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2024 Medicare Part D "Benchmark" Plans in NYS - Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plans Download
Benchmark Plans 2023-2024 Comparison FINAL.pdf
List of TWO basic "benchmark" plans in NYS in 2024, showing changes since 2023 when there were THREE benchmark plans. Benchmark plans are those that have a ZERO premium for those with "Full Extra Help" - which includes everyone on Medicaid or a Medicare Savings Program and those who apply for Extra Help with Social Security Administration.
04 Oct, 2023 386 kb Downloads: 632
2023 Medicare Part D "Benchmark" Plans in NYS Download
Benchmark Plans 2022-2023 Comparison.pdf
List of THREE basic "benchmark" plans in NYS in 2023, showing changes since 2022 when there were FOUR benchmark plans. Benchmark plans are those that have a ZERO premium for those with "Full Extra Help" - which includes everyone on Medicaid or a Medicare Savings Program.
14 Oct, 2022 122 kb Downloads: 907
2022 Medicare Part D "Benchmark" Plans in NYS Download
Part D Benchmark Plans NYS 2021-2022 Comparison.pdf
List of FOUR basic "benchmark" plans in NYS in 2022, showing changes since 2021 when there were SEVEN benchmark plans. Benchmark plans are those that have a ZERO premium for those with "Full Extra Help" - which includes everyone on Medicaid or a Medicare Savings Program.
09 Oct, 2021 231 kb Downloads: 1565
Training Presentation on 2021 Medicare Part D Annual Enrollment Download
NYLAG CLE PPT Part D 2021 AEP -REVISED.pdf
NYLAG PowerPoint presentation explaining the Medicare Part D program, with changes for the 2021 calendar year. The annual enrollment period for 2021 began Oct. 15, 20 and goes thru Dec. 7, 2020.
19 Oct, 2020 594 kb Downloads: 2059
Benchmark Part D plans in NYS 2021 - Free Premiums for People with Extra Help/ Low Income Subsidy Download
Benchmark Plans 2020-2021 Comparison.2.pdf
Benchmark Part D plans in NYS 2021 - Free Premiums for People with Extra Help/ Low Income Subsidy - Seven plans will be free for those with full Extra Help. Two plans that were benchmark in 2020 are closing in 2021. This fact sheet explains how members of those plans can ensure full access to covered prescriptions in 2021.
05 Oct, 2020 215 kb Downloads: 2087
2019 Medicare Part D "Benchmark" Plans in NYS Download
Benchmark Plans 2018-2019 Comparison.pdf
Medicare Part D prescription drug plans which are free for all those with Extra Help. These are the plans to which dual eligibles or Medicare beneficiaries who have Extra Help will be automatically assigned by CMS if they are not already in a plan. There are no changes from the list of benchmark plans from 2018.
28 Sep, 2018 149 kb Downloads: 2541
Medicaid Spend-Down - PowerPoint Presentation Download
Spend-down presentation - 2017 corrected.pptx
This PowerPoint presentation explains the rules, also see the Training Outline on Medicaid Spend-down posted on this site (revised 2017).
31 Oct, 2017 1.27 mb Downloads: 53034
Medicare 101: Presentation by NYLAG on Medicare for New York Beneficiaries Download
2016 Medicare CLE NYLAG.2.pptx
PowerPoint presented with Webinar Presentation, recorded on April 13, 2016, by Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program.
View recording at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u76iY5ycUjI&feature=youtu.be
13 Apr, 2016 2.18 mb Downloads: 4101
Medicare Part D - Appendix of Documents Cited in Training Outline Download
Appendix 2014 ACEP - FINAL.pdf
Selfhelp's Training Outline on Medicare Part D cites documents in an Appendix, such as lists of plans, forms, charts and tables. This Appendix is updated for the 2014 year.
10 Oct, 2013 1.07 mb Downloads: 11259
Application for Medicare Savings Program Download
MSP Application.pdf
This is the form used throughout New York State to apply for any of the Medicare Savings Programs (MSP), including QMB, SLMB, and QI-1.
03 Mar, 2010 132 kb Downloads: 5048
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