Medicare Rx Educational Guide
By: Source: AARP.org Date Posted: 2006-07-11 17:01:00-04:00
Medicare offers insurance plans to help people pay for their prescription drugs. The program is known as Medicare Part D. If you are on Medicare, you can get this drug coverage. No one can be denied for health reasons. The program is voluntary and you may already have good drug coverage. If you have limited income and resources, Medicare will pay most of your drug costs.
Medicare prescription drug coverage is a type of insurance. It could help you pay for your prescription drugs now and could also protect you against future, higher drug costs. To get the drug coverage, you will need to enroll in a Medicare-approved private drug plan. There will be many plans to choose from, so you will need to decide on the one that best suits your needs.
Learn how to compare plans and enroll – check out AARP's Medicare Rx Educational Guide.
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Other Resources
- Medicare - Visit Medicare's website or call toll-free telephone number (1-800-MEDICARE, OR 1-800-633-4227; OR TTY 877-486-2408).
- State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) - To find a counseling program, contact your local SHIP program by going online and selecting your state. This will give you a website for your state and a toll-free number to call where someone can help you.
- Social Security Administration - Visit the SSA's website or call toll-free telephone number (1-800-772-1213 or TTY 800-325-0778) for questions about Extra Help for people with limited incomes.
- Eldercare - Contact your local Area Agency on Aging for more specific information about your state. To find the closest location, visit Eldercare's website and follow the steps on the screen to find help with "Health Insurance Counseling" or call the Administration on Aging's Eldercare Locator at 1-800-677-1116.
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