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Medicare Web Page: Wyoming State Health Insurance Information Program (WSHIIP) source:WYOMING SENIOR CITIZENS, INC. languages: English from the web page: "Wyoming State Health Insurance Information Program (WSHIIP) is a federally mandated program. It was set up to help seniors and others on Medicare understand their rights and answer their questions. We have over eighty volunteers in almost every county who will counsel beneficiaries and help solve problems, confidentiality, and it is free of cost...."   more from WYOMING SENIOR CITIZENS, INC.: Medicare Web Page: SENIOR MEDICARE PATROL languages: English from the brochure: "...The Senior Medicare Patrol Program is designed to educate seniors and the general public to identify Medicare/Medicaid fraud, waste and abuse. Wyoming Senior Citizens, Inc., and the Wyoming State Health Insurance Information Program leading the project. The WSHIIP Volunteers are now trained to be SMP volunteers also..." web page: MEDICARE PART A: HOSPITAL INSURANCE COVERED SERVICES FOR 2006 source:Wyoming Insurance Department languages: English   more from Wyoming Insurance Department: Publication: QUICK FACTS ABOUT MEDICARE’S NEW COVERAGE FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS file size: 2 pg.   languages: English from the brochure: "What do I need to know?... What if I already have prescription drug coverage?...How can I get more information?" web page: 2007 WYOMING BUYER'S GUIDE TO MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT "MEDIGAP" INSURANCE languages: English from the brochure: "The 2007 Wyoming Buyer's Guide to Medicare Supplement Insurance is provided by the Wyoming Insurance Department and Wyoming Senior Citizens, Inc., to assist Wyoming consumers in selecting an insurance plan to supplement Medicare. This comparison should be used in conjunction with the Guide to Health Insurance for People with Medicare prepared by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). " Medicare brochure or publication: Wyoming Medicaid Pharmacy Program Preferred Drug List - Effective 8/1/2006 source: University of Wyoming file size: 1 pg.   languages: English "Drugs listed are preferred and do not require prior authorization. All other medications within the following classes are nonpreferred and require prior authorization... " Medicare brochure or publication: Wyoming 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: Wyoming: Medicare Rx Fact Sheet From the web page: Wyoming already runs three programs that help people with limited incomes pay for drugs and a fourth program that helps pay for other Medicare-related costs like premiums. These programs are: Medicaid, Wyoming Prescription Drug Assistance Program, AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), and Medicare Savings Programs. Medicare Web Page: Wyoming: 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 Wyoming source:healthinsuranceinfo.net file size: 84pg.   languages: English from GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE. from the publication: "...As a Wyoming 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 Wyoming resident...." Medicare brochure or publication: State Pharmacy Listing - Aetna Medicare RxSM Plans - Iowa / Minnesota / Montana / North Dakota / Nebraska/ South Dakota/Wyoming source: 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 (Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota & Wyoming 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 Wyoming 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 Wyoming 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: Wyoming Medicare Advantage, Cost Plans, and Demonstrations source:CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES file size:8 pg.   languages: English "Wyoming 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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