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Answers and information about Medicare, prescription drug coverage and health insurance involves searching through hundreds of pages at government and private websites. To help seniors and caregivers get started in their search, our editors have compiled this digest of Missouri Medicare help and information resources.
 

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Medicare brochure or publication:
Missouri 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:
Missouri: Medicare Rx Fact Sheet
languages: English
"...Medicare's new prescription drug insurance - called Medicare Part D-began January 1, 2006. To get this insurance, most people will have to sign up for one of the Part D Plans Medicare has approved. And the new Part D offers "Extra Help" to people with limited incomes. Medicare's Extra Help can reduce what you have to pay for prescriptions..."

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Medicare Web Page:
Missouri Rx Plan (MoRx)

source: Missouri Department of Social Services
languages: English
"MoRx is Missouri's new State Pharmacy Assistance Program replacing the Missouri Senior Rx Program...."
 
more from Missouri Department of Social Services :
Medicare Web Page:
MoRx Price Compare
languages: English
"MoRx Price Compare lists prescription medication prices for the most commonly used prescription drugs in Missouri based on the usual and customary price reported by local pharmacies..."

Medicare Web Page:
Benefits of MoRx
languages: English
"MoRx pays for 50% of members' out of pocket costs remaining after their Medicare Prescription Drug Plan pays..."


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Medicare brochure or publication:
Medicare Supplement Insurance Show-Me Senior Shopping List

source:Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration
file 18 pg.   languages: English
"In 2003, almost 290,000 Missourians bought private Medicare supplement insurance, also known as Medigap plans, to fill these uninsured areas. More than a decade ago, Congress acted to simplify the rules for Medigap plans and allow easy cost comparisons, but eligible Missourians still have many choices to evaluate in selecting which of the 12 standard plans meets their needs. This booklet provides information on benefits and pricing to help Missourians make the best possible Medigap selection. Your booklet has been personalized with special inserts on premium cost information that cover your age group..."

 
more from Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration:
Medicare Web Page:
CLAIM Program * FREE MEDICARE ASSISTANCE *
languages: English
CLAIM=Community Leaders Assisting the Insured of Missouri. "CLAIM Program volunteers provide, free of charge, a variety of information regarding health insurance, including: ..."

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Medicare Web Page:
CLAIM - Free Missouri State Health Insurance Program

source:Primaris - Healthcare Business Solutions
languages: English
CLAIM is the Missouri state health insurance assistance program that meets the needs of Missouri's Medicare population...
 
more from Primaris - Healthcare Business Solutions:
Medicare Web Page:
About Medicare
languages: English
"Medicare is offering new preventive benefits for consumers..."

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Medicare Web Page:
Missouri: 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
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Medicare Web Page:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Region 7 - Kansas City

source:Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
languages: English
"The Kansas City Regional Office (Region 7) should be your initial point of contact on any Medicare, Medicaid, or State Child Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) issue in the following states: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska."
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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 Missouri 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
Missouri 2007 Medicare Part D Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plans. Data as of September 12, 2006. 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: Missouri Medicare Advantage, Cost Plans, and Demonstrations

source:CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES
file size:36 pg.   languages: English
"Missouri 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 Missouri 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 Missouri, 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 Missouri  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 S5884-076
(S5884-076)
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 S5884-016
(S5884-016)
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
AdvantraRx Value
(S5670-093)
Coventry AdvantraRx No gap coverage Non-Members
1-800-882-3822
TTY Users should call:
1-800-508-9548
Members
1-866-823-5177
TTY Users should call:
1-866-823-5177
Blue MedicareRx Value
(S5596-043)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri No gap coverage Non-Members
1-800-652-6387
Members
1-866-755-2776
TTY Users should call:
1-866-755-2776
MedicareRx Rewards
(S5960-018)
Unicare No gap coverage Non-Members
1-866-892-5335
Members
1-800-928-6201
TTY Users should call:
1-800-928-6201
WellCare Signature
(S5967-052)
WellCare No gap coverage Non-Members
1-888-423-5252
Members
1-888-550-5252
TTY Users should call:
1-888-550-5252
PacifiCare Saver Plan
(S5921-302)
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
AARP MedicareRx Plan
(S5820-017)
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
First Health Premier
(S5768-021)
First Health Part D No gap coverage Non-Members
1-800-588-3322
TTY Users should call:
1-800-508-9548
Members
1-866-865-0662
TTY Users should call:
1-866-865-0662
SilverScript
(S5601-036)
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
Blue MedicareRx Plus
(S5596-044)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri No gap coverage Non-Members
1-800-652-6387
Members
1-866-755-2776
TTY Users should call:
1-866-755-2776
MedicareRx Rewards Plus
(S5960-054)
Unicare No gap coverage Non-Members
1-866-892-5335
Members
1-800-928-6201
TTY Users should call:
1-800-928-6201
United Medicare MedAdvance
(S5820-121)
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 18
(S5597-083)
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
Community Care Rx BASIC
(S5803-087)
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
AdvantraRx Premier
(S5670-094)
Coventry AdvantraRx No gap coverage Non-Members
1-800-882-3822
TTY Users should call:
1-800-508-9548
Members
1-866-823-5177
TTY Users should call:
1-866-823-5177
YOURx PLAN
(S5660-018)
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
CIGNATURE Rx Value Plan
(S5617-088)
CIGNA HealthCare No gap coverage Non-Members
1-800-735-1459
Members
1-800-222-6700
TTY Users should call:
1-800-222-6700
Aetna Medicare Rx Essentials
(S5810-052)
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
UA Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Cov
(S5755-021)
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
Blue MedicareRx Premier
(S5596-045)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri Generic Only Non-Members
1-800-652-6387
Members
1-866-755-2776
TTY Users should call:
1-866-755-2776
MedicareRx Rewards Premier
(S5960-088)
Unicare Generic Only Non-Members
1-866-892-5335
Members
1-800-928-6201
TTY Users should call:
1-800-928-6201
Community Care Rx CHOICE
(S5803-155)
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
Prescription Pathway Silver Plan Reg18
(S5597-182)
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
Prescription Pathway Silver Plan Reg 18
(S5581-129)
Marquette National Life Insurance Company No gap coverage Non-Members
1-800-845-2551
TTY Users should call:
1-866-222-3904
Members
1-800-698-8395
TTY Users should call:
1-800-698-8395
CIGNATURE Rx Plus Plan
(S5617-090)
CIGNA HealthCare No gap coverage Non-Members
1-800-735-1459
Members
1-800-222-6700
TTY Users should call:
1-800-222-6700
PacifiCare Select Plan
(S5921-301)
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
Community Care Rx GOLD
(S5803-121)
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
(S5967-086)
WellCare No gap coverage Non-Members
1-888-423-5252
Members
1-888-550-5252
TTY Users should call:
1-888-550-5252
Aetna Medicare Rx Plus
(S5810-154)
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
AdvantraRx Premier Plus
(S5670-096)
Coventry AdvantraRx No gap coverage Non-Members
1-800-882-3822
TTY Users should call:
1-800-508-9548
Members
1-866-823-5177
TTY Users should call:
1-866-823-5177
WellCare Premier
(S5967-121)
WellCare No gap coverage Non-Members
1-888-423-5252
Members
1-888-550-5252
TTY Users should call:
1-888-550-5252
PacifiCare Comprehensive Plan
(S5921-303)
UnitedHealthcare Generic Only Non-Members
1-800-943-0399
Members
1-800-797-9794
TTY Users should call:
1-714-825-3600
CIGNATURE Rx Complete Plan
(S5617-188)
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 18
(S5597-050)
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
Prescription Pathway Gold Plan Reg 18
(S5581-033)
Marquette National Life Insurance Company No gap coverage Non-Members
1-800-845-2551
TTY Users should call:
1-866-222-3904
Members
1-800-698-8395
TTY Users should call:
1-800-698-8395
Sterling Prescription Drug Plan
(S4802-010)
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
Humana PDP Complete S5884-046
(S5884-046)
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
SilverScript Plus
(S5601-037)
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
Aetna Medicare Rx Premier
(S5810-188)
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
Prescription Pathway Platinum Plan Reg 18
(S5581-057)
Marquette National Life Insurance Company No gap coverage Non-Members
1-800-845-2551
TTY Users should call:
1-866-222-3904
Members
1-800-698-8395
TTY Users should call:
1-800-698-8395

 
2 Medicare Special Needs Plans in Missouri  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
UnitedHealthcare Medicare Complete Plus Rx
(H2654-023-0)
SecureHorizons For people who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. Non-Members
1-800-480-6065
TTY Users should call:
1-888-685-8480
Members
1-800-656-0065
TTY Users should call:
1-888-685-8480
UnitedHealthcare Medicare Complete Plus Rx
(H2654-024-0)
SecureHorizons For people who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. Non-Members
1-800-480-6065
TTY Users should call:
1-888-685-8480
Members
1-800-656-0065
TTY Users should call:
1-888-685-8480

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