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Medicare Part D: .The Medicare Part D information on the North Dakota Department of Human Services website has been updated. The ND Dept. of Human Services has developed the Telephone Tree to help route incoming calls to those entities most able to address their concerns or questions.
New Web-Based Tool Helps People with Developmental Disabilities Transition From Medicaid To Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage: In less than three months an estimated half a million people with developmental disabilities will transition from Medicaid prescription drug coverage to Medicare's new prescription drug coverage. Now, there is a way to find the answers to the many complex questions.
Ensuring Continuity of Care for Dual Eligibles: A Guide to Transition From Medicaid to Medicare's Prescription Drug Coverage is now available online. This guide was developed by the Disability Policy Collaboration, a partnership of The Arc and United Cerebral Palsy and the Web-based tool was developed by TheArcLink Incorporated.
The Arc, Upper Valley has partnered with LensCrafters to act as a referring agency for their Gift of Sight Program. You may be eligible to receive free eyeglasses if you have no insurance, have little or no income, or are living on limited funds. A fill-in application with guidelines is available here, or you may call us at 772-6191 to have an application mailed to you.
Shriner’s Hospitals for Children is a network of 22 hospitals that provide expert, no-cost orthopaedic and burn care to children under 18. For more information, call toll-free at 1-800-237-5055 (in the U.S.) or 1-800-361-7256 (in Canada).
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Comprehensive information on Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP, including coverage laws, regulations and extensive resource section.
Healthy People 2010
Health care information and publications that challenge individuals, communities, and professionals to take specific steps to ensure good health is enjoyed by everyone.
National Health Law Program
Provides extensive information on health care law affecting low income people. The site is updated daily with health law news, legislative analysis, and health law internet links.
Third Street Clinic
Third Street Clinic is a non-profit organization that provides health care, emergency dental care, vision care and limited prescription medication assistance for persons who have no health insurance, who cannot access treatment through other agencies and do not have the resources to purchase their own medical or dental care. Third Street Clinic has been meeting the needs of the medically underserved who are low income or even homeless in the Grand Forks area for 16 years.
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