Important Message from Medicare

Beneficiary Helpline: 1.800.727.7086

Each time you are admitted for a hospital stay, you have many forms to read and sign. One of the most important forms you receive as a Medicare beneficiary explains your rights while you are a hospital patient.

This is An Important Message from Medicare. You or a family member should keep this document available at all times when you are in the hospital. It explains your rights to receive all necessary care, and to be fully informed of all decisions made regarding your hospital stay.

The Colorado Foundation for Medical Care (CFMC), the Medicare quality improvement organization for Colorado, prepared this material under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents do not necessarily reflect CMS Policy.