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Medicare Online Forms

• Medicare patients can visit Medicare.gov to find forms they need to disclose health information, enroll in Medicare, appoint a representative for an appeal and more
• Accessing Medicare forms online is the fastest, most convenient way to handle Medicare issues. Forms that are handled online are processed much more quickly than forms that are mailed
• By signing up for a Medicare online account, customers can keep track of their benefits, see when their prescriptions are due for renewal, and find out if certain services are covered

Medicare provides healthcare insurance to individuals aged 65 and older who have worked and paid into the system, and also to younger people with certain disabilities.  Forms related to Medicare appeals include CMS-20031, which transfers appeal rights to another individual, CMS-1696, which allows an individual to choose someone to represent them in an appeal, request an appeal of a Medicare decision that the patient disagrees with, and even CMS-20034A/B, which is a request a hearing from an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ).  Medicare Online Forms are free to print assuming the user has a printer at home.

Please note…

• If Medicare patients have a complaint about the quality of service they are receiving, they can access the complaint forms online as well
• If a patient feels like their wellbeing could be placed in danger by waiting for an appeal, they can request a quick decision, which, if backed by a doctor, will receive an answer within 72 hours
• An official Medicare complaint can be filed about a care provider, a doctor, a hospital, a prescription drug plan, the quality of care received, dialysis or kidney transplant care, and even medical equipment

To contact a representative of Medicare.gov (or for questions regarding Medicare Online Forms)

• 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244
• 1-800-633-4227 or 1-800-MEDICARE

It has been estimated that Medicare provides healthcare coverage to over 50 million American citizens each year. Medicare was founded in 1961, at a time when over 60% of Americans over the age of 65 had no healthcare coverage.

Primary Sources

1. www.medicare.gov/medicareonlineforms