| Medicare & You 2008
(PDF)
This is the official government handbook with important information about the following (120 pages):
- 2008 costs
- what’s covered
- preventive services
- health plans
- prescription drug plans
- your rights and appeals
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PHA's mission is to seek a cure, provide hope, support and education,
promote awareness and advocate for the pulmonary hypertension
community. Now, more than ever, individuals need to get involved
when using their health insurance benefits. Understanding your
health insurance benefits will be important to getting your healthcare
expenses reimbursed by your insurance company. We hope this site
can be a useful tool to educate you in your quest to understand your
healthcare needs. To learn more about your options, please select
the category in the navigation bar to the right that best represents your current situation.
Information provided on this site was gathered from CMS, Social
Security, and the Department of Health and Human Services. For
more detailed information on insurance, please visit their sites
which can be found under the Links section.
NOTE: Included in this section are brief summaries
of complex subjects. They should be used only as overviews and
general guides to the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The views
expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the policies or
legal positions of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. These
summaries do not render any legal, accounting, or other professional
advice, nor are they intended to explain fully all of the provisions
or exclusions of the relevant laws, regulations, and rulings
of the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Original sources of authority
should be researched and utilized.
