BENEFITS
This page has information on various benefits available to people with disabilities.
News
House Report Finds Taxpayers Pay Up to 30% more for Prescriptions Under Part D, From eMaxHealth.com, July 25, 2008
Audit: Errors Made in Child Insurance, By AP for TIME.com, April 21, 2008
Co-Payments Soar for Drugs With High Prices, By Gina Kolata, The New York Times, April 14, 2008
Reports Shows How Many People Are Likely to Die in Each State Due to Lack of Health Coverage, From FamiliesUSA, April 08, 2008
Advocacy Organizations and Informational Resources
Kansas Department on Aging website provides information on services for Kansas' seniors.
The Center for Medicare Advocacy works to increase access to comprehensive Medicare coverage and excellent health care for elders and people with disabilities by providing the highest quality analysis, education and advocacy.
Kansas Community Supports and Services (CSS) manages a system of community based supports and services for persons with disabilities. Those supports and services, are delivered in partnerships with organized networks and funded through a variety of federal, state, local, and private sources. Community service providers reflect a variety of private not-for-profit and for-profit organizations as well as governmental entities.
DisabilityInfo.gov is the federal government's one-stop Web site for information of interest to people with disabilities, their families, employers, service providers and many others. This section of DisabilityInfo.gov offers a wide range of information on Social Security benefits, veterans' benefits, work incentives, supplemental insurance coverage, vocational services and other income supports.
The Kanas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, partnering to connect Kansans with supports and services to improve lives, protect children and promote adult self-sufficiency.
Links 4 Living provides access to Information on home and community based care resources for Kansans.
Medicare is a health insurance program for people age 65 or older, people under age 65 with certain disabilities, and people of all ages with End-Stage Renal Disease.
Medicaid is a Federal/State entitlement program that pays for medical assistance for certain individuals and families with low incomes and resources.
Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas (SHICK) is a free program offering older Kansans an opportunity to talk with trained, community volunteers and get answers to questions about Medicare Part D and other insurance issues. SHICK provides you with many resources that will help you with your struggle through the Medicare maze.
The Social Security Administration pays retirement, disability and survivors benefits to workers and their families and administer the Supplemental Security Income program. They also issue Social Security numbers. See their Quick Guide to all Social Security services.
The Department of Veterans Affairs website provides information about veteran benefits administered by the department and their Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service to veterans, employers, and the general public.
Publications
The Red Book serves as a general reference source about the employment-related provisions of Social Security Disability Insurance and the Supplemental Security Income Programs.
Medicare & You 2007 contains important information about what’s new, health plans, prescription drug plans, Medicare benefits, rights and protections, and answers to the most frequently asked questions about Medicare.