Medicare Resources

Do you, a family member or friend need help with the Medicare Insurance maze? For more information, use the Web resources below or attend a Medicare Seminar about Medicare and Medicare Supplement insurance.

Web Resources

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
1-800-633-4227 (1-800-MEDICARE)
www.medicare.gov* 
CMS is the federal agency that administers the Medicare program. Staff answers general questions on Medicare.

Medicare Hotline for Hearing and Speech Impaired
1-877-486-2048
This number is for TTY (TeleTypewriter) and TDD (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf). Both are used for two-way text conversation over a telephone line.

Social Security Administration
1-800-772-1213
TTY 1-800-325-0778
www.socialsecurity.gov*  orwww.ssa.gov * 
The SSA provides information about Medicare eligibility and on the low income subsidy (LIS) “Extra Help” for the Part D drug Program.

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
1-800-827-1000

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas is not connected with or endorsed by the US Government, the Federal Medicare Program or any other governmental agency.

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