St. Petersburg Patient Advocates
A St. Petersburg patient advocate is a trained professional who handles the coordination, paperwork, and phone calls around your care, covered by Medicare. Careway works with patients across St. Petersburg and Pinellas County by phone and video.
Advocates work with you by phone and video. There is no office to travel to.
What makes care here hard to manage
One of the country's oldest populations
Pinellas County has a very high concentration of older adults, and with it a dense network of senior services that is genuinely useful and genuinely hard to navigate.
- Connects families to county aging services and meal programs
- Screens for Medicare Savings Programs and prescription help
- Finds transportation for recurring appointments
Care across the bay
Specialty care often means crossing to Tampa, which turns a routine visit into a significant trip for someone who no longer drives.
- Arranges transportation for cross-bay appointments
- Uses telehealth where being in the room is not required
- Coordinates records between Pinellas and Hillsborough practices
Where St. Petersburg patients get care
- BayCare St. Anthony's Hospital
- HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital
- Bayfront Health
Questions from St. Petersburg
Yes. Medicare's care management programs are Medicare-covered services available to eligible patients here. If you have a supplemental insurance policy (Medigap) or Medicaid, your standard coinsurance may be fully covered.
Not necessarily. Your advocate works with you by phone and video and knows the coverage rules, programs, and health systems in your state. There is no office to travel to, and no appointment you have to drive across town for.
Other cities in Florida
Talk to someone who can take this on
Checking whether you qualify takes a couple of minutes. If we are not the right fit, we will tell you plainly.
Covered by Medicare. If you have a supplemental policy (Medigap) or Medicaid, your standard coinsurance may be fully covered.