Education Resources
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Missouri Links
Missouri Senior RX
A program that helps seniors pay for prescription drugs.
Missouri
Guide For Seniors
Guide for seniors developed by the Missouri Department of
Social Services/Division of Aging.
The
Missouri Reference Center Online
Lists many Missouri web sites. Click on categories under
"seniors."
Community Connection
Community Connection is a statewide database of community
resources and consumer information available on the World
Wide Web. It is a free public service. The site will connect
you with public and private, non-profit and for profit resources,
including agencies, organizations, government units, clubs,
associations, schools, churches, businesses, libraries and
others. It can be searched by topic, keyword, service area
or proximity to a zip code. Resource listings and maps,
directories, address labels and asset maps can also be printed.
It also has links to consumer education material developed
by Missouri agencies.
Missouri
Department of Health and Senior Services
Provides information and maintains a referral hotline regarding
services and programs available for seniors and disabled
adults, including long-term care, home healthcare, and
Missouri Care Options. Their toll-free telephone number
is (800) 235-5503.
Division
of Family Services
Provides information on how to apply for Medicaid and the
Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) or Specified Low-Income
Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB) program. Their toll-free telephone
number is (800) 392-2161.
Missouri
Department of Insurance Financial Institutions & Professional Registration
The Missouri Department of Insurance Financial Institutions & Professional Registration deals with consumer
complaints about insurance companies or agents. You can
also get insurance company ratings and a booklet on Medicare
supplemental insurance cost comparison and long-term care
insurance from them.