MEDICARE RIGHTS

People covered by Medicare have the right to:

• Delay your discharge from a hospital
• Request more time for therapy
• Ask questions or complain about your medical care

The Medicare Program contracts with FMQAI as the Quality Improvement Organization to help people exercise their Medicare rights, as listed above, and to help improve health care in Florida.

For help with your Medicare rights or to ask questions about your rights, call the FMQAI toll-free number (866) 800-8768. To learn more, view the FMQAI website at www.fmqai.com. There is no cost for using FMQAI services.

For further information on the Medicare program, you can contact Medicare directly by calling the toll-free number (800) 633-4227 or TTY (877) 486-2048 or visiting the Medicare website www.Medicare.gov.

(This material was prepared by FMQAI, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Florida, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy. FL20083AF3A15E3510717)