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Social Services (Coordination of Care)

Medicare

Medicare is the federal health insurance program for people age 65 or older, some people under age 65 with disabilities, and for people with end-stage renal disease. Medicare is administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

The Medicare program has two parts:

  • Hospital Coverage (Part A) helps pay for inpatient hospital care, skilled nursing care, home health benefits, and hospice care.
  • Medical Insurance (Part B) helps pay for physician’s services, outpatient services, laboratory fees, speech therapy, some medical equipment, and ambulance services. Part B coverage is optional.

If you are a Kaiser Permanente member with Medicare parts A and B, you may have assigned your Medicare benefits to Kaiser Permanente, if so and you need more information, please contact our Member Services Call Center, toll-free, at 1-800-464-4000 for more assistance or see the CMS website

More info at: Legal Assistance for Seniors / Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program.

To find out whether you qualify for Medicare: call Social Security, toll-free, at 1-800-772-1213.