HMO Guide for Seniors - Office of the Patient Advocate - State of ...
HMO Guide for Seniors - Office of the Patient Advocate - State of ...
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68 Index<br />
m-p<br />
Medi-Cal 10, 16–17, 42, 62<br />
medical group 22, 23, 39, 62<br />
medical records 21,33, 48<br />
Medicare, Original 4, 11, 56, 63<br />
Medicare Advantage plans 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 63<br />
Medicare Savings Programs 16, 17<br />
Medicare Special Needs Plans 9, 17, 44<br />
Medigap 7, 11, 63<br />
membership card 7, 13, 21, 35, 49<br />
mental health care 34, 46–47<br />
network 6, 13, 38, 39, 52, 54, 63<br />
nursing home care 4,34, 54–55, 58<br />
occupational <strong>the</strong>rapy 34, 52<br />
<strong>Office</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Patient</strong> <strong>Advocate</strong> (OPA) 2–3, 21, 23, 25, 33, 36<br />
ostomy supplies 42, 43<br />
pain management 45, 56, 57<br />
Part A 4–6, 8, 34, 63<br />
Part B 4–6, 8, 34, 63<br />
Part C 4, 63<br />
Part D 4–8, 14–15, 40–41, 63<br />
Personal Health Record 21<br />
physical <strong>the</strong>rapy 34, 45, 52, 53, 58<br />
pre-existing conditions 11,19, 63<br />
premiums 4, 6, 8, 12, 63<br />
preventive care 34, 36–37<br />
primary care doctor/provider, 6, 22–25, 38, 63<br />
see also doctors<br />
pros<strong>the</strong>ses/artificial limbs 43<br />
psychologists 46, 47<br />
q-y<br />
quality <strong>of</strong> care 8, 60–61<br />
Quality Report Card 2, 3<br />
referrals 13, 24, 38, 39, 52, 54<br />
retirement health benefits 18–19<br />
routine care 36–37<br />
second opinion 26–27, 63<br />
service area 10, 11, 13, 35, 63<br />
side effects 27, 41, 47<br />
sign language services/interpreters 30, 31, 33<br />
Social Security 4, 5, 18<br />
specialists, see also doctors 22, 23, 38–39, 45<br />
speech <strong>the</strong>rapy 52<br />
Summary <strong>of</strong> Benefits 21, 35<br />
supplies, medical 42–43<br />
support groups 46<br />
tests, see also lab tests 4, 24, 37, 38<br />
transportation, see also van/shuttle service 53<br />
travel 24, 35, 37, 49<br />
treatment/treatment plans 24, 26–27, 44, 45, 58<br />
urgent care 34, 35, 48, 49, 58, 63<br />
vaccinations/shots 34, 36, 37<br />
van/shuttle service 9, 25, 30, 51<br />
vision/eye care 9, 35, 37, 43<br />
walkers/wheelchairs 30, 42, 43<br />
yearly out-<strong>of</strong>-pocket maximum/limit 12, 14