Related Links
The links below lead to a few of the many Web sites that provide information and services that may be of interest to retirees:
- Washington State Health Care Authority
- Information about Washington State managed retiree health insurance.
- Washington State Department of Personnel on Post-Retirement Employment
- Roster of Retired Workers
- Liberty Mutual auto and home insurance sponsored by PEBB
- The Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) program offers discounts on auto and home insurance through Liberty Mutual
- Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) Aging & Disability Services Administration
- Information about state services for seniors including home care, residential
care, medical assistance, mental health, and services for the deaf or disabled.
- Washington State Combined Fund Drive
- "Making A World Of Difference", the Combined Fund Drive
provides choice, privacy and value to public agency retirees in supporting
their favorite charities. This site includes a listing of over 1,600 organizations
meeting the criteria for participation.
- Social Security Administration
- Information on benefits and who qualifies for them. Find out how much
you have paid into Social Security and estimate your future benefits.
Find answers to frequently asked questions - such as how to replace you
social security card.
- Internal Revenue Service
- This site provides access and instructions for IRS forms and publications
and up-to-date, useful information about tax issues.
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) administers the Medicare
program, and works in partnership with the States to administer Medicaid, the
State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and health insurance portability
standards.
- Medicare
- The official U.S. Government site for people with Medicare.
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Aging
- Includes links to the AOA's Eldercare Locator, health services, Medicare
and Medicaid, financial planning, medicines, housing, Social Security
and more. A wealth of useful information.
- healthfinder®
- An award-winning Federal Web site for consumers, developed by the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services together with other Federal agencies.
A key resource for finding the best government and nonprofit health and human
services information on the Internet.
- American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
- http://www.aarp.org/
On this site you can read about Medicare, managed care, Social Security and other senior issues.
