WHERE TO FIND INFORMATION ON MEDICARE PART D:
Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage

MEDICARE PART D GENERAL INFORMATION

Web page byGoldfarb Abrandt Salzman & Kutzin LLP

Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage(Government Medicare Web Site)

Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder

Tips for Using the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder (Medicare Rights Center)

Kaiser Foundation Resources on the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit

Medicare Rights Center: Benefits Under the New Medicare Law

Center For Medicare Advocacy: MEDICARE PART D

DUAL ELIGIBLES:
Medicare & Medicaid

LEGAL RESOURCES PROGRAM UPDATE from SelfHelp:Dual Eligibles (people who have Medicaid and Medicare) who also have retiree coverage with a former employer/union, for themselves or for a spouse or other dependent.

What if the prescription I take is not covered by my Medicare drug plan? Will Medicaid still pay for it?

Center For Medicare Advocacy: What People with Medicare And Medicaid Should Expect

Medicare Part D and Retiree Benefits

SURVEY: Four in five businesses (79%) that now provide retiree health benefits will accept government subsidies for continuing to provide retiree drug coverage at least as good as Medicare’s coverage when the new drug benefit starts in 2006.

Specific Info Regarding New York

EPIC Notice of Creditable Coverage

New York State Dept. of Health: Medicaid and the New Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit

DOH Medicaid Update December 2005 - Special Edition: Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit

Western New York Law Center: On Line Resource Center