| LOCAL HEALTH CARe
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| River Valley Senior Citizens Center |
(269) 469-4556 |
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| Health Care Information |
AdminaStar Federal
(Durable Medical Equipment)
Medicare |
(800) 270-2313 |
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| Medicare Part B |
(800) 482-4045 |
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| Medicare Fraud |
(800) 447-8477 |
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| Medicare Hotline |
(800) 633-4227 |
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| Medicaid Helpline |
(800) 642-3195 |
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| Nursing Home Information |
(800) 292-7852 |
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| Medicare Medicade Assistance Program (MMAP) |
(800) 803-7171 |
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| Tax Issues |
| Taxpayer Assistance (State) |
(800) 487-7000 |
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| Taxpayer Assistance (Federal) |
(800) 829-1040 |
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| Prescription Drug Credits (tax forms) |
(800) 367-6263 |
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| Service Issues |
| Energy Assistance |
(800) 292-5650 |
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| Social Security |
(800) 772-1213 |
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| Veterans Assistance |
(800) 827-1000 |
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| Hospice |
(800) 331-1620 |
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| Utilities (Public Services Comm.) |
(800) 292-9555 |
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| Legal and Consumer Information |
| Legal Hotline for Seniors |
(800) 347-5297 |
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| Lawyer Referral |
(800) 968-0738 |
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| Auto Repair and Sales Complaints |
(800) 292-4204 |
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| Michigan's Insurance Hotline |
(800) 777-8005 |
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| Nursing Home Ombudsman |
(800) 782-2918 |
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| Special Telephone Needs |
| Lucent Technologies Special Needs Center |
(888) 708-0874 |
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| Ameritech (Mich. Bell) Special Needs Center |
221-7474 (toll-free) |
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| Health and Medical Information |
| Alzheimer's and Related Diseases |
(800) 272-3900 |
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| American Cancer Society |
(800) 227-2345 |
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| Cancer Information Service |
(800) 422-6237 |
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| American Council for the Blind |
(800) 424-8666 |
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| American Diabetes Association |
(800) 232-3472 |
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| American Parkinson's Disease |
(800) 223-2732 |
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| American Speech-Language-Hearing Assoc. |
(800) 638-8255 |
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| Arthritis Foundation |
(800) 283-7800 |
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| Guiding Eyes for the Blind Inc. |
(800) 942-0149 |
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| National Association for Continence |
(800) 252-3337 |
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| Hearing Aid Helpline |
(800) 521-5247 |
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| Medic Alert Foundation |
(800) 432-5378 |
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| National Multiple Sclerosis Society |
(800) 344-4867 |
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| Poison Control |
(800) 222-1222 |
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| National Stroke Association |
(800) 787-6537 |
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For further information, call the Senior Info-Line at the Area Agency on Aging,
(800) 654-2810 or (616) 983-0177 ext. 735.
