Key Contacts for Medicare Beneficiaries
State
| Organization | Telephone | Web Address |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Department on Aging and Disability Service (DADS) | 1-800-252-9240 | www.dads.state.tx.us/ |
| Texas Medical Foundation Health Quality Institute | 1-800-725-9216 | www.tmf.org/ |
| Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) | 1-800-252-8263 | www.hhsc.state.tx.us/index.shtml |
| Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) | 1-888-963-7111 | www.dshs.state.tx.us/ |
| Texas Health Care Information Collection Center | (512) 776-7261 | www.dshs.state.tx.us/thcic/default.shtm |
|
2-1-1 (access to information about health and human services in your local community) |
2-1-1 | www.211texas.org/211/ |
| The Legal Hotline for Texans (a project of the Texas Legal Services Center that offers legal advice and referrals to Texans 60 and older, and people on Medicare because of a disability) | 1-800-622-2520 | www.tlsc.org/programs/legalhotline.asp |
Federal
| Organization | Telephone | Web Address |
|---|---|---|
| Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (federal agency that administers Medicare, the nation´s largest health insurance program) | 800-MEDICARE (800-633-4227) | www.cms.gov/ or www.medicare.gov |
| Social Security Administration | 1-800-772-1213 | www.socialsecurity.gov/ |
| U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) | 1-877-696-6775 | www.hhs.gov/ |
| Administration on Aging | (214) 767-2971 | www.aoa.gov/ |
| Eldercare (a public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging connecting you to services for older adults and their families | 1-800-677-1116 | http://eldercare.gov/ |
| The Older Americans Act | www.aoa.gov/ | |
| Healthfinder (a service of HHS) | www.healthfinder.gov/ | |
| TrailBlazer Health Enterprises, LLC | www.trailblazerhealth.com/ | |
| Texas Medicaid Program | 1-800-252-9240 | www.hhsc.state.tx.us/medicaid/ |
| American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) | 1-800-424-2277 |
www.aarp.org/ |
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Last updated: 12/22/2011
