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web page: An Alternative to Health Insurance - SC Department of Insurance Health Maintenance Organizations source:South Carolina Department of Insurance languages: English "WHAT IS A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION (HMO)... WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF HMO COVERAGE..." more from South Carolina Department of Insurance : Medicare publication: Medicare Supplement Insurance Premium Rate Comparison - A Guide For South Carolina languages: English Charts compare annual premium rates for plans which have been approved for the state of South Ccarolina. RISKY BUSINESS: SOUTH CAROLINA’S MEDICAID WAIVER PROPOSAL source:Center on Budget and Policy Priorities file size: 13 pg. languages: English Discussion of South Carolina proposal to replace Medicaid with a system of state-funded "personal health accounts," which beneficiaries would use either to purchase health care services directly from providers or to enroll in private insurance plans or private health care networks. Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program source: South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services languages: English "People with Medicare can choose to sign up for this voluntary Prescription Drug Program regardless of their income, health, or how they are now paying for their prescriptions. Steps to Take... " more from South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services: Medicare Web Page: Gap Assistance Pharmacy Program for Seniors (GAPS) languages: English "As of January 1, 2006, the new South Carolina prescription drug coverage program for seniors eligible for Medicare is the Gap Assistance Pharmacy Program for Seniors (GAPS). This is how GAPS works with Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage..." Gap Assistance Pharmacy Program for Seniors (GAPS) - submit your GAPS Application online source:South Carolina Access, South Carolina Office on Aging languages: English Instructions and help for residents of South Carolina who are 65 or older to submit a GAPS application electronically. more from South Carolina Access, South Carolina Office on Aging: Medicare Web Page: PART D Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage languages: English Topics include: EXTRA HELP FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST; GAPS ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FROM SCDHHS; MEDIGAP PLANS; MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS; MEDICARE’S STANDARD PDP COVERAGE OUTLINE; and ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE 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 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 South Carolina Medicare Prescription Drug plans South Carolina 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...." |