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Other Medicare Rights
In addition, you have rights to
- get information.
- get emergency room or urgently needed care services.
- see doctors, specialists (including women's health specialists), and go to Medicare-certified hospitals.
- participate in treatment decisions.
- know your treatment choices.
- get information in a culturally competent manner in certain circumstances (for example, get information in languages other than English from Medicare, and its providers and contractors).
- file complaints (for example, you may file quality of care complaints).
- nondiscrimination (see You Are Protected from Discrimination
).
- have your personal and health information kept private.
(Primary Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Medicare and You Handbook 2007. This content may have been added upon by Q1Group LLC to include further examples, explanations, and links.)
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Last updated on: 07/05/2009
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Life Insurance plays an important role in your families financial stability.
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