Nebraska Coalition

Medicare Prescription Drug Benefits Show - CityTV

jwilliams — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:00:06 -0600

Below-the-Benchmark Options

jwilliams — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:55:19 -0600

Below-the-Benchmark Options

"Benchmark" Part D Plans and the Low Income Subsidy

jwilliams — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:14:29 -0600

The attached backgrounder "Part D Information for State Policymakers: “Benchmark” Part D Plans and the Low Income Subsidy" provides information about the extra help, the benchmark, the 2008 array of plans, and plan reassignment. It will be posted on http://www.cms.hhs.gov/States/06_InformationforStateOfficials.asp

Act Now to Ensure a Smoother Transition into the Part D Benefit

clewis — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:27:10 -0600

Dear Open Enrollment Partners,

We are approaching the halfway point of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Fall Open Enrollment Period, where people can make changes to their Medicare health and prescription drug plans. To date, the CMS plan compare tools (Plan Finder and Options Compare) have received more than 16.5 million web hits, and since the beginning of the open enrollment period, over 144,000 beneficiaries have successfully enrolled online.

Medicare Part D Nebraska Coalition

clewis — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:56:46 -0500

In 2005, AARP Nebraska, Nebraska Area Agency on Aging Association, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, the Nebraska Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP), the Social Security Administration (SSA), UNL Extension, UNL Center on Children, Families and the Law, and Nebraska Health Care Association joined together to form a statewide coalition of professional organizations, volunteers and state agencies to educate and assist the Medicare population in preparing for the new prescription drug ben