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Medicare, Medicaid & More.....
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Crater District Area Agency on Aging offers individual insurance counseling and assistance through the Virginia Insurance Counseling and Assistance Program (VICAP).
So, what types of insurance products are we talking about?
We assist recipients of the Medicare, Medicaid programs and consumers who have/may purchase Supplemental Policies purchased through private insurance companies (Medigaps).
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Foreign policy initiative? "Here's a blank check".
Health coverage initiative for American families?
"How much is that gonna cost us?" Perhaps one of
the biggest challenges this country faces is
rooted in a lack of family values.
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All Right.... What Does this Service Cost?
So, what's this service going to cost me you ask?
Well, the good news is that your tax dollars have already paid for this service, so it costs you nothing.
Better still, our VICAP Program provides a tremendous source of assistance to consumers in the Commonwealth, as our VICAP Counselors are specifically trained on how to resolve complex issues, such as difficulties related to claims or billing.
Our counselors also assist consumers in accomplishing such tasks as filing for benefits, sorting through difficult-to-read statements and notices, and assisting individuals in getting up-to-date information about prescription drug plans and health insurance plans available through Medicare.
Crater District Area Agency on Aging also assists consumers in making sense of benefits offered under Long Term Care Insurance policies. As with some of our other programs, we advise you to secure an appointment well ahead of any deadlines. The average Medicare Part D counseling session lasts approximately 90 minutes.
"Are similiar services available where I Live?"
If you live in Virginia and you're not in an area served by Crater, contact the Virginia Department for the Aging by phone.
If you prefer trying to get the information on your own, click here to use the Virginia Department for the Aging's reference map.
Once you've brought up the map on your computer screen, select the region in which you live and you will be given contact information for the Area Agency on Aging that serves your community.
A complete list of AAAs, with contact information for each, is available by clicking here.
Additional Information
For the MANY consumers who are struggling to comprehend Medicare Part D issues, or choose a plan, I've included some links below to assist you.
Lastly, directly below this text you'll find additional information on topics related to Medicare.
To access the information, you'll need to have Microsoft Powerpoint (or a Powerpoint viewer) installed on your computer. If you don't, click here.
You may also want to click on the Microsoft Office logo below. You can download a "Powerpoint Viewer" from that location as well.
I encourage you to take advantage of these resources, especially, the "Medicare Jeopardy" game.
If you've got to learn this stuff, you might as well try to have fun!
For more information on Crater's VICAP Program, please contact Gladys Mason at gmason@cdaaa.org or call (804) 732-7020, ext.404.
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While they may look enticing, Medicare Doughnuts can make
you very ill. To find out if the "Doughnut Hole"
may be a problem for you, click on
the picture above and use a
"Doughnut Hole Calculator".
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This....is....Medicare Jeopardy.
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Learn About "Coordination of Benefits" Under Medicare.
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