Medicare
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Program at United States Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services at Windsor Mill Site
Providing General Medicare information, Ordering Medicare booklets, and Information about health plans.
Local Offices Program at Social Security Administration
Watertown Site
The Social Security Administration distributes the nation's basic method of insuring a continuing income to a person or family when earnings stop or are reduced because of retirement, disability or death. Payments are not intended to replace all lost earnings. People should try to supplement Social Security payments with savings, pensions, investments, or other insurance.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) pays benefits/monthly checks to qualifying individuals based on financial need. To qualify you must be at least 65, blind or disabled. Low income and resource limits also apply. www.ssa.gov/ssi
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) pays benefits to people meeting certain medical requirements for disability payments, if you are insured, meaning that you worked long enough and paid Social Security taxes. www.ssa.gov/disability
The Social Security office may have a list of approved organizational payees.
Expanded online services are available through the Social Security portal at www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount. The portal can be used for replacement Social Security Number (SSN) card requests without the need to travel to the office.
In-person assistance is also available through local offices. To find the closest location check www.ssa.gov/locator/
Claims Assistance Program at Avera
Claims Assistance at Sioux Falls - E. 23rd Street
Medicare Insurance Program at Amerigroup Financial, LLC
Madison Site
Medicare plans available for as low as $0.00 monthly premium in areas listed below. Most plans offer hearing, dental, vision coverage, plus free gym memberships and doctor visits at no cost to the policy holder. Depending upon income levels, some plans offer healthy food benefits at no charge. Call for free consultation.
Medicare Education Program at SHIINE
Sioux Falls Site
Staff and trained volunteer counselors are available statewide who can assist people, free of charge, who have problems or questions regarding their Medicare benefits.
Also housed with SHIINE is SMP (Senior Medicare Patrol) which is to detect, protect, and prevent fraud, waste and abuse.
South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care Program at South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care
Sioux Falls Site
A private, non-profit organization, paid by Medicare, to work with healthcare providers, communities, and Medicare consumers and families in our state and region to improve healthcare.
They offer technical assistance, tailored education, best practices, tools and resources to aid in healthcare improvement.
Information about the quality of care provided in local nursing homes and home health agencies is available by logging onto Medicare's website, www.medicare.gov, and clicking on Nursing Home Compare or Home Health Compare. Or you can call (800) MEDICARE (800) 633-4227 for a written report.
