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Medicare Part D

New Medicare Part D Information for 2009

2009 Part D Plan State Information Sheet Links

AR: http://www.cms.gov/Partnerships/downloads/ar.pdf
LA: http://www.cms.gov/Partnerships/downloads/la.pdf
OK: http://www.cms.gov/Partnerships/downloads/ok.pd

CMS open enrollment information Web site: http://www.cms.gov/center/openenrollment.asp

CMS Reminds Medicare Beneficiaries to Review and Compare Their Current Drug CoverageToday
CMS Acting Administrator Kerry Weems announced the 2009 Medicare prescription drug and Medicare Advantage plan options. Approximately 97 percent of beneficiaries enrolled in a stand-alone prescription drug plan (PDP) will have access to Medicare drug and health plans in 2009 whose premiums would be the same or less than their coverage in 2008.
"As we enter the fourth year of the Medicare Part D prescription drug program, we continue to see high satisfaction rates among beneficiaries and high participation among plans," said Weems. "However, plans do change their offerings from year to year. Some beneficiaries may see significant premium increases or changes, such as reduced coverage in the gap, if they stay in the same prescription drug plan in 2009. We encourage individual beneficiaries to review how their plans are changing and what other options are available to them to determine which plan best meets their needs."
Details about the specific plans in each region will be available mid-October at www.medicare.gov and 1-800-MEDICARE. Open enrollment for prescription drug coverage begins November 15 and ends December 31. The list of national stand-alone prescription drug plans and state specific fact sheets can be found at: http://www.cms.gov/center/openenrollment.asp

Click here to Network 13 - Facility Resourse Materials (FRM) for additional Information

Calendar of Events

Oklahoma:
Calendar of Events by Medicare Access Network of Oklahoma (New)

Helpful Links

• Your Guide to Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage (4/07) - http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11109.pdf
• Part D general information -
  http://www.cms.gov/PrescriptionDrugCovGenIn/ (multiple links to documents)
• Partnership Center -
  http://www.cms.gov/center/partner.asp (multiple links to information about Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Part D, fact/tip sheets and more)
• Publications for Partners -
  http://www.cms.gov/Partnerships/PFP/list.asp (80 listed today)
• National Medicare Education Program - http://www.cms.gov/Partnerships/07_NMEP.asp (presentations)
  National Medicare Training Program -
  http://www.cms.gov/NationalMedicareTrainingProgram/ (check out the general areas on the left frame)
• ESRD Center -
  http://www.cms.gov/center/esrd.asp
• Kidney Drug Coverage  -
  http://www.kidneydrugcoverage.org  

 

 

 

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