GetHuman.com • Patients and Caregivers spend a lot of time waiting. Waiting at the doctors office before your appointment. Waiting after you drop-off your prescription at the pharmacy. Waiting on hold when you call your insurance company and try desperately to get a real person on the phone. To eliminate waiting on hold, this website is your new secret weapon. You can look up any major company; insurance, banks, credit cards, retailers, phone companies, even government agencies. Most of the time they provide you with a different phone number than the one the company lists for customer use – a phone number that is immediately answered by a live operator. They also provide directions on how to quickly get to a real person, using their main phone number (for example, “choose option 2, then press # repeatedly until someone answers,” or “press 0 in response to each question, until you’re connected to a real person.”) Either way, you’ll save time and avoid frustration.

BenefitsCheckup.org • Seniors can fill out a single online form to learn which benefit programs they qualify for & apply to those of interest. This site could really save you a lot of time; since it checks your eligibility for over 2000 Federal, State, Local & Private programs. The programs include those that help with expenses like utilities, housing, in-home care, taxes, transportation, Social Security, education, employment, health care, prescription drugs, food and many other essential items and services.

Eldercare.gov • The Eldercare Locator is a nationwide directory to locate local support and resources for older Americans, to help them remain independent and continue to live in their own homes. Call the Eldercare Locator Toll-free at 1-800-677-1116 from 9 AM – 8 PM Eastern, M-F. You can also go online anytime & search based on location, or the type of help needed.

AccuPax.com • Check out our main site for more information on AccuPax Specialty Pharmacy and the convenient services we offer. We package your medications in individual clear plastic packets by dose and label them with the right date and time to take the pills (no more spending an hour a week sorting pills into a pill organizer.) We ship a 30 day supply of packets straight to your door every month (no more waiting a the pharmacy after you drop-off a prescription.) We call your doctor and request new prescriptions before they’re needed (no more waiting on hold when you call your doctor for refills.)

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