Online Resources

⦁ Your Medicare Rights

Review Section 8 of the "Medicare & You" Handbook:

👉 Medicare & You PDF

Or visit: ⦁ www.medicarerights.org

Medicare Facts vs. Fiction

Understand common Medicare myths and realities:

⦁ Medicare Advocacy - Facts vs. Fiction

⦁ Other Healthcare Resources

Compare providers and services:

⦁ Medicare Care Compare

⦁ State Insurance Departments

Find help through your local SHIP (State Health Insurance Assistance Program): www.shiphelp.org

Phone Contacts

Social Security Administration (SSA)

⦁ Assistance with Medicare Parts A and B eligibility, enrollment, updating personal information, applying for Extra Help, and other services.

⦁ 📞 Call: 1-800-772-1213 (TTY: 1-800-325-0778)

⦁ 🌐 Visit: ⦁ www.ssa.gov

Benefits Coordination & Recovery Center (BCRC)

⦁ Update your insurance information or inform Medicare if you have other coverage.

⦁ 📞 Call: 1-855-798-2627 (TTY: 1-855-797-2627)

Beneficiary and Family Centered Care – Quality Improvement Organization (BFCC-QIO)

⦁ Report concerns about the quality of care for Medicare services or appeal if Medicare coverage is ending too soon.

⦁ 📞 Call: 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227, TTY: 1-877-486-2048)

(They can provide your local BFCC-QIO contact.)

Department of Defense – TRICARE

⦁ Get information on TRICARE for Life (TFL) and TRICARE Pharmacy Program.

⦁ 📞 TRICARE for Life: 1-866-773-0404 (TTY: 1-866-773-0405)

⦁ 📞 Pharmacy Program: 1-877-363-1303 (TTY: 1-877-540-6261)

⦁ 🌐 Visit: ⦁ tricare.mil/tfl | ⦁ tricare.mil/pharmacy

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

⦁ Assistance for veterans regarding VA healthcare and benefits.

⦁ 📞 Call: 1-800-827-1000 (TTY: 1-800-829-4833)

⦁ 🌐 Visit: ⦁ www.va.gov | ⦁ www.ebenefits.va.gov

Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

⦁ Information about Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) for active and retired federal employees.

⦁ 📞 Retirees: 1-888-767-6738 (TTY: 1-800-878-5707)

⦁ 🌐 Visit: ⦁ www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance

⦁ 📞 Active Employees: Find your Benefits Officer here:

👉 ⦁ apps.opm.gov/abo

Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)

⦁ For beneficiaries receiving RRB benefits: update personal information, enroll in Medicare, replace Medicare cards, or report a death.

⦁ 📞 Call: 1-877-772-5772 (TTY: 1-312-751-4701)

⦁ 🌐 Visit: ⦁ www.rrb.gov