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Web Page: Services for Seniors source:Kentucky.gov - Health & Public Safety languages: English "Find activities and assistance for seniors..." Medicare Supplement Guide - 2007 source:Kentucky Office of Insurance 68 pp; languages: English "The Kentucky Office of Insurance offers this consumer guide providing detailed comparison of rates that insurance companies charge for Medicare supplement, also referred to as Medigap, coverage in Kentucky..." The Kentucky State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) source: Kentucky: Cabinet for Health and Family Services - CHFS languages: English "The Kentucky State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) provides information, counseling and assistance to seniors and disabled individuals, their family members and caregivers. This service is provided at no charge by local, well-trained counselors..." more from Kentucky: Cabinet for Health and Family Services - CHFS: Web Page: Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Card languages: English "Medicare offers a prescription drug discount card as the first step toward a drug benefit that began Jan. 1, 2006. The discount card provides price reductions on some pharmaceutical medications to Medicare beneficiaries... " Web Page: Mission of Kentucky Seniors Saving Medicare (KSSM) source:Morehead State University languages: English from the web page: "In September 2001, KSSM became a part of the MSU Retired and Senior Volunteer Program through a grant from Administration on Aging, with the purpose of educating Medicare beneficiaries, their caregivers, and the general public about how to avoid fraud, waste and abuse in the Medicare Insurance program..." Kentucky: 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 A Medicare Primer source:WAVE 3 TV Louisville, Kentucky languages: English our comments: "If you're celebrating your 65th birthday within the next year or so, get ready for a big gift from the government: Medicare coverage..." Retired Members: Medical Benefits: Age 65 Older source:Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System languages: English our comments: Member guidebooks and other help for retired teachers with and without Medicare Medicare Patients' Rights Overview source:Health Care Excel (Health Care Excel (HCE) serves as the contractor for the Medicare QIO for Indiana and Kentucky) languages: English our comments: "Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) were created by Congress in 1984 to protect the rights of persons with Medicare and to protect the Medicare Trust Fund by assuring that Medicare was paying for medically necessary care in the appropriate health-care setting. These services are free to persons with Medicare..." (Kentucky) 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..." 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. Brochure or publication: A Consumer's Guide to Getting and Keeping Health Insurance in Kentucky source:healthinsuranceinfo.net file size: 39pg. languages: English from GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE. As a resident of Kentucky, 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 Kentucky. 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. Kentucky Seniors Prescription Coverage & helpWeb Page:Are you struggling with the cost of prescription drugs? source:Kentucky: Office of the Attorney General languages: English "...If you are on Medicare, have no prescription drug coverage and have an annual income of less than $28,000 ($38,000 for couples) you may qualify for a new program called Together Rx. ..." Information on Medicare Rx Discount Cards source:Kentucky: Office of the Attorney General languages: English "Determine legitimate companies and spot bogus ones " Kentucky 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: Web Page: Kentucky: Medicare Rx Fact Sheet languages: English "...Kentucky already runs two programs that help people with limited incomes pay for drugs, a third program that helps pay for other Medicare-related costs like premiums, and will start a new program on January 1, 2006... " Retiree - Medicare-Eligible Prescription Drug Benefit source:University of Kentucky languages: English our comments: "Prescription Drug Benefit Coverage Levels - Drugs in our formulary are organized into different drug tiers or groups of drug types. Your coinsurance depends upon the tier in which your drug is placed. Please look at the 2007 Medicare Formulary to determine the "tier" placement of your medication." State Pharmacy Listing - Aetna Medicare RxSM Plans - Indiana / Kentucky State Aetna Medicare Lanscape: 2007 Kentucky 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 Kentucky 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." Brochure or publication: Landscape: Kentucky Medicare Advantage, Cost Plans, and Demonstrations source:CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES file size:35 pg. languages: English "Kentucky 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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