Seniors (Over 40)
AARP, Medicare, Social Security, health and election information
AARP
- AARP
- AARP The Magazine
- AARP discounts
- AARP scams and fraud
- Hearing aids: Original Medicare doesn’t cover them; many Medicare Advantage plans do, and since 2022 they can be bought over the counter
- AARP National Hearing Test
- AARP Medicare Made Easy
Medicare and insurance
- Medicare — 1-800-633-4227
- Medicare Plan Finder — compare Medicare Advantage and Part D plans
- NY State of Health — New York’s health plan marketplace: compare plans and see if you qualify for lower costs · 1-855-355-5777
- Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) — 1-800-332-3742
- HIICAP — Medicare counseling from the NYS Office for the Aging — trained counselors answer questions about Medicare, Medigap and drug plans · 1-800-701-0501
Social Security and benefits
- Benefits CheckUp
- Free open-source Social Security strategy calculator
- Social Security Administration fraud line — 1-800-269-0271
- STAR program information and forms
- Eldercare Locator
Health information
- MedlinePlus
- National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health
- National Alliance for Care at Home (formerly NHPCO) — hospice information
- New York State Commission for the Blind
- Medical Supply Loan Closet at the Circleville Church
- UCLA Longevity Center (formerly the UCLA Center on Aging)
- Dr. Weil
- Newburgh Free Library resources for seniors
- Funeral homes and guest books