Enhanced Tools

From: "CMS SHIP"
Sent: 10/10/2007 03:18 PM
Subject: #07-132 Enhanced Tools Will Help Medicare Beneficiaries with Prescription Drug Plan Choices for 2008

MEDICARE NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ENHANCED TOOLS WILL HELP MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES WITH PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN CHOICES FOR 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that beneficiaries, their caregivers, and family members can begin to review 2008 Medicare prescription drug plan and health plan information online through the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder at www.medicare.gov.

“It’s important that we provide current, easily accessible information on Medicare prescription drug plans so beneficiaries can make informed decisions,” said CMS Acting Administrator Kerry Weems. “The Plan Finder site averages more than 900,000 page views per week, and more than 4.75 million people with Medicare have enrolled in a drug plan since the program began.”
The enhanced plan finder options offer more information and greater clarity on available drug plans, including out-of-pocket costs, pharmacy networks, and important Medicare news and updates. Navigation improvements also make the plan finder tools more user-friendly, so beneficiaries will find it easier to locate information about available drug plans before open enrollment begins on November 15, 2007.
To read more about the today's announcement on the enhanced tools to help medicare beneficiaries click here to read the CMS Press Release : http://www.cms.hhs.gov/center/press.asp