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This page gives you a chart of frequently asked questions about Medicare and where to find the answers. Your primary resource, of course, is to call 1-800-MEDICARE or check their website at www.medicare.gov.

  • Medicare Patient Rights

  • Health Care Quality Improvement Program

  • Quality of Care Concerns
  • Your State QIO: South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care Beneficiary Line
    (800) 658-2285
    (605) 336-3505
    click here for the website
  • Social Security Benefits

  • Medicare Enrollment Eligibility

  • Report a Lost Medicare Card

  • Report an Address Change
  • Your Social Security Office
    (800) 772-1213
    click here for the website
  • Report Possible Medicare Fraud or Abuse
  • South Dakota Fraud Office
    (605) 336-2475
    (800) 822-8804
    Medicare Fraud Hotline
    (800) 447-8477
  • Medicare Claims Payment, Deductibles, Coverage Issues, Participating Providers, Secondary Payer, etc.
  • Your Medicare Carrier: Noridian Government Services of North Dakota
    (800) MEDICARE
    click here for the website
  • Medicare Coverage and Payment of Medical Equipment/Supplies

  • Participating Durable Medical Equipment Suppliers
  • Your Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier: CIGNA Medicare
    (800) MEDICARE
  • Medicare Supplemental or Medigap Policies and General Insurance Questions

  • To Report Questionable Practices by Insurance Companies or Agents

  • South Dakota State Insurance Commission
    (605) 773-3656
    click here for the website
  • Medicaid Enrollment/Eligibility and Other Financial Assistance Programs Such as Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) and Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB)

  • Your State Medical Assistance Offices: Dept. of Social Services (605) 773-3495
    (800) 452-7691
    click here for the website
  • Request a SHIINE Volunteer to Assist You With Medical Bills, Explanation of Medicare Benefits or Medicare Summary Notices, Supplemental Insurance, Long Term Care Insurance and Other Medicare Paperwork
  • Your State Senior Health Information and Insurance Education Program: SHIINE
    FREE SERVICE
    (800) 536-8197
    (605) 333-3314 (Sioux Falls)
  • Kidney Dialysis Facilities
  • Your End Stage Renal Disease Network Organization: ESRD
    (800) MEDICARE
    click here for the website
  • Senior Support Services
  • Your Regional AARP Office
    (773) 714-9800
    click here for the website

    Your State Adult Services and Aging Office
    (605) 773-3656
    click here for the website
  • Centers for Medicare and Medcaid Services (CMS)
  • Your CMS Regional Office
    (800) MEDICARE
    click here for the website
  • Railroad Retirement Beneficiary Medicare Enrollment and Benefits
  • Your Railroad Retirement Board Field Office
    (800) 808-0772
  • Order Medicare Publications Such as the Guide to Health Insurance for People With Medicare
  • Your National Medicare Hotline
    (800) MEDICARE
    click here for the website
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    All information on this site is provided as a public service only and should not be relied upon as medical or legal advice. Some of the information included in this site was obtained through work performed under a contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services. SDFMC shall not be held liable for any damages arising from the use of or reliance upon information supplied herein. Any links to other organizations contained on this site are for informational purposes only and do not imply endorsement by SDFMC.

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