Social Security
SSA (Social Security Administration office)
800-772-1213
Medicare
(800) 633-4227 For information on Medicare in English and Spanish
(877) 486-2048 People who require TDD or TTY can call.
www.medicare.gov
Medicare Enrollment You can start enrollment 3 months before your 65th birthday. Here is the website to enroll online:
Direct link to start - choose: start new application.
https://secure.ssa.gov/iClaim/rib
MEDLINPLus Health information for the national library of Medicare
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
Insurance Rating Services
Standard & Poor's (S&P)
(212) 438-2000
www.standardandpoors.com
Moody's
(212) 553-0377
www.moodys.com
A.M. Best
(908) 439-2200
www.ambest.com
Duff & Phelps
(312) 263-2610
www.fitchratings.com
Weiss
(800) 289-8100 *except Florida
(561) 627-3300
www.weissratings.com
There are modest fees for quotes with this service.
General Insurance Resources
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (HMOs and other MCOs)
2000 L St., NW, Suite 500
Washington, D.C. 20036
(800) 839-6487
www.ncqa.org
The State Health Insurance Advisory Program (SHIP)
For the elderly and disabled this government program provides information on Medicare. Hot-lines are different for each state. You can For service in your state call (800) 677-1116.
America's Health Insurance Plans
601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
South Building, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20004
www.ahip.org
National Council on Aging
409 3rd Street, SW Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20024
(202) 479-1200
www.ncoa.org
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
120 West 12th St. Kansas City, MO 64105
(816) 842-3600
www.naic.org
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Organizations
One Renaissance Blvd.
Oakbrook Terr., IL 60181
(630) 792-5000
www.jcaho.org
Smart Money Insurance
www.smartmoney.com/insurance
Independent Insurance Network
www.iiaa.com
Long Term Disability Insurance
CNA
(800) 775-1541
www.cna.com
Northwestern Mutual Life
(414) 271-1444
www.northwesternmutual.com
UNUMProvident
(800) 227-8138
www.unumprovident.com
Assisted Living
American Bar Assn. Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly
(202) 662-8690
www.americanbar.org/groups/law_aging.html
Offers The ABA Legal Guide for Older Americans, which includes sections on assisted living.
Assisted Living Federation of America
(703) 691-8100
www.alfa.org
Offers a free pamphlet, Assisted Living Guide & Checklist, and a listing of member facilities by state; also publishes industry magazine, Assisted Living Today.
LeadingAge
(202) 783-2242
www.leadingage.org
LeadingAge is an association of 6,000 not-for-profit organizations dedicated to making America a better place to grow old.
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys(520) 881-4005
www.naela.org