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document Medicare with Medicaid: Maximizing Coverage for Dual Eligibles
  Medicare with Medicaid: Maximizing Health Coverage for Dual Eligibles   By Cathy Roberts, Empire Justice Center, Albany, NY Prepared for the NYSBA Partnership Conference June,...
document Special enrollment period for beneficiaries in non-renewing plans
CMS is sending reminder notices to selected beneficiaries affected by plan non-renewals for contract year 2010.  The notices are going to individuals who lost Part D coverage through an MA-PDP or PDP plan as of December 31, 2009, and who were not enrolled in another MA-PDP or...
document Medicare Part D - Overview
Training materials written and updated by various staff at the Evelyn Frank Legal Resources program since 2005. This outline, updated for the 2012 Part D enrollment period, which begins October 15, 2011, covers the basic design of the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit, the Extra Help...
document EPIC - Prescription Drug Assistance for Seniors
New York has a State Pharmaceutical Assistance Program (SPAP) to help low- to moderate-income older adults age 65+ pay for prescription drugs.    The Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) program is administered by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH). ...
document CMS Prescription Drug Benefit Manual
This is CMS' (the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services') comprehensive policy manual governing Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage. 
document Effective October 2010, EPIC Restricts Coverage of Prescription Drugs That are Not on the Medicare Part D Plan Formulary
Under New York State Legislation effective October 1, 2010, there are important changes in the EPIC program, which provides prescription drug coverage for low and middle income New Yorkers over age 65.   Under budget cuts enacted earlier in 2010, if a Medicare Part D plan refuses to cover a...
document 2012 Medicare Part D Plans in NYS
Medicare's Annual Open Enrollment for 2012 is from Oct. 15 - Dec. 7, 2011 On September 15, 2011, CMS announced the Part D and Medicare Advantage plans for 2012.  CMS announced them earlier than usual because the ANNUAL OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD for 2012 is earlier this year it...


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