Drug and Health Plans & Medigap Policies
The Medicare Plan Finder tool provides one central point to view and compare all available drug and health plan choices, including Medigap Policies in your area.
Doctors
You can use the Physician and Other Healthcare Professional Directory tool to search for basic information about Physicians and many other types of healthcare professionals including nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, psychologists, and physical therapists. Your search will include provider profiles including specialties, practicing locations, and phone numbers. Other information may also include education, gender, residency, foreign languages spoken, and hospital affiliation and maps and directions to practicing locations.
Hospitals
On the Hospital Compare tool you will find information on how well hospitals care for patients and results from a survey of patients about the quality of care they received during a recent hospital stay. This information will help you compare the quality of care hospitals provide.
Formulary Finder
The Formulary Finder for Prescription Drug Plans tool will allow you to find plans in your state that match your required drug list.
Long-Term Care Planning
The Long-Term Care Planning tool is to help you understand: what long-term care services are available, how much you can expect to pay for long-term care, and what financing options are available to support your long-term care costs.
Home Health Agencies
The Home Health Compare tool gives detailed information about Medicare-certified home health agencies. This toll will asssit you in selecting a Home Health Agency; provide Home Health Agency information; Home Health Quality Measures and how to use the quality measures to compare home health agencies.
Your Medicare Coverage
The Medicare Coverage tool provides information about your health care benefits in Original Medicare (sometimes referred to as “fee-for-service”). By searching this database you will find: some of the services and supplies Original Medicare covers; the conditions that must be met for some services or supplies to be covered; how often services or supplies are covered (limits); how much you pay; who you can contact if you have additional questions; some of the services and supplies Original Medicare does not currently cover.
Nursing Homes
The Nursing Home Compare tool has detailed information about every Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing home in the country. This tool enables you to compare the quality of the nursing Homes you're considering using the Five-Star Quality Ratings, health inspection results, nursing home staff data, quality measures, and fire safety inspection results.
Medical Equipment Suppliers
The Medical Equipment Suppliers tool provides names, addresses, and contact information for suppliers that provide services or products under the Medicare program. This tool lists suppliers of the following services and products; Durable Medical Equipment, Prostheses & Prosthetic Devices, Orthotics and Supplies.
Dialysis Facilities
You can use Dialysis Facility Compare to find addresses and phone numbers for each facility and compare information about the services and quality of care provided at dialysis facilities in any state.
Medicare & You 2010 Handbook
The Medicare & You Handbook is a summary of Medicare benefits, coverage options, rights and protections, and answers to the most frequently asked questions about Medicare.
Forms
You can view, print, or electronically submit forms online by accessing the links below. Simply click on the applicable link and you will be directed accordingly.
Publications
You can view, print or order Medicare publications.