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Title: Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage - National Institutes of Health Explains Post by: combinator on October 11, 2008, 12:41:19 PM Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage
URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/medicareprescriptiondrugcoverage.html Medicare prescription drug coverage is insurance that helps people pay for prescription drugs at participating pharmacies. It is available to everyone who has Medicare. It provides protection if you pay high drug costs or have unexpected prescription drug bills. It doesn't cover all costs. You have to pay part of the cost of prescription drugs. Most people also have to pay a monthly premium and a yearly deductible for the coverage. Private companies provide Medicare prescription drug coverage. You choose the drug plan you like best. Whether or not you should sign up for the coverage depends on how good your current coverage is. You need to sign up for coverage as soon as you are eligible for Medicare. Otherwise, you might have to pay a penalty. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Start Here * Quick Facts about Medicare's Coverage for Prescription Drugs(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Links to PDF - http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11102.pdf * Understanding the New Medicare Prescription Drug Plan(American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/pat-advocacy/insurance/848.printerview.html Also available in Spanish http://familydoctor.org/online/famdoces/home/pat-advocacy/insurance/848.printerview.html Overviews * How Medicare Drug Plans Use Pharmacies, Formularies, and Common Coverage Rules(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Links to PDF - http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11136.pdf * Prescription Drug Coverage(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://www.medicare.gov/pdphome.asp Latest News * 3.4 Million Seniors Hit Medicare 'Doughnut Hole'(08/21/2008, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_68424.html * Medicare Prescription Drug Premiums to Rise in '09(08/15/2008, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_68175.html Related Issues * 5 Ways to Lower Your Costs During the Coverage Gap(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://www.medicare.gov/bridging-the-gap.asp * NewGetting Medicare and Prescription Drugs in a Disaster or Emergency Area(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Links to PDF - http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11377.pdf * Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Costs(Social Security Administration) - http://www.ssa.gov/prescriptionhelp/ * Medicare Part D and Cancer Patients(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MIT/content/MIT_3_1_Medicare_D_Introduction.asp?sitearea=MIT * Prescription Drug Coverage - Help Is Here(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://www.medicare.gov/help-is-here.asp * Quick Facts about Medicare's Coverage for Prescription Drugs for People Who Have Prescription Coverage from an Employer or Union(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Links to PDF - http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11107.pdf * Quick Facts about Medicare's Prescription Drug Coverage for People in a Medicare Advantage Plan or Medicare Cost Plan with Prescription Drug Coverage(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Links to PDF - http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11135.pdf * What Drugs Do Medicare Drug Plans Cover?(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Links to PDF - http://www.cms.hhs.gov/partnerships/downloads/11194.pdf * What You Need to Know about Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage if You Have a Medigap Policy(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Links to PDF - http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11113.pdf Health Check Tools * BenefitsCheckUp(National Council on Aging) - https://ssl1.benefitscheckup.org/before_you_start.cfm Videos * Medicare Prescription Drug Program(Social Security Administration) - http://www.ssa.gov/medicareoutreach2/media/ Financial Issues * Are You Having Trouble Paying for Prescription Drugs?(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Links to PDF - http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11318.pdf Research * Effect of Medicare Part D on Drug Utilization and Expenditures(American College of Physicians) - http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/148/3/I-14 * Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit Has Modestly Boosted Drug Use and Reduced Average Out-of-Pocket Expenses(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - http://www.ahrq.gov/research/jul08/0708RA31.htm Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine) * Article: FDA turns to electronic "sentinel" to flag prescription drug safety... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18612108&tool=MedlinePlus * Article: Medication strategies used by Medicare beneficiaries who reach the Part... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18499881&tool=MedlinePlus * Article: Medicare program; standards for e-prescribing under Medicare Part D and... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18464348&tool=MedlinePlus * Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=prescriptions,drug[majr]+AND+medicare[mh]+AND+humans[mh]+AND+english[la]+NOT+(editorial[pt]+OR+letter[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus Dictionaries/Glossaries * Medicare Prescription Drug Plan: Glossary of Definitions(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://www.medicare.gov/MPDPF/Shared/Static/ResourcesGlossary.asp Directories * Formulary Finder for Prescription Drug Plans(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://formularyfinder.medicare.gov/formularyfinder/selectstate.asp * Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://www.medicare.gov/MPDPF/ Also available in Spanish http://www.medicare.gov/MPDPF/Public/Include/DataSection/Questions/MPDPFIntro.asp?language=Spanish&version=default&PDPYear=2007 * Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder: Plans in Your Area(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://www.medicare.gov/MPDPF/Public/Include/DataSection/Questions/SelectState.asp Organizations * Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ * Medicare(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://www.medicare.gov/ Law and Policy * TRICARE and the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003(Social Security Administration) - http://www.socialsecurity.gov/legislation/tricare.html Statistics * Medicare Beneficiaries with Creditable Prescription Drug Coverage by Type(Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation) - http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparetable.jsp?cat=6&ind=307 You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages: * Financial Assistance - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/financialassistance.html * Health Insurance - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthinsurance.html * Medicare - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/medicare.html * Health System - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthsystem.html * Seniors - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/seniors.html Date last updated: September 29 2008 Topic last reviewed: July 26 2008 Title: Re: Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage - National Institutes of Health Explains Post by: combinator on October 11, 2008, 12:42:15 PM Cobertura de Medicare de medicamentos recetados
Dirección de esta página: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/medicareprescriptiondrugcoverage.html Otros nombres: Otros nombres: Plan de Medicare para remedios con receta médica La cobertura de Medicare para medicamentos recetados es un seguro que ayuda a las personas a pagar los medicamentos recetados en las farmacias participantes. Está a la disposición de todas las personas con Medicare. Brinda protección si usted paga altos costos en medicamentos o tiene gastos inesperados por medicamentos recetados. No cubre todos los gastos. Usted tiene que pagar una parte del costo de los medicamentos recetados. La mayoría de las personas también tienen que pagar una prima mensual y un deducible anual por la cobertura. Las empresas privadas proporcionan cobertura de medicamentos recetados por medio de Medicare. Usted elige el plan de medicamentos que más le guste. Si debe inscribirse o no para la cobertura dependerá de la calidad de su cobertura actual. Deberá inscribirse para la cobertura en cuanto sea elegible para Medicare. De otro modo, podría tener que pagar una multa. Centro para los Servicios de Medicare y Medicaid Comience aquí * Lo básico sobre la cobertura medicare para recetas médicas(Centro para los Servicios de Medicare y Medicaid) - Archivo PDF - http://www.cms.hhs.gov/partnerships/downloads/spcoveragebasics.pdf Resúmenes * Entendiendo el nuevo plan de prescripción de medicamentos de Medicare(Academia Americana de Médicos de Familia) - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdoces/home/pat-advocacy/insurance/848.printerview.html También está disponible en http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/pat-advocacy/insurance/848.printerview.html Últimas noticias * Los planes Advantage de Medicare reciben una gran parte del dinero en publicidad de las aseguradoras(17/09/2008, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/news/fullstory_69412.html * Medicare pagaría bonificaciones por recetas electrónicas(22/07/2008, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/news/fullstory_67261.html Condiciones específicas * Cobertura de Medicare para recetas médicas: Manual para los consumidores de salud mental(Salud Mental America) - Archivo PDF extenso - http://www1.nmha.org/federal/MedicareConsumerWorkbookEspanol.pdf Asuntos relacionados * Ayuda con los gastos de recetas médicas de Medicare: Información para las personas que cuidan o les interesa el bienestar de un beneficiario de Medicare(Administración de Seguro Social) - http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10104sp.htm * Ayuda con los gastos de recetas médicas de Medicare: Información para los beneficiarios de Medicare que están incapacitados(Administración de Seguro Social) - http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10118-SP.htm * Ayuda con los gastos de recetas médicas de Medicare: Límites de ingresos y recursos(Administración de Seguro Social) - http://www.ssa.gov/espanol/10905.html * Ayuda con los gastos de recetas médicas de Medicare. Seguro de vida: Valor nominal y valor de rescate(Administración de Seguro Social) - http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10108sp.html * Cobertura de Medicare para recetas médicas: Cómo inscribirse(Centro para los Servicios de Medicare y Medicaid) - Archivo PDF - http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11111_S.pdf * Su derecho a cuestionar la decisión hecha en su solicitud para recibir ayuda con los gastos de los planes de recetas médicas de Medicare(Administración de Seguro Social) - http://www.ssa.gov/espanol/10151.html Finanzas * Ayuda con los gastos de recetas médicas de Medicare: Cuando otra persona paga sus gastos del hogar(Administración de Seguro Social) - http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10094sp.htm * Instrucciones para llenar la solicitud para recibir ayuda con los gastos de los planes de recetas médicas de Medicare(Administración de Seguro Social) - http://www.ssa.gov/espanol/10939.html * Lo que usted necesita para llenar la solicitud para recibir ayuda con los gastos del plan de recetas médicas de Medicare(Administración de Seguro Social) - http://www.ssa.gov/espanol/10928.html * Revisión de su derecho a recibir el beneficio adicional para pagar los gastos del plan de recetas médicas de Medicare: Algunas cosas que usted debe saber(Administración de Seguro Social) - http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10111_SP.html Directorios * Búsqueda de planes Medicare para recetas médicas(Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos) - http://www.medicare.gov/MPDPF/Public/Include/DataSection/Questions/MPDPFIntro.asp?language=Spanish&version=default&PDPYear=2007 También está disponible en http://www.medicare.gov/MPDPF/ Otras páginas de interés en MedlinePlus: * Asistencia económica - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/financialassistance.html * Medicare - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/medicare.html * Seguro de salud - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/healthinsurance.html * Personas mayores - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/seniors.html * Sistemas de salud - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/healthsystem.html Página actualizada: 08 octubre 2008 Tema revisado: 29 mayo 2008 |