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Medicare brochure or publication:
“Medicare Part D — What the Experts and Others Are Saying”

source: U.S. Senate - The Committee on Finance
languages: English
Floor Statement of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, of Iowa
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Medicare Web Page:
(Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder

source:Medicare: The Official U.S. Government Site for People with Medicare
languages: English
Find and compare plans for all states, including Iowa Medicare Prescription Drug plans
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web page:
Medicare: Part A & B

source: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
languages: English
"Medicare is divided into two parts: Part A pays benefits for hospital and skilled nursing home care and Part B helps pay for doctor bills and outpatient services..."
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Medicare brochure or publication:
A Consumer's Guide to Getting and Keeping Health Insurance in Iowa

source:healthinsuranceinfo.net
file size: 41pg.   languages: English
from GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE. As a resident of Iowa, 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. This guide describes your protections as a resident of Iowa.
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Medicare brochure or publication:
2006 - Iowa’s Guide to Medicare Supplement Insurance

source:SHIIP - Senior Health Insurance Information Program - State of Iowa Insurance Division
file size: 25pg.   languages: English
"...Medicare pays most of the health care costs for those eligible, but significant gaps can leave large bills to pay. The Medicare Benefit Chart on the next page shows Medicare's benefits and the amounts for which you are responsible...."
 
more from SHIIP - Senior Health Insurance Information Program - State of Iowa Insurance Division:
Medicare brochure or publication:
Iowa Medicare Supplement Premium Comparison Guide 2 0 0 7
24 pages; languages: English
The 2007 Iowa Medicare Supplement Premium Comparison Guide is provided by SHIIP, the Senior Health Insurance Information Program... SHIIP does not sell insurance or promote specific insurance companies or agents.

Medicare Web Page:
10 Things You Need to Know about Your Medicare and Health Insurance Statements
languages: English


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Medicare brochure or publication:
Iowa 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...."
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Medicare Web Page:
Enhanced Tools Available to Help People with Medicare During 2006 Open Enrollment Period

source: The University of Iowa Center on Aging
languages: English
"Starting on January 1, 2006, Medicare began offering prescription drug coverage. In Iowa, people with Medicare selected from more than fifteen Medicare-approved drug plans sponsored by various private insurers wiith premiums ranging from $1.87 to $99.90 per month..."
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web page:
Don't Wait Until the Last Minute To Change Medicare Drug Plans

source:Iowa Department of Elder Affairs
languages: English
"Medicare offers one time a year when you can change prescription drug plans or enroll in a plan if you missed earlier deadlines..."
 
more from Iowa Department of Elder Affairs:
Medicare Web Page:
HANDBOOK FOR OLDER IOWANS
languages: English
A Legal Information and Resource Guide Produced by the Young Lawyers Division of The Iowa State Bar Association
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web page:
Survey Indicates that Iowa's Medicare Quality Improvement Organization is Helping Improve Care

source:Iowa Foundation for Medical Care
languages: English
"More than 95 percent of participants in a recent survey of Iowa health care organizations and agencies say that the state's Medicare Quality Improvement Organization, the Iowa Foundation for Medical Care, helps Iowa health care professionals provide better care...."
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brochure or publication:
Should I Enroll in the New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit? A Guide for Iowa Medicare Beneficiaries and Caregivers

source:Center on Aging, University of Iowa
file size:4 pg.   languages: English  
our comments: Overview: Important advice about "How Can I Help My Loved One Decide to Enroll in the New Medicare Plans"
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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.
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Medicare brochure or publication:
Lanscape: 2007 Iowa 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
Iowa 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: Iowa Medicare Advantage, Cost Plans, and Demonstrations

source:CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES
file size:61 pg.   languages: English
"Iowa 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."

How to get more information about Iowa Medicare Prescription Drug Programs

Medicare.gov has summary information about the plans offered by the companies listed in the tables below. The data sheets are called "Landscapes".
  1. The Landscape of Local Plans is a list of all plans available in your area. You can get answers to important questions for people with Medicare based on what matters to them, including:
    • Cost (premiums, deductibles and payments)
    • Coverage (important issues around what and how drugs are covered)
    • Convenience (pharmacy and mail-order options)
  2. Medicare.gov has an important help page that explains how to read and interpret the information in both Medicare Prescription Drug Plan "Landscapes. You can access the help page through this link: How to read the Medicare Prescription Drug Plans Landscape
  3. We have provided links to the landscape documents for this state in the list of publications above. 
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Medicare prescription drug coverage plans offered in Iowa, Medicare Advantage Plans

Important advice about how to use this data: The data for the table below came from www.medicare.gov, "The Official U.S. Government Site for People with Medicare", in December, 2006, and is subject to change at any time. To check for changes and the newest data, you should visit www.medicare.gov. Your state insurance administrator might have different data; be sure to check with them before making any decisions. Nothing on this Web Site should be construed as the giving of advice or the making of a recommendation and it should not be relied on as the basis for any decision or action.

 
41 Prescription Drug Plans in Iowa  This list is to familiarize you with Medicare Prescription Plans available in your state, and to provide you with contact information to specific carriers. Check with the insurance provider or medicare.gov for information about coverage options, annual deductibles, approved drugs, and other limitations. Do NOT use this web page as the basis for any decision or action. (All data is subject to change. Check with medicare.gov or the insurance provider for latest data.)
Plan Name and
ID Numbers
Company
(w. link to
plan web site)
Coverage in
the Gap
About the gap
Contact Service
Phones
Humana PDP Standard S5884-083
(S5884-083)
Humana Insurance Company No gap coverage Non-Members
1-800-706-0872
TTY Users should call:
1-877-833-4486
Members
1-800-281-6918
TTY Users should call:
1-800-281-6918
Humana PDP Enhanced S5884-023
(S5884-023)
Humana Insurance Company No gap coverage Non-Members
1-800-706-0872
TTY Users should call:
1-877-833-4486
Members
1-800-281-6918
TTY Users should call:
1-800-281-6918
MedicareBlue Rx Option 1
(S5743-001)
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa No gap coverage Non-Members
1-866-456-3725
TTY Users should call:
1-866-456-1550
Members
1-888-832-0075
TTY Users should call:
1-888-832-0075
MedicareRx Rewards
(S5960-025)
Unicare No gap coverage Non-Members
1-866-892-5335
Members
1-800-928-6201
TTY Users should call:
1-800-928-6201
AdvantraRx Value
(S5674-032)
Coventry AdvantraRx No gap coverage Non-Members
1-800-882-3822
TTY Users should call:
1-800-508-9548
Members
1-866-823-5178
TTY Users should call:
1-866-823-5178
UnitedHealthRx
(S5820-139)
UnitedHealthcare No gap coverage Non-Members
1-888-556-7052
TTY Users should call:
1-888-556-7053
Members
1-888-556-7060
TTY Users should call:
1-888-556-7060
SilverScript
(S5601-050)
SilverScript Insurance Company No gap coverage Non-Members
1-866-552-6106
TTY Users should call:
1-866-552-6288
Members
1-866-235-5660
TTY Users should call:
1-866-235-5660
WellCare Signature
(S5967-059)
WellCare No gap coverage Non-Members
1-888-423-5252
Members
1-888-550-5252
TTY Users should call:
1-888-550-5252
AARP MedicareRx Plan
(S5820-024)
UnitedHealthcare No gap coverage Non-Members
1-888-867-5564
TTY Users should call:
1-877-730-4192
Members
1-888-867-5575
TTY Users should call:
1-888-867-5575
Prescription Pathway Bronze Plan Reg 25
(S5597-090)
Pennsylvania Life Insurance Company No gap coverage Non-Members
1-800-765-8900
TTY Users should call:
1-866-222-3904
Members
1-800-698-8394
TTY Users should call:
1-850-432-1700
United Medicare MedAdvance
(S5820-128)
UnitedHealthcare No gap coverage Non-Members
1-888-556-6657
TTY Users should call:
1-888-556-7065
Members
1-888-556-7047
TTY Users should call:
1-888-556-7047
MedicareRx Rewards Plus
(S5960-061)
Unicare No gap coverage Non-Members
1-866-892-5335
Members
1-800-928-6201
TTY Users should call:
1-800-928-6201
Community Care Rx BASIC
(S5803-094)
MEMBERHEALTH No gap coverage Non-Members
1-866-684-5353
TTY Users should call:
1-866-684-5351
Members
1-866-684-5353
TTY Users should call:
1-518-449-6800
Advantage Star Plan
(S5644-080)
RxAmerica No gap coverage Non-Members
1-877-279-0370
Members
1-800-429-6686
TTY Users should call:
1-800-429-6686
PacifiCare Saver Plan
(S5921-248)
UnitedHealthcare No gap coverage Non-Members
1-800-943-0399
Members
1-800-797-9794
TTY Users should call:
1-714-825-3600
YOURx PLAN
(S5660-025)
Medco YOURx PLAN No gap coverage Non-Members
1-800-758-3605
TTY Users should call:
1-800-716-3231
Members
1-800-758-4574
TTY Users should call:
1-800-758-4574
Advantage Freedom Plan
(S5644-059)
RxAmerica No gap coverage Non-Members
1-877-279-0370
Members
1-800-429-6686
TTY Users should call:
1-800-429-6686
AdvantraRx Premier
(S5674-033)
Coventry AdvantraRx No gap coverage Non-Members
1-800-882-3822
TTY Users should call:
1-800-508-9548
Members
1-866-823-5178
TTY Users should call:
1-866-823-5178
CIGNATURE Rx Value Plan
(S5617-123)
CIGNA HealthCare No gap coverage Non-Members
1-800-735-1459
Members
1-800-222-6700
TTY Users should call:
1-800-222-6700
UA Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Cov
(S5755-028)
United American Insurance Company No gap coverage Non-Members
1-866-524-4169
TTY Users should call:
1-866-524-4170
Members
1-866-524-4169
TTY Users should call:
1-866-524-4169
Prescription Pathway Silver Plan Reg25
(S5597-189)
Pennsylvania Life Insurance Company No gap coverage Non-Members
1-800-765-8900
TTY Users should call:
1-866-222-3904
Members
1-800-698-8394
TTY Users should call:
1-850-432-1700
Aetna Medicare Rx Essentials
(S5810-059)
Aetna Medicare No gap coverage Non-Members
1-800-445-1796
TTY Users should call:
1-800-628-3323
Members
1-877-238-6211
TTY Users should call:
1-877-238-6211
Community Care Rx CHOICE
(S5803-162)
MEMBERHEALTH No gap coverage Non-Members
1-866-684-5353
TTY Users should call:
1-866-684-5351
Members
1-866-684-5353
TTY Users should call:
1-518-449-6800
MedicareRx Rewards Premier
(S5960-095)
Unicare Generic Only Non-Members
1-866-892-5335
Members
1-800-928-6201
TTY Users should call:
1-800-928-6201
Humana PDP Complete S5884-053
(S5884-053)
Humana Insurance Company Generic and Brand Non-Members
1-800-706-0872
TTY Users should call:
1-877-833-4486
Members
1-800-281-6918
TTY Users should call:
1-800-281-6918
CIGNATURE Rx Plus Plan
(S5617-125)
CIGNA HealthCare No gap coverage Non-Members
1-800-735-1459
Members
1-800-222-6700
TTY Users should call:
1-800-222-6700
Community Care Rx GOLD
(S5803-128)
MEMBERHEALTH No gap coverage Non-Members
1-866-684-5353
TTY Users should call:
1-866-684-5351
Members
1-866-684-5353
TTY Users should call:
1-518-449-6800
WellCare Complete
(S5967-094)
WellCare No gap coverage Non-Members
1-888-423-5252
Members
1-888-550-5252
TTY Users should call:
1-888-550-5252
AdvantraRx Premier Plus
(S5674-035)
Coventry AdvantraRx No gap coverage Non-Members
1-800-882-3822
TTY Users should call:
1-800-508-9548
Members
1-866-823-5178
TTY Users should call:
1-866-823-5178
PacifiCare Select Plan
(S5921-247)
UnitedHealthcare No gap coverage Non-Members
1-800-943-0399
Members
1-800-797-9794
TTY Users should call:
1-714-825-3600
WellCare Premier
(S5967-128)
WellCare No gap coverage Non-Members
1-888-423-5252
Members
1-888-550-5252
TTY Users should call:
1-888-550-5252
CIGNATURE Rx Complete Plan
(S5617-195)
CIGNA HealthCare Generic Only Non-Members
1-800-735-1459
Members
1-800-222-6700
TTY Users should call:
1-800-222-6700
Prescription Pathway Gold Plan Reg 25
(S5597-057)
Pennsylvania Life Insurance Company No gap coverage Non-Members
1-800-765-8900
TTY Users should call:
1-866-222-3904
Members
1-800-698-8394
TTY Users should call:
1-850-432-1700
Aetna Medicare Rx Plus
(S5810-161)
Aetna Medicare Generic Only Non-Members
1-800-445-1796
TTY Users should call:
1-800-628-3323
Members
1-877-238-6211
TTY Users should call:
1-877-238-6211
PacifiCare Comprehensive Plan
(S5921-249)
UnitedHealthcare Generic Only Non-Members
1-800-943-0399
Members
1-800-797-9794
TTY Users should call:
1-714-825-3600
SilverScript Plus
(S5601-051)
SilverScript Insurance Company No gap coverage Non-Members
1-866-235-4582
TTY Users should call:
1-866-552-6288
Members
1-866-235-5660
TTY Users should call:
1-866-235-5660
MedicareBlue Rx Option 2
(S5743-003)
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa No gap coverage Non-Members
1-866-456-3725
TTY Users should call:
1-866-456-1550
Members
1-888-832-0075
TTY Users should call:
1-888-832-0075
Sterling Prescription Drug Plan
(S4802-030)
Sterling Life Insurance Company No gap coverage Non-Members
1-888-909-1713
TTY Users should call:
1-888-858-8567
Members
1-866-865-0664
TTY Users should call:
1-866-865-0664
Fox Rx Care
(S5557-003)
FOX Insurance Company No gap coverage Non-Members
1-888-369-7979
TTY Users should call:
1-866-369-7373
Members
1-888-369-7373
TTY Users should call:
1-480-423-8184 ext: 5917
Aetna Medicare Rx Premier
(S5810-195)
Aetna Medicare Generic Only Non-Members
1-800-445-1796
TTY Users should call:
1-800-628-3323
Members
1-877-238-6211
TTY Users should call:
1-877-238-6211
MedicareBlue Rx Option 3
(S5743-004)
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa Generic and Brand Non-Members
1-866-456-3725
TTY Users should call:
1-866-456-1550
Members
1-888-832-0075
TTY Users should call:
1-888-832-0075

 
2 Medicare Special Needs Plans in Iowa  This list is to familiarize you with Medicare Special Needs Plans available in your state, and to provide you with contact information to specific carriers. Check with the insurance provider or medicare.gov for information about coverage options, annual deductibles, approved drugs, and other limitations. Do NOT use this web page as the basis for any decision or action. (All data is subject to change. Check with medicare.gov or the insurance provider for latest data.)
Plan Name and
ID Numbers
Company
(w. link to
plan web site)
Special Rules for Enrolling Contact Service
Phones
Evercare Plan DH-POS
(H2803-010-0)
SecureHorizons For people who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. Non-Members
1-800-641-1998
TTY Users should call:
1-888-685-8480
Members
1-888-867-5570
TTY Users should call:
1-888-685-8480
Evercare Plan IH
(H2802-005-0)
SecureHorizons For people in certain long-term care facilities. Non-Members
1-800-641-1998
TTY Users should call:
1-888-685-8480
Members
1-800-393-0993
TTY Users should call:
1-888-685-8480


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