You can sign up for Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage by applying to an approved Medicare Part D plan. If you are on Medicaid, you can choose your own plan until Jan.1, 2006. After that, Medicare will choose a plan for you and sign you up.
DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT TO ENROLL
- Should I Enroll in Medicare's Prescription Drug Benefit [Fact Sheet/PDF] Source: Medicare Rights Center
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Outlines questions to ask before deciding to enroll.
- BenefitsCheckupRx [Interactive Tool] Source: National Council on the Aging
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By answering a short series of questions, this tool can tell you: (1) how your current insurance or other prescription drug coverage affects your options and rights under the new Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage; (2) whether you qualify for extra help to cover the costs under the program, (3) if you are likely to be eligible for additional government benefits that can save you money on your medications, and (4) if it makes sense for you to start comparing the Medicare prescription drug plans available in your area.
HOW TO ENROLL
- Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage: How to Join [Fact Sheet/PDF] Source: CMS
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- Tip Sheet: Encouraging Early-in-Month Enrollments [Fact Sheet/PDF] Source: CMS
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Explains the benefit of enrolling in a plan early in the month so that coverage is in place at the beginning of the following month. Also outlines steps to take if you enroll late in the month and do not have all the information you need at the beginning of the following month when coverage begins.
- Prescription Drug Coverage: Enrollment Center [Fact Sheet] Source: CMS
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This site briefly explains how to sign-up through the provider of the prescription drug plan you select or through Medicare's on-line enrollment center.
- Find a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan [Interactive Tool] Source: CMS
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This tool allows you to compare some components of the presription drug plans in your area and to enroll in some of the individual plans.
