|
www.cms.hss.gov |
If you
can’t wait until to view the commercials and read the mailings,
go this Web site to get a list of all of the plans for each
state. |
|
www.Medicare.gov
 |
By
mid-October, you can go to this site and do online comparisons of
costs, formularies and drugstore locations that participate in
each plan available in you state. The tool will be called the
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder. If you’ve decided to
use the Medicare Advantage plan that rolls drug costs into the
overall plan, Medicare will also provide the Medicare Advantage
Plan Finder, which will help you make a decision. |
| The Medicare and
You 2006 Handbook |
In
mid-October, this handbook will be mailed to every Medicare
household. The handbook includes guidance about what Medicare’s
new coverage means for a patient, based on what kind of drug
coverage you have now and guidance on choosing a plan. |
| The Medicare
Prescription Drug Plan Estimator |
Medicare has also made available a Medicare Prescription Cost Estimator (find it
at :www.medicare.gov/medicarereform/MPDP_Cost_Estimator.asp,
a Web-based tool that can be
used to see what someone might save by joining a Medicare prescription drug
plan. |
|
(800)- MEDICARE (800/633-4227) |
For
individualized help by telephone, call this number. Counselors
will walk you through all of the choices and help you choose the
plan that works best for you, as well as help you enroll. |
