Insurance, Medicaid, Medicare

Links

• AccessWV
  Offers individual health insurance coverage to West Virginians who have pre-existing, severe or chronic medical conditions.
• American Sign Language (ASL) Medicare Basics Video
  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an educational video in American Sign Language (ASL) to provide important information about the Medicare program to people who are Deaf or hard of hearing. The video consists of an overview of the Medicare program, including what Medicare is, who qualifies, the four parts of Medicare (A, B, C, and D), new preventive services under the Affordable Care Act, and help paying Medicare costs.
• Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services HIPAA Non-Privacy Complaints
  Direct link to the form to file non-privacy related HIPPA complaints.
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  To ensure effective, up-to-date health care coverage and to promote quality care for beneficiaries.
• GovBenefits.gov
  GovBenefits.gov is the official benefits website of the U.S. government, with information on over 1,000 benefit and assistance programs.
• Keeping Medicare and Medicaid When You Work
  A resource guide for people with disabilities, their families, and their advocates published by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
• Medicaid
  A federal government managed website by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
• Medicaid Estate Recovery: What Every Senior Should Know
  A booklet published by the West Virginia Attorney General's Office.
• Medicare
  The Official US Government Site for People with Medicare.
• Medicare and You Booklet
  Summary of Medicare benefits, rights and protections, and answers to the most frequently asked questions about Medicare. (128 pages)
• Medicare Extra Help with Prescription Drug Plan Costs
  To qualify for the Extra Help, a person must be on Medicare, have limited income and resources, and reside in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia.
• Navigating Medicare and Medicaid
  A resource guide for people with disabilities, their Families, and their advocates developed by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation in 2005.
• Social Security On-Line: Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Costs
  Information about getting help with prescription drug cost for people with Medicare coverage.
• State Health Insurance Assistance Program
  Provides free, objective, and confidential help to West Virginia Medicare beneficiaries and their families who need information about their Medicare benefits, Medicare supplement insurance companies, supplement plans and monthly rate comparisons, long-term care insurance plans, and help with paying Medicare costs.
• The Medicaid Reference Desk
  The Medicaid Reference Desk is a tool to help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities find out what Medicaid can offer them.
• The Role of Medicare for the People Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid
  This policy brief describes the roles played by Medicare and Medicaid in providing care for duals, presents characteristics of the dual eligible population, examines the Medicare and Medicaid spending for the dual eligibles, reviews provisions in the 2010 health reform law that are relevant to the care and spending for the dual eligibles, and considers key issues for the future.
• West Virginia Medicaid Aged and Disabled Waiver Program
  The Medicaid Aged and Disabled Waiver (ADW) Program provides in-home and community services to individuals 18 years of age and older who are medically and financially eligible.
• West Virginia Medicaid Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Waiver Program
  I/DD Waiver Program (formerly the MR/DD Waiver Program) provides services that instruct, train, support, supervise, and assist individuals who have intellectual disabilities and/or developmental disabilities in achieving the highest level of independence and self-sufficiency possible in their lives.
• Your Guide to Medicaid - West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
  The information which follows tells you what services are paid for by your Medical Card, what your rights and responsibilities are under the Medicaid Program, and how and where you may receive additional information.