Assistance to Caregivers

Ask Medicare (www.medicare.gov/caregivers) offers tools and information that helps caregivers and those they care for make informed health decisions. The site also offers a free e-newsletter, personal stories and tips from caregivers and important insights on challenging issues, such as transitioning a loved one to an assisted living facility, selecting and paying for care, coping with a chronic illness, and helping with hospitalization.

If you know a caregiver who could benefit from Ask Medicare, please click on this flyer. This tool provides information about Ask Medicare along with other agencies and organizations that can help.

Medicare Open Enrollment occurs from now until December 31st, and offers an important opportunity to ensure that beneficiaries have the drug and health plans that will best meet their needs for the coming year.

We also hope that you will visit Ask Medicare and sign up for the e-newsletter for caregivers. Read the Nov/Dec edition here:

www.cms.hhs.gov/MyHealthMyMedicare/downloads/AskMedicare_nov2009.pdf

In this edition:

• Medicare Helps Manage Diabetes
• 2010 Part B Premium
• Open Enrollment Is Here!
• What You Should Know About SNF Care
• Medicare and You 2010
• National Alliance for Caregiving
• 7 Tips to Help a Parent with Part D

The more we all know about the challenges and joys of caregiving, the more support we can provide to caregivers, who do so much for others.

Information provided by Monique Scott of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services