Links for Medicare Consumers

Quality Insights of Pennsylvania wants you to get credible Medicare and wellness information, so we have provided these links to helpful Internet sites.

Medicare, Medicare-related and Government-sponsored Sites

• www.medicare.gov – Medicare's Web site.
  
  
• Nursing Home Compare – Medicare.gov offers this service to help you evaluate nursing homes in Pennsylvania and around the country.
  
  
• Home Health Compare – Medicare.gov lets you review information about all home health agencies certified by Medicare.
  
  
• Hospital Compare - Medicare.gov allows you to review information about all hospitals certified by Medicare.
  
  
• www.healthfinder.gov – developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this site directs you to reliable information from government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and universities about health topics, health care organizations, Medicare, health fraud, and medical privacy.
  
  
• www.govbenefits.gov/govbenefits_en.portal – this free and confidential government Web site, sponsored by several federal agencies and organizations, helps you find government benefits that you may be eligible to receive.
  
  
• www.benefitscheckup.org – this free online service, sponsored by the National Council on the Aging, screens individuals over 55 for federal, state, and private benefits programs.
  
  
• www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus – provided by the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, this site features information on diseases and conditions and has links to dictionaries and educational materials.
  
  
• www.hgsa.com – the site for the Medicare Part B (physician office and lab testing) payor.
  
  
• www.veritusmedicare.com – the site for the Medicare Part A (hospital) payor.
  
  
• www.umd.nycpic.com – the Durable Medical Equipment payor.
  
  
• www.aoa.gov – the United States’ Administration on Aging Web site.
  
  
• www.seniors.gov – FirstGov for Seniors, hosted by the Social Security Administration (SSA).

Health Concerns Facing People with Medicare

• www.intelihealth.com – Online tutorial on how to perform a breast self-exam.
  
  
• www.cdc.gov/flu/ – Flu information from the Centers for Disease Control.
  
  
• www.diabetes.org – The American Diabetes Association.
  
  
• www.cancer.org – The American Cancer Society.
  
  
• www.alzwell.com – Offers information to the caregiver for a person with dementia. Includes a chat line for caregivers.
  
  
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Interactive Pages and Subsites – offers a number of valuable interactive resources.
  
  
• Mental Health – visit the Mental Health & Aging’s Web site.
  

Sites of Interest to Pennsylvania Seniors

• www.aging.state.pa.us – The Pennsylvania Department of Aging.
  
  
• www.health.state.pa.us – The Pennsylvania Department of Health.
  
  
• geron.psu.edu – The Penn State Gerontology Center.
  
  
• www.longtermcare.state.pa.us – The long term care site of the Pennsylvania Departments of Aging, Health and Public Welfare.
  
  
• www.paseniorcenters.org - This site allows Pennsylvanians to locate a senior center near them and to find out what services and programs are offered.
  
  
• www.p4a.org - The Web site of the Pennsylvania Association of Area Agencies on Aging provides information on the services and programs offered by the Area Agency on Aging in each county.