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Medicare Web Page: Medicare Supplement Insurance source:North Dakota Insurance Department languages: English from the web page: "...Medicare supplement insurance (also referred to as Med Sup or Medigap insurance) is private insurance that helps pay health care expenses that Medicare covers in part or not at all. Medicare supplement insurance can provide coverage for Medicare deductibles, co-insurance amounts and even some expenses not eligible under Medicare..."   more from North Dakota Insurance Department: Medicare Web Page: Approved ND Medicare Supplement Plans languages: English Medicare Web Page: Medicare Advantage Plans languages: English Medicare Advantage plans are available from private companies that contract with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to provide Medicare benefits to enrollees. The company offering a Medicare Advantage plan combines the health care and financing. The plans must provide all benefits provided by Medicare. They may provide additional benefits. Medicare Publication: Medicare Advantage Plans - What you need to know before you buy. 4 pages; languages: English from the publication: Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are available from private companies that contract with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide Medicare benefits to enrollees. The company offering a Medicare Advantage plan combines the health care and financing. Medicare Web Page: North Dakota Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program source: The University of North Dakota, Center for Rural Health languages: English from the web page: "The North Dakota Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) program is a state based partnership that works with and assists rural hospitals to stabilize and sustain their local health care infrastructure. ..." Medicare Web Page: Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage - Part D source:North Dakota Department of Human Services languages: English from the web page: ...TCoverage under the new federal Medicare Prescription Drug Program began January 1, 2006. If you or a loved one participates in both MEDICARE and Medicaid ("dually eligible individuals") and received prescriptions through Medicaid before January 1, you should now be receiving your medications through the federal government's new MEDICARE Prescription Drug Program. ... " Medicare Web Page: Find a Free or Discounted Drug Program: source: Prescription Connection for North Dakota languages: English from the web page: "...The first step in determining what patient assistance programs you may be eligible for is to select your medicines..." Medicare Web Page: Prescription Drug Guide source: ND.gov - State of North Dakota languages: English from the web page: "...Prescription drugs play an important role in good health care. North Dakota citizens should have the ability to choose to purchase prescription drugs from safe sources at the most competitive rates available. On this site, the State of North Dakota offers three options that may help you find the prescription drugs you need at the lowest available cost..." Medicare brochure or publication: North Dakota 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: North Dakota: Medicare Rx Fact Sheet languages: English from the web page: "North Dakota already runs two programs that help people with limited incomes pay for drugs and a third program that helps pay for other Medicare-related costs like premiums. These programs are: Medicaid, HIV Drug Assistance Program (HDAP), and Medicare Savings Programs..." Medicare Web Page: North Dakota: Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) Premiums, 2007 source:Kaiser Family Foundation / statehealthfacts.org languages: English from the web page: "...Beneficiaries can join a prescription drug plan (PDP) for drug coverage only and get their other Medicare benefits through the fee-for-service program, as the majority of people with Medicare currently do. Alternatively they can join a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan..." 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 North Dakota source:healthinsuranceinfo.net file size: 38pg.   languages: English from GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE. from the publication: "...As a North Dakota resident, 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 North Dakota resident..." Medicare brochure or publication: State Pharmacy Listing - Aetna Medicare RxSM Plans - Iowa / Minnesota / Montana / North Dakota / Nebraska / South Dakota / Wyoming Aetna Medicare 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: Medicare & You 2007 (North Dakota specific version) source: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 152pp   languages: English and Spanish from www.medicare.gov: "Medicare & You 2007... contains important information about what’s new, health plans, prescription drug plans, and rights and protections to help people with Medicare review their coverage options and prepare to enroll in a new plan if they choose. These files are ... the printed version that people with Medicare will get in the mail this fall. Plan information contained in each book may change after printing." Medicare brochure or publication: Landscape: 2007 North Dakotah 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 North Dakota 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: North Dakota Medicare Advantage, Cost Plans, and Demonstrations source:CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES file size:16 pg.   languages: English "North Dakota 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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