Beginning January 1, 2006, prescription drug coverage will be available to all Medicare recipients. You can help your friends and family members enrolled in Medicare consider this important new benefit by making certain they have the necessary information about it and how to enroll. Enrollment started November 15, 2005 and will run through May 15, 2006.
If you have a family member or friend whom you would like to assist through this decision-making process, there are five simple steps you should follow:
Understand the basics of Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage
Determine how your friend or family member gets prescription coverage today
Gather some important information
Review the plan choices
Point out to them how to enroll
Additional information about the new Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage, including a webcast of a television program that recently aired on CNBC entitled the "National Day of Conversation: Friends and Family First," can be obtained online by visiting www.medicare.gov or by calling 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) or TTY 1-877-486-2048. Operators are available 24/7 and can walk you, your friend, or your family member through the Plan Finder and provide personalized help in comparing and choosing a plan.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment