Members may find useful information on these web sites:
New Mexico:
New Mexico Retiree Health Care Authority: www.nmrhca.state.nm.us
Bernalillo County: www.bernco.gov
City of Albuquerque: www.cabq.gov
New Mexico Legislature: www.legis.state.nm.us
Albuquerque Public Schools: www.aps.edu
New Mexico Association of Educational Retirees: www.nmaer.com
Educational Unions:
National Education Association New Mexico (NEA-NM) www.nea-nm.org
American Federation of Teachers ( AFT-NM) - nm.aft.org
Federal Programs
Social Security Online
This is the official web site for the Social Security Administration. Find out about Social Security services, benefits, and more.
Administration on Aging
The Administration on Aging is the federal focal point and advocacy agency for older persons.
Medicare Online
The official U.S. government site for Medicare information. Learn more about Medicare, Medicare plan choices, nursing homes, helpful contacts, publications, and fraud and abuse. Also, search and compare information on health plans, nursing homes, etc.
Access America for Seniors
This web site is maintained by the Social Security Administration and offers news, resources, contact information, and other topics of interest to seniors.
Federal Government Health & Health Care-Related Web Sites
Healthfinder
A gateway site to help consumers find health and human services information quickly. Healthfinder includes links to more than 1,250 Web sites, including more than 250 federal sites and 1,000 state, local, not- for-profit, university and other consumer health resources.
MEDLINEplus
A service of the National Library of Medicine, provides a rich array of evaluated health and disease-related web resources for the consumer.
NIH Health Information Page
Provides a single access point to the consumer health information resources of the National Institutes of Health, including the NIH Health Information Index, NIH publications and clearinghouses and the Combined Health Information Database.
PubMed
A service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 11 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1960's and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources. MEDLINE is the world's most extensive collection of published medical information, coordinated by the National Library of Medicine.
Medication and Prescription Assistance
Rx Outreach
Rx Outreach is a new Patient Assistance Program developed by Express Scripts Specialty Distribution Services, Inc. (ESSDS). The program provides qualified low-income individuals and families with access to generic versions of brand name medications.
Needymeds
A patient assistance programs which provide no cost prescription medications to eligible participants
Veterans Benefits
Veterans Health Benefits and Services
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs web site provides information about programs for senior veterans, benefits, facilities , and enrollment information.
