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81 Section 6 — What are Medicare Supplement Insurance
(Medigap) Policies?
82 How do I compare Medigap policies?
82 Medicare Supplement Insurance (Medigap) plans
85 Section 7 — Get Information about Prescription Drug
Coverage (Part D)
85 How does Medicare prescription drug coverage (Part D) work?
86 When can I join, switch, or drop a Medicare drug plan?
88 How much do I pay?
92 Which drugs are covered?
97 Section 8 — Get Help Paying Your Health & Prescription
Drug Costs
97 What if I need help paying my Medicare prescription drug costs?
99 What if I need help paying my Medicare health care costs?
103 Section 9 — Know Your Rights & Protect Yourself from Fraud
103 What are my Medicare rights?
104 What are my rights if my plan stops participating in Medicare?
104 What’s an appeal?
107 What’s an “Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage” (ABN)?
108 Your right to access your personal health information
112 How can I protect myself from identity theft?
112 How can I protect myself and Medicare from fraud?
115 Section 10 — Get More Information
115 Where can I get personalized help?
117 Where can I find general Medicare information online?
117 Where can I find personalized Medicare information online?
118 How do I compare the quality of plans and providers?
119 What’s Medicare doing to better coordinate my care?
120 Are there other ways to get Medicare information?
121 State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs)
125 Section 11 — Definitions
81 Section 6 — What are Medicare Supplement Insurance
(Medigap) Policies?
82 How do I compare Medigap policies?
82 Medicare Supplement Insurance (Medigap) plans
85 Section 7 — Get Information about Prescription Drug
Coverage (Part D)
85 How does Medicare prescription drug coverage (Part D) work?
86 When can I join, switch, or drop a Medicare drug plan?
88 How much do I pay?
92 Which drugs are covered?
97 Section 8 — Get Help Paying Your Health & Prescription
Drug Costs
97 What if I need help paying my Medicare prescription drug costs?
99 What if I need help paying my Medicare health care costs?
103 Section 9 — Know Your Rights & Protect Yourself from Fraud
103 What are my Medicare rights?
104 What are my rights if my plan stops participating in Medicare?
104 What’s an appeal?
107 What’s an “Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage” (ABN)?
108 Your right to access your personal health information
112 How can I protect myself from identity theft?
112 How can I protect myself and Medicare from fraud?
115 Section 10 — Get More Information
115 Where can I get personalized help?
117 Where can I find general Medicare information online?
117 Where can I find personalized Medicare information online?
118 How do I compare the quality of plans and providers?
119 What’s Medicare doing to better coordinate my care?
120 Are there other ways to get Medicare information?
121 State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs)
125 Section 11 — Definitions
