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Alaska Medicare; AK; Medicare Part D in Alaska

Alaska Medicare Coverage, Prescription Drug Plans
Alaska Medicare Help Articles & Resources

Medicare Web Page: SeniorCare Prescription Drug Payment Assistance Plan source:Senior and Disabilities Services, State of Alaska file size: 76Kb; 3 pg.   languages: English Starting page for various Alaska medicare topics.   more from Senior and Disabilities Services, State of Alaska: Medicare Web Page: MEDICARE Basics A GUIDE FOR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS ... 24 pages; languages: English "...Medicare Basics highlights eight “decision points” related to the health or overall well-being of an older person. For each of these decision points, you’ll find basic information about Medicare and suggestions on finding more detailed information. Words you see in bold are defined in the glossary..." Medicare Web Page: How to Get Extra Help (Alaska Medicare) languages: English "Under the new Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit, most people have to pay a monthly premium, a deductible, and cost sharing requirements. This will require substantial out-of-pocket expenses to enroll in and use the new program. Medicare Extra Help greatly reduces the out-of-pocket costs for people with low income and few assets...." Medicare Web Page: Medicare Supplement for Alaska source:Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska languages: English "Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska offers you a range of plan options that meet a variety of budgets and needs. With MedicarePlus coverage..." web page: Alaska’s Benefits to Seniors Rank Among the Nation’s Best source:Office of The Governor, State of Alaska file 4 pg.   languages: English Information about "SeniorCare" Prescription Drug Benefit: This program will provide a bridge for seniors needing assistance until the new federal Medicare prescription drug program goes into effect in 2006. Medicare Web Page: Medicare Part "D" Recipient Helpline source: The State of Alaska - Division of Health Care Services languages: English Medicare brochure or publication: Alaska Medicare Drug Plan Ratings source:AARP file size:5 pg.  languages: English "...This AARP rating tool contains information about “stand-alone” Medicare plans in your state that cover only prescription drugs...."   more from AARP: Medicare Web Page: Alaska: Medicare Rx Fact Sheet languages: English "...Alaska already runs three programs that help people with limited income pay for their drugs and a fourth program that helps pay for other Medicare-related costs such as Medicare premiums. Those programs are: Medicaid, the Alaska SeniorCare Prescription Assistance Program, the Alaska AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), and the Medicare Savings programs... " Medicare Web Page: Alaska: Medicare Hospital Payments source:Kaiser Family Foundation / statehealthfacts.org languages: English Range of Medicare Payments (Low-25th Percentile/High-75th Percentile) for Top Five Elective Inpatient Hospital Procedures, FY2005 Medicare Web Page: The Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D) source:Medicare Rights Center languages: English   from the web page:...(Part D) covers most outpatient prescription drugs (the kind you get at the pharmacy or through mail-order). Unlike Medicare health benefits, though, Part D is only offered through private plans..." Medicaid brochure or publication: Your Medicare Rights and Protections source: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 44pp   languages: English Fairly detailed explanations and descriptions about your Medicare rights and protections. Medicaid brochure or publication: A Consumer's Guide to Getting and Keeping Health Insurance in Alaska source:healthinsuranceinfo.net file size: 37pg.   languages: English from GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE. "...This guide is intended to help consumers understand their protections under federal and state law. The authors have made every attempt to assure that the information presented in this guide is accurate as of the date of publication. However, the guide is a summary, and should not be used as a substitute for legal, accounting, or other expert professional advice... As resident of Alaska, you have rights under federal and state law that will protect you when you seek to buy, keep, or switch your health insurance, even if you have a serious health condition." Medicaid brochure or publication: Your Medicare Rights and Protections source: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 44pp   languages: English Fairly detailed explanations and descriptions about your Medicare rights and protections. Medicare brochure or publication: Lanscape: 2007 Alaska Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plans source:CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services file size:3 pg.   languages: English  date:2007 Alaska 2007 Medicare Part D Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plans. Data as of September 12, 2006. Includes all contracts/plans regardless of 2007 approval status. Employer sponsored plans (800 series) are excluded." Medicare brochure or publication: Landscape: Alaska Medicare Advantage, Cost Plans, and Demonstrations source:CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES file size:3 pg.   languages: English "Alaska 2007 Medicare Advantage, Cost, and Demonstration Plans. Data as of September 29, 2006. Includes all contracts/plans regardless of 2007 approval status. PACE, Special Needs Plans, and Employer sponsored plans (800 series) are excluded."

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