As Alabama's QIO AQAF is responsible for ensuring quality medical care and promoting the health of all Alabamians with Medicare. For more than three decades AQAF has worked in partnership with the state's health care providers, and with people who have Medicare, to improve the quality of health care in Alabama.  

Medicare has a toll free number that's available 24-hours a day to answer your questions about the your Medicare and the QIO program. The number is 1.800.MEDICARE or 1.800.633.4227.

To assist Alabamians with Medicare, you may call AQAF directly if you want to request an appeal for discharges from a hospital, skilled nursing facility, hospice, home health care agency, or a comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility.

Call 1.800.366.1486. Please leave your name, Medicare number and call back information in your message. Our toll free line is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week, including holidays. If you have questions about your rights as a Medicare beneficiary, or you want more information about AQAF's work as Alabama's Medicare QIO, you can email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it