change form

• Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Information

• Draft Transition Guidance From CMS

• Facilitated Enrollment Letter (Partial Subsidy)

• Facilitated Enrollment Letter (Partial Subsidy - SPANISH)

• Facilitated Enrollment Letter (Full Subsidy)

• Facilitated Enrollment Letter (Full Subsidy - SPANISH)

• Facilitated Enrollment Final Fact Sheet (SPANISH)