Medicare Basics

• Medicare Program Basics
• Medicare Advantage

New Prescription Drug Benefit

• Introducing Medicare's New Coverage for Prescription Drugs
• Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage
• Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs
• Do You Have a Medigap Policy with Prescription Drug Coverage?

Quick Facts about Medicare’s New Coverage for Prescription Drugs

• Fact Sheets for People With Medicare
• Medicare & You Handbook 2006

Sample Application for Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Costs

• What You Need to Complete an Application for Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs
• Sample Application
• Fill out your application now

• October 1, 2005
  First day for private companies to release details of their individual plans.

• November 15, 2005
  First day you can enroll in an individual Part D prescription drug plan.

• January 1, 2006
  First day you can use your Part D prescription drug coverage (if you enrolled prior to December 31, 2005).

• May 15, 2006
  If you’re eligible for Medicare, last day you can enroll in a Part D prescription drug plan without a late enrollment fee, unless you qualify for an exception.

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

• Access to Benefits Coalition

• Senior Health Insurance Program - FREE statewide health insurance counseling service for Medicare beneficiaries and their caregivers

• Questions?
  Call 1-800-MEDICARE
• BenefitsCheckUpRx – Helps people with Medicare and other older adults to learn about and enroll in government benefits, including the new Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage.
• Eldercare Locator to find counseling organizations in the community (SHIP, HICAP)
• Social Security Administration — Low-Income Subsidy Application and Tools
• Medicare Rx Education Network
• Administration on Aging
  
  Related Reports
  • Overview of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003