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* Offers different types of health insurance, including Medicaid Managed Care, Qualified Health Plans, Child Health Plus, Essential Plan, Health and Recovery Plan, Managed Long Term Care, Medicare Advantage, Dual Advantage, and Medicaid Advantage Plus. * Provides benefits for pharmacy (getting medicine), dental (taking care of your teeth), and vision (taking care of your eyes). ====healthcare

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Health Insurance/Dental Coverage
CHIP Programs
Medicare
Medicaid
* Offers different types of health insurance, including Medicaid Managed Care, Qualified Health Plans, Child Health Plus, Essential Plan, Health and Recovery Plan, Managed Long Term Care, Medicare Advantage, Dual Advantage, and Medicaid Advantage Plus. * Provides benefits for pharmacy (getting medicine), dental (taking care of your teeth), and vision (taking care of your eyes). ====healthcare

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Medicaid
Health Insurance/Dental Coverage
Medicare
CHIP Programs
* Provides information and referral for legal and financial matters, transportation difficulties, housing availability, and health service & counseling.* Provides on site assistance with tax preparation, Medicare forms and the Home Energy Assistance Program.* Provides recreation and social programs, as well as travel days, cards, dancing and celebrations.* Provides transportation to and from center.

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Medicare
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Senior Centers
Tax Preparation Assistance
Senior Ride Programs
Largest independent source of information and assistance for people with Medicare.Telephone hotline: helps callers understand Medicare benefits and how any existing coverage works with Medicare and choose the right coverage and understand screens low-income Medicare recipients for eligibility for programs to help lower costs for prescriptions and monthly Part B premiumsDetailed information about Medicare available at http://www.medicareinteractive.org/page2.phptopic=counselor&page=Index

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Medicare Appeals/Complaints
Medicare Information/Counseling
Provides health insurance coverage to people 65 years of age or older, people who have drawn Social Security benefits on account of disability for at least 24 consecutive months, and insured workers and their dependents who need dialysis treatment or a kidney transplant because of chronic kidney disease.
Counselors available to answer your questions about insurance choices, Medicare rights and protections, payment denials and appeals, complaints about care or treatment, and Medicare bills.

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Medicare Insurance Supplements
Medicare Information/Counseling
Medicare Appeals/Complaints
First point of contact for issues related to: Medicare Medicaid state children's health insurance programs, i.e., Child Health Plus Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)

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Medicaid Appeals/Complaints
Medicare Appeals/Complaints
Provides health insurance coverage to people 65 years of age or older, people who have drawn Social Security benefits on account of disability for at least 24 consecutive months, and insured workers and their dependents. Provides new or replacement social security numbers and/or cards.

Pays benefits to disabled workers under Full Retirement Age, and to their dependents, as well as survivors of insured workers - widows or widowers at age 60 years and older, widows/widowers who have entitled children 16 years of age and younger in their care, and widows between ages 50 and 60 meeting disability-related requirement.

Makes monthly payments to disabled adults and children who have limited income and resources. Benefits are payable to people ages 65 years and older without disabilities.
Connects individuals receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and/or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits with free employment services.

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SSI
Social Security Survivors Insurance
Social Security Fraud Reporting
Medicare Enrollment
Social Security Disability Insurance
Social Security Retirement Benefits
Social Security Numbers
Ticket to Work/Self Sufficiency Program
Social Security Burial Benefits
* Assists the public in filing applications for social security benefits: retirement, disability, survivors and Medicare. Some services are available online.

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Social Security Disability Insurance
Medicare
Social Security Survivors Insurance
Social Security Retirement Benefits
SSI
Social Security Burial Benefits
Helps income-eligible seniors aged 65+ yrs to supplement their out-of-pocket Medicare Part D drug plan costs. Seniors can apply for EPIC at any time of the year and must be enrolled or eligible to be enrolled in a Medicare Part D drug plan to receive EPIC benefits and maintain coverage.

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Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan Enrollment
Prescription Drug Patient Assistance Programs
  • Medicare Questions & Answers - AARP's Medicare Question and Answer Tool offers practical and comprehensive information to help you navigate the program according to your own situation. The tool clarifies eligibility and enrollment requirements and provides answers to questions on Medicare's plan options, coverage, and costs in an easy-to-understand manner. www.aarp.org/health/medicare-qa-tool/

  • Does Medicare Cover Caregiver Costs and Services The key to qualifying for some paid services is whether your loved one is 'homebound' http://www.aarp.org/medicaregiver

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Medicare
Web Guides
Provides health insurance coverage to people 65 years of age or older, people who have drawn Social Security benefits on account of disability for at least 24 consecutive months, and insured workers and their dependents who need dialysis treatment or a kidney transplant because of chronic kidney disease.
* Provides health insurance for older adults and people who are disabled.
  • Prescription expense assistance.
  • Medicare fraud reporting.

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Medicare
Insurance Fraud Reporting
Prescription Expense Assistance

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Immunizations
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
General Minor Home Repair Programs
Personal Care
Food Stamps / SNAP
Geriatric Counseling
Housekeeping Assistance
General Benefits Assistance
Food Vouchers
Personal Alarm Systems
Case / Care Management
Health Insurance Information / Counseling
Nutrition Assessment Services
Medicaid Applications
Specialized Information and Referral
Medicare
Home Health Aide Services
Individual Advocacy
Caregiver Consultation and Support
Provides a full complement of services to adults ages 55 and over. Daytime programming includes breakfast, lunch, take-home food, exercise, field trips, transportation services, health and wellness information, assistance with senior benefits/issues, recreation and cultural activities, technology classes, workshops, and referral services. Also offers an emergency food pantry, open to residents living in zip code 14204. All services are operated and managed by seniors.

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Food Pantries
Medicare
Congregate Meals / Nutrition Sites
Field Trips / Excursions
General Benefits Assistance
Senior Ride Programs
Exercise Classes / Groups
Computer and Related Technology Classes
Senior Centers
* The open enrollment period has been extended through the end of 2021. Beginning in early April, enhanced federal tax credits will be available for low- and moderate-income consumers (income up to $51,040 for individuals and $104,800 for a family of four) to lower the cost of Qualified Health Plans. * An organized marketplace developed by New York State to help people shop for and enroll in health insurance coverage. Individuals, families and small businesses can use the Marketplace to help them compare insurance options, calculate costs and select coverage online, in person, or over the phone. The Marketplace also tells what type of financial assistance is available to applicants to help them afford health insurance purchased through the Marketplace. It also helps people to check their eligibility for health care programs like the Essential Plan, Medicaid, and Child Health Plus and sign up for these programs if they are eligible.

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CHIP Programs
Health Insurance Marketplaces
Health Insurance Information / Counseling
Medicaid Applications
Medicare
Health Insurance / Dental Coverage

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State Medicaid Managed Care Insurance Carriers
Health Insurance / Dental Coverage
Medicare
CHIP Programs

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Caregiver Training
Medicare
Specialized Information and Referral
Telephone Reassurance
Extreme Heat Cooling Centers
General Physical Examinations
Adult Day Program Centers
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Congregate Meals / Nutrition Sites
Friendly Visiting
Caregiver Consultation and Support
Discount Programs
Senior Ride Programs
Nutrition Education
Senior Centers
Offers assistance for the following services, too check paperwork status, report changes, apply for Medicare/social security benefits, information on eligibility, and more. Also available is a government benefits website which provides individuals access and information about benefits for various needs or circumstances.

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Social Security Numbers
Social Security Disability Insurance
Medicare
Social Security Retirement Benefits
Social Security Survivors Insurance
SSI
Offers assistance for the following services, too check paperwork status, report changes, apply for Medicare/social security benefits, information on eligibility, and more. Also available is a government benefits website which provides individuals access and information about benefits for various needs or circumstances.

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Social Security Numbers
Social Security Disability Insurance
Medicare
Social Security Retirement Benefits
Social Security Survivors Insurance
SSI
Help is available either by phone, website or local offices, to check status, report changes, apply for Medicare/social security benefits, information on eligibility, and more. Also available is a government benefits website which provides individuals access and information about benefits for various needs or circumstances.

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Social Security Disability Insurance
Social Security Numbers
Medicare
Social Security Retirement Benefits
Social Security Survivors Insurance
SSI
Help is available either by phone, website or local offices, to check status, report changes, apply for Medicare/social security benefits, information on eligibility, and more. Also available is a government benefits website which provides individuals access and information about benefits for various needs or circumstances.

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Social Security Survivors Insurance
SSI
Social Security Retirement Benefits
Medicare
Social Security Numbers
Social Security Disability Insurance
HIICAP provides free, accurate and objective information, counseling, assistance and advocacy on Medicare, private health insurance, and related health coverage plans. HIICAP helps people with Medicare, their representatives, or persons soon to be eligible for Medicare. In person, or over the phone, trained staff and volunteers will answer your questions.

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Health Insurance Information / Counseling
Medicare Information / Counseling
Medicare
Long Term Care Insurance Information / Counseling
Assists individuals and families in completing the Access NY Health Care Application for health insurance through Medicaid, Child Health Plus, Family Health Plus or Medicare Part D.

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Medicare
Managed Health Care Information
Affordable Care Act Insurance Information / Counseling
General Health Insurance Information / Counseling
Children's State / Local Health Insurance Programs
Adult State / Local Health Insurance Programs
Provides transportation services for older adults who are Medicare recipients for medical appointments and for senior shopping, and for veterans going to Castle Point and Albany Veterans Hospitals.

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Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Senior Ride Programs
Veteran / Military Health Insurance
Medicare