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Health Care for the Elderly
Elder Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) helps seniors pay for prescription drugs. Call for information on eligibility.
Monday-Friday, 8:30 am to 5 pm
(800) 332-3742; TTY (800) 290-9138
Medicaid is a health insurance program for public assistance recipients and low-income adults. Call for information.
Monday-Friday, 9 am to 5 pm
(212) 273-0048, 0049
Medicare is the Federal government's health insurance program for people older than 65. For information on Medicare, call toll-free.
(800) 633-4227
The New York Foundation for Senior Citizens runs an ombudsman office that can help with questions about health insurance and long-term care.
Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm
11 Park Place, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10007
(212) 962-7559
Protective Services for Adults offers assistance to adults (and their families) who because of frailty or physical or mental impairment are endangered by their own actions or by others. If you feel you are being mistreated at home or if you are concerned that a senior is being abused, call for an investigation of the situation.
Monday-Friday, 8:30 to 5 pm
(800) 342-3009, (212) 971-2678, (212) 630-1853
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