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Dear Friend: After May 15th, you can't enroll again until November 15-December 30, 2006, the next open season. But, if you enroll then, you might face a permanent financial penalty in the form of higher premiums for life.
I have provided a list of different agencies and websites
that can help you in making this important choice.
Please click here to view this list. I will continue to post
useful information on the website so please check back on a regular basis.
Sincerely, Jan
JAN'S PRESS RELEASES ON MEDICARE PART D
►SCHAKOWSKY CALLS FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE FOR ALL
►SCHAKOWSKY VOWS TO FILL GAP IN COVERAGE FACING MEDICARE DRUG PLAN BENEFICIARIES WITH SAVINGS
► Emanuel, Schakowsky, Lipinski, Davis, Durbin Mark Medicare Rx Deadline for Millions of Seniors
► Gov. Blagojevich, U.S. Reps Emanuel, Schakowsky Urge IL Seniors to Enroll in Illinois Cares Rx To Avoid Facing Gaps in Coverage
► New Push for Schakowsky Bill To Provide Uniform Affordable Drug Benefit
MEDICARE PART D DRUG BENEFIT LEGISLATION In addition to H.R. 752 and H.R. 3861, there is a sampling of some of the other bills that I support to improve Part D. Some of those include: ► H.R. 5102, the Medicare Drug Formulary Protection Act, to prohibit Part D plans from dropping a covered drug during the year. Under existing law, a private drug plan can stop paying for a drug during the year although senior citizens and persons with disabilities are prohibited from changing plans if the drug they need is dropped.
► H.R. 3151, to allow coverage of anti-anxiety and anti-seizure medications like Valium and Xanax. Current law prohibits their coverage under the Part D benefit, leaving senior citizens who take those drugs (including 1.7 million seniors who had received those drugs through Medicaid) to go without their doctor-prescribed medication or pay for them on their own. ► H.R. 4722, to eliminate cost-sharing for low-income senior citizens and persons with disabilities who live in assisted living facilities, group homes and other community-based facilities. Under existing law, only low-income persons in nursing homes are protected. |
TIPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM IDENTITY THEFT ►NEVER give personal information – your Medicare or Social Security numbers, bank account, or credit card information – to anyone calling your home. ►Marketers are prohibited from coming to your door unless you have specifically asked for a visit. NEVER give information to someone who shows up at your door unannounced. ►To check to see whether a plan marketer is legitimate, you can call 1-800-699-9043.
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