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Publication: Prescription Drug Access and Affordability among the Vermont Medicare-Eligible Population and Impact of Medicare Part D source:STATE OF VERMONT Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health Care Administration 19 pages; languages: English from the report: "Background and Objectives - The 2005 Vermont Household Health Insurance Survey (VHHIS) was conducted to better understand current levels of access to care and health insurance coverage in Vermont. It also serves as an update to similar information collected in the 2000 VHHIS, thus permitting analysis of trends in insurance coverage and access..."   more from STATE OF VERMONT Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health Care Administration: Publication: Shopping for Medicare Supplement Insurance - JANUARY 2007 file size: 14 pg.   languages: English from the brochure: "Medicare Supplement insurance, sometimes called Medigap or MedSupp, is health insurance sold by private insurance companies to fill the “gaps” in Original Medical Plan coverage, which is a government health insurance program... The information in this brochure is designed to provide you with the guidelines you can use when shopping for a MedSupp policy. It also includes a list of insurance companies that sell MedSupp policies approved for Vermont residents." Medicare Web Page: VHAP Pharmacy & VScript source:Vermont Department for Children and Families (DCF) languages: English "Need Help Paying for Prescriptions? Vermont is committed to helping Vermonters get the health care they need!..." Medicare Web Page: About the Medicare Part D Benefit source:Vermont Medical Society languages: English From the web page: "As beneficiaries and their families attempt to navigate the information they receive from Medicare, the state pharmacy programs, and the 17 companies offering plans in the state of Vermont, confused patients will without a doubt be coming to their physicians asking for help about what they should be doing and which plan they should sign up for..." Medicare Web Page: What Does Medicare Error, Abuse and Fraud Look Like? source: Community of Vermont Elders languages: English Medicare Web Page: MEDICARE HELP VT languages: English Vermont State Health Insurance Assistance Program Medicare brochure or publication: Vermont 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...." Medicare Web Page: Vermont: 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 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 Vermont source:healthinsuranceinfo.net file size: 37pg.   languages: English from GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE. "...As a Vermont 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 Vermont resident..." Medicare brochure or publication: State Pharmacy Listing - Aetna Medicare RxSM Plans - Connecticut / Massachusetts / Rhode Island / Vermont 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 (Vermont and Massachusetts 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: Lanscape: 2007 Vermont 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 Vermont 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: Vermont Medicare Advantage, Cost Plans, and Demonstrations source:CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES file size:5 pg.   languages: English "Vermont 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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