San Antonio · People who can help
Find a starting point for Medicare questions and local support in San Antonio.
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A place to begin
Call the Bexar Area Agency on Aging, part of the Alamo Area Council of Governments, for free counseling on Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
210-477-3275Ask about appointments, language assistance and documents to have nearby.
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A division of the Alamo Area Council of Governments. Counseling on Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, legal assistance, transportation and meals for older adults in Bexar County, at no charge. The agency, not this site, decides who each program serves.
Open the official page ↗VIA Metropolitan Transit’s curb-to-curb paratransit for people who cannot use regular VIA buses because of a disability. VIA decides eligibility; the number is VIA Accessible Services for application questions, weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Open the official page ↗VA health care for enrolled veterans in San Antonio and South Texas, including Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans’ Hospital. VA, not this site, decides eligibility for VA health care.
Open the official page ↗Texas Health and Human Services runs the statewide Medicare help line and handles Medicare Savings Program applications, also available through YourTexasBenefits.com. HHS, not this site, decides eligibility.
Open the official page ↗Free legal advice by phone from Texas Legal Services Center attorneys on Medicare, Medicaid and long-term care; estate planning and consumer advice for Texans 60 and older. Choose option 3. The hotline decides what it can help with.
Open the official page ↗Contact details checked October 11, 2026. Confirm hours and service area before you go.
Free Medicare counseling statewide through Texas HHS, Texas Legal Services Center and the Area Agencies on Aging.
Open official resource ↗For a Medicare question, a claim, or a plan phone number you cannot find. Ask for an interpreter if you need one.
Open official resource ↗Search by county or ZIP code to confirm which Area Agency on Aging serves an address before you call or visit.
Open official resource ↗VA’s own explanation of how VA health care works alongside Medicare, including Part B and Part D questions.
Open official resource ↗Sources checked October 10, 2026.