Helpful contacts from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
800-MEDICARE
Get Medicare information and important phone numbers. Need help in a language other than English or Spanish? Say "agent" to talk to a customer service representative.
800-633-4227 • TTY 877-486-2048 www.medicare.gov
Coordination of Benefits Contractors
Learn whether Medicare or your other insurance pays first, and report changes in your insurance information.
800-999-1118 • TTY 800-318-8782
Department of Defense
Get information about Tricare for Life and the Tricare Pharmacy Program.
866-773-0404 (Tricare for Life)
TTY 866-773-0405
877-363-1303 (Pharmacy)
TTY 877-540-6261
www.tricare.mil/mybenefit
Department of Health and Human Services
Office for civil rights. Call if you think you were discriminated against or your health information privacy rights were violated.
800-368-1019 • TTY 800-537-7697 www.hhs.gov/ocr
Department of Veterans Affairs
Call about benefits if you are a veteran or have served in the U.S. military.
800-827-1000 • TTY 800-829-4833 www.va.gov
Office of Personnel Management
Get information about the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program for current and retired federal employees.
888-767-6738 • TTY 800-878-5707 www.opm.gov/insure
Railroad Retirement Board
Have Railroad Retirement Board benefits? Change your address or name, check eligibility, enroll in Medicare, replace your Medicare card, report a death.
Local RRB office or 877-772-5772 www.rrb.gov
Quality Improvement Organization
Ask questions or report complaints about quality of care for a Medicare-covered service or if you think your service is ending too soon. Call 800-633-4227 to get the phone number for your quality improvement organization or visit www.medicare.gov/contacts.
The quality improvement organization in Kansas is the Kansas Foundation for Medicare Care: call 800-432-0407.
Social Security
Get a replacement Medicare card; change your address or name; get information about Part A or Part B eligibility, entitlement, and enrollment; apply for Extra Help with Medicare prescription drug costs; ask questions about premiums; report a death.
800-772-1213 • TTY 800-325-0078 www.socialsecurity.gov
State Health Insurance Assistance Program
Free personalized Medicare counseling on decisions about coverage; help with claims, billing, or appeals; information on programs for people with limited income and resources. Call 800-633-4227 to get the phone number for your state health insurance assistance program or visit www.medicare.gov/contacts. The Kansas program is called Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas. Call the Johnson County SHICK program, 913-715-8856, for assistance or to schedule an appointment with a counselor.
