Resources

Health Services/Government Resources

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BENEFITS AND ASSISTANCE

Social Security Administration

US Department of Health and Human Services

This agency deals with almost all aspect of health in the U.S.

Benefits.gov

Provides information on more than 1,000 Federal and state benefit programs. Complete the free and confidential Benefit Finder to receive a list of benefits you may be eligible to receive.

For the elders

Elder Care Locator

Resources for the elders.

Phone: (800) 677.1116

The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care

Provides information and resources for the elders.

Administration on Aging

Resources for the elders.

Long Term Care

Long Term Care information.

Alliance for Aging

Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRCs) that provides information and resources about state and federal benefits, private pay services, and long-term care options.

Phone: (305) 670.4357

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)

General health Information

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Provides trusted information on national health issues.

USA

General information about a variety of topics provided in the US, including medical resources.

Health Finder

They provide resources and tips on how to manage your health.

HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

General information.

Infectious disease

Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

INSURANCE

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 

A division of HHS, oversees Medicare, Medicaid, Children’s Health insurance program (CHIP), and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

Phone: (800) 633. 4227            

TTY (877) 486.2048 

Health Care

Provides information about insurance.

Health Insurance Marketplace

Center for Medicare and Medicaid website, which provides information, resources and forms to apply to the Marketplace.

Locate & compare - Nursing Facilities, hospitals and providers

Medicare.gov

Quality of care

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Government agency for health systems and outcomes research, they focus on cost, access and quality care.

Florida Agencies and Departments 

Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)

AHCA.MyFlorida

Insurance Regulations

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation

State Agency for the Children and Families

Florida Department of Children and Families

State agency for the elders

Department of Elder Affairs State of Florida

State agency of Health

Florida Department of Health

Phone (850) 245.4444 

Miami-Dade County (305) 324.2400

Florida Assistance Related to:

aging and health

Elder Care Services Helpline

Phone: (800) 963.5337

TDD (800) 955.8771 
Florida Department of Elder Affairs (DOEA)

Phone: (800) 963.5337

TDD (800) 955.8771 

Assisted Living Facilities

Florida Health Finder

Assisted Living Facilities and Adult Care Homes

Consumer Health Complaints

State of Florida

County Health Department Locator

Florida Health

Children and Families

Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) 

Children’s Medical Services (CMS)

Child Care

Children Insurance

Florida KidCare

Nutrition

Women, Infant, and Children (WIC)

Dental

Florida Dental Association

Phone: (850) 686.3629

Developmental Disabilities

APD Cares

Disabilities

Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Phone: (866) 273.2273

(850) 488.4257 

DISEASEs AND CONDITIONS

Florida Health

DONATIONS

Body Donations

Anatomical Board of State of Florida

Phone: (800) 628.2594

Organ and Tissue Donor Registry

Joshua Abbott Organ and Tissue Donor Registry

Funeral & Cementery

Funeral and Cemetery Hotline

Phone: (800) 323.2627

Health Care Advanced Directives

My Florida

Information on Do Not Resuscitate Order (DNRO) 

Phone: (850) 245.4440

Health Care Facilities

Agency for Health Care Administration

Phone: (888) 419.3456 

Florida Health Finder

HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE

Florida Hospice and Palliative Care Association

Search Hospice and Palliative Care providers.

Florida Health Finder

Insurance

Division of Insurance Fraud 

Workers’ Compensation Employee Assistance Office 

Managed Health Care (Health Plans)

Agency for Health Care Administration

Phone: (888) 419.3456 

Insurance Regulation

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation

Phone: (850) 413.3140 

Medicare

Prescription Discount Programs

Medicare Advocacy

For Medicare recipients.

Medicaid

Florida Health Finder

Agency for Health Care Administration

Apply for Medicaid: Department of Children and Families section

Phone: (888) 419.3456 

ACCESS Florida

To apply for Medicaid, temporary cash or food assistance.

Phone: (866) 762.2237 

Legal Resources

Senior Legal Helpline

Phone: (850) 414.2000

Florida Attorney General

Florida Legal

Legal services for the qualifying low income residents.

Legal Services of Greater Miami

Legal aids in healthcare, SSI benefits, custodial agreements, etc.

State of Florida

Living Wills and Advance Directives Information.

SHINE

For Medicare related assistance.

Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program

Phone: (888) 831.0404 

Medication Prices

My Florida Rx

Phone: (888) 419.3456 

Sexually Transmitted Disease

Florida Health

Substance Abuse

Florida Department of Children and Families

Veterans

Florida Department of Veterans Affairs

Phone: (727) 518.3202

Victim Services

Phone: (800) 226.6667

(850) 414.3300 

Abuse Hot Line

Phone: (800) 962.2873

TDD (800) 453.5145 

Domestic Violence Hotline

Phone: (800) 500.1119

TTY (800) 621.4202 

Welfare

Florida Department of Children and Families