About Us
My Medicare Community is an online community for professionals and volunteers who help people with Medicare.
It is part of My Medicare Matters, which is a community-based education program that is helping thousands of people with Medicare learn about the Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage (Part D) and make the enrollment decision that is right for their personal health and financial situation.
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Together, these organizations share a passion for helping people with Medicare, especially those with limited resources, learn about and if appropriate apply for and/or enroll in much-needed benefits.
The Web site was developed using materials from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Social Security Administration, as well as materials developed by NCOA, ABC, other partners and AstraZeneca.
Strategic Marketing Technologies of Shrewsbury, NJ, developed the site.
About the National Council on Aging
The National Council on Aging’s mission is to improve the lives of older Americans. NCOA programs help older people remain healthy and independent, find jobs, access benefits programs, and discover meaningful ways to continue contributing to society. A non-profit organization with a national network of more than 14,000 organizations and leaders, NCOA was founded in 1950 and is based in Washington, DC.
For more information on NCOA, visit www.ncoa.org.
About BenefitsCheckUpRx
The National Council on Aging developed and operates BenefitsCheckUp. Since June 2001, this free, confidential Web-based service has been helping seniors, their caregivers, and thousands of local community or government organizations find local, state, and federal programs that can help pay for rent, heating bills, meals, health costs, and prescription drugs. So far, nearly two million individuals have used the service. BenefitsCheckUp’s new Extra Help feature helps people with Medicare who have limited incomes and resources to understand
- Whether they likely qualify for extra help with their prescription costs through the new Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage.
- • If they are likely eligible for additional programs that can save them money on their Medicare premiums, provide extra income, or find them additional prescription savings through existing state programs.
To use this new feature or to do a more comprehensive benefits screening, visit www.BenefitsCheckUp.org.
About the Access to Benefits Coalition
The Access to Benefits Coalition (ABC) is a coalition of over 100 national organizations and hundreds of local nonprofit organizations that share a commitment to helping Medicare beneficiaries with lower incomes find the public and private prescription savings programs they need to maintain their health and improve the quality of their lives. ABC includes hundreds of local, community-based nonprofit organizations in 43 communities in 34 states and the District of Columbia.
The National Council on Aging chairs ABC. For more information, visit www.AccessToBenefits.org.
About AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals is a major international healthcare business engaged in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of prescription pharmaceuticals and the supply of healthcare services. It is one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies with healthcare sales of $23.95 billion and leading positions in sales of gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, neuroscience, respiratory, oncology and infection products. In the United States, AstraZeneca is a $10.77 billion healthcare business with more than 12,000 employees. AstraZeneca is listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (Global) as well as the FTSE4Good Index.
For more information about AstraZeneca, please visit www.astrazeneca-us.com.
