Medicare, Medicaid, and the New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
aka Medicare Part D and Medicare Rx
CalMedicare.org
http://www.calmedicare.org/
From the California HealthCare Foundation and HICAP.
Learn the basics
about Medicare in California. Details on managed plans, HMOs, medigap policies,
and Medicare for people with disabilities. Has links to local HICAP’s*
Medicare:
The Official U.S. Government Site for People With Medicare
http://www.medicare.gov/
The
federal government’s
site provides databases for comparing nursing homes, Medicare plans and providers,
dialysis centers, hospitals, home health agencies, and health plan options. Explains
eligibility, what Medicare covers, prescription drug programs, and billing. Also
provides contact information and links, a glossary, a directory of medical equipment
suppliers, and information about the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and
Modernization Act of 2003. Some material available in other languages.*
Find a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan
http://tinyurl.com/8ypcb
This
site is designed to help you learn about this new coverage, find and compare
plans, and enroll in a plan. Plans are organized by state and listed
on a separate page. Plans may not cover all the prescription drugs you
are taking or if they do, not in the dose prescribed for you. Questionnaires
help you to select a plan. You need to try this site’s questionnaires
several times to get the information that’s right for you. This site
is also in Spanish.
Medicare
Rights Center ‘s
Medicare Part D Page
http://www.medicarerights.org/drughelp.html
Tip
sheet on using the Medicare’s drug finder, information on supplemental
plans and options. Also includes information in Spanish and specific to
New York state. The MRC receives its funding from many foundations and
from the federal and New York state and city governments.
BenefitsCheckUp.org
http://www.benefitscheckup.org/
Sponsored
by the National Council on Aging. Has self-help, interactive
forms to help you to determine if you are eligible for government benefits or
if the Medicare Prescription Benefit is a good choice for you.
MyMedicareMatters.org
http://mymedicarematters.org/
Sponsored
by the National Council on the Aging (NCOA) and the Access to Benefits Coalition
(ABC), with support from AstraZeneca. .Quick and easy
forms can help you assess your situation; find and compare plans; or join a plan.
Kaiser
Family Foundation – Medicare
Drug Benefit
http://www.kff.org/medicare/rxdrugbenefit.cfm
Has
tutorials and fact sheets. Researches both public policy issues
and difficulties people may have with Medicare and publishes its findings and
background papers.
San Mateo
County Network of Care for Seniors and People with Disabilities
http://sanmateo.networkofcare.org/aging/home/index.cfm
From the San Mateo County Health Department as county AAA
San Mateo County resource information about issues and services for older
adults and people with disabilities. It provides information about services,
laws, and related news, as well as communication tools and other features.
AARP (aka American Association of Retired Persons)
http://www.aarp.org/research/press-center/presscurrentnews/medicare_rx_education.html
Press release with links to consumer information, Ageline bibliographies,
and more
Don’t have access to a computer? Operators
at the 1-800-MEDICARE hotline can walk you through the MedicareRx benefit.
*Links and descriptions
taken from Librarians Internet Index. These
links were found by inputting “Medicare” into the site’s search
box. http://lii.org/
Last
updated December 2005 courtesy of PLS/BALIS/SVLS/MOBAC
System Reference Center (mbt) |
