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• PA Health Law Project Toll-Free Helpline - Call: 1-800-274-3258

  The PA Health Law Project provides free legal services and advocacy to Pennsylvanians having trouble accessing publicly funded health care coverage or services. For assistance, call the PHLP Helpline at 1-800-274-3258 or 1-866-236-6310 TTY or e-mail the PHLP at staff@phlp.org. Information from the PHLP is also available online at www.phlp.org. Read More

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  Pennsylvania Health Law Project

• Medicare Part A: What You Need to Know

  Over 65 and don't have Medicare Part A? You may be able to get help to get it! This guide provides the information you need. Content Detail

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  Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

• PA Health Insurance Eligibility QuickScreen - PA Health Law Project

  This is a screening tool that the PA Health Law Project has designed, based upon the State's eligibility rules, to help you to figure out if you may be eligible for free or low-cost health care coverage. It is not an official determination of eligibility nor an application for coverage. Content Detail

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  Pennsylvania Health Law Project

• An Overview of Medicare

  This fact sheet from the Kaiser Family Foundation provides a basic overview of the Medicare program, including how it is financed, who is eligible and what benefits are covered under the program. In addition, it describes supplemental health insurance, benefits provided by the new drug law and data on Medicare expenditures and financing. Content Detail

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  Kaiser Family Foundation

• What's Medicare?

  Medicare is the federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older, certain younger people with disabilities. This provides more information about what coverage is available through Medicare. Content Detail

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  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

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  Spanish / Español

• Biling Issues for Consumers with both Medicare and Medical Assistance

  A guide to health care billing issues for Dual Eligible Consumers (eligible for both Medical Assistance and Medicare) from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project. [PDF] Content Detail

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  Pennsylvania Health Law Project

• Choosing a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan

  Information from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project to consider when selecting your Medicare prescription drug plan. [PDF] Content Detail

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  Pennsylvania Health Law Project

• Dual Eligibility in Pennsylvania: What Happens When I Am Newly Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid?

  This manual from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project is for advocates and consumers who have Medicare and are also eligible for or enrolled in a Medicaid program. Medicaid in Pennsylvania is called "Medical Assistance" or "MA." Persons with Medicare and Medicaid are frequently referred to a "dual eligibles" due to their being simultaneously eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. (PDF) Content Detail

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  Pennsylvania Health Law Project

• How Your Medical Assistance Coverage Will Change When You Get Medicare

  Explanation of what happens to your Medical Assistance when you qualify for Medicare from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project. [PDF] Content Detail

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  Pennsylvania Health Law Project

• Medicare

  Basic information from Community Legal Services of Philadelphia on the Medicare program and how to get help in Philadelphia. Content Detail

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  Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

• Medicare.gov: Prescription Drug Coverage (Part D)

  Information on the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit from Medicare.gov. Content Detail

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  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

• Medicare Part D - A Guide For Advocates and Providers Who Work With Older Adults in Pennsylvania

  Comprehensive manual written by M. Francesca Chervenak, Esq. and Erin E. Guay, MA of the Pennsylvania Health Law Project on Medicare Part D, the Medicare Prescription Drug Program that offers Medicare consumers prescription drug insurance through private insurance companies. [PDF] Content Detail

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  Pennsylvania Health Law Project

• Medicare Part D Extra Help

  Information from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project on the The Medicare Part D Extra Help Program (also called the Low-Income Subsidy or “LIS” ) that helps Medicare consumers dramatically lower their prescription drug costs and can help individuals save thousands of dollars per year. Content Detail

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  Pennsylvania Health Law Project

• Medicare Part D - Prescription Drug Resources

  List of Medicare Part D resources and publications from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project. Content Detail

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  Pennsylvania Health Law Project

• 2019 Medicare Part D Standard Zero Premium Prescription Drug Plans

  In Pennsylvania, all dual eligibles and those who are approved for full Extra Help with their Part D costs will have no premium if they enroll in any of these 9 Part D stand-alone Prescription Drug Plans. This list of Zero Premium Plans is provided by the Pennsylvania Health Law Project. [PDF] Content Detail

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  Pennsylvania Health Law Project