CMS Announces 2008 Medicare Prescription Drug Program Plan Options
December 2007- ATTENTION! Enrollment Deadline Approaching! (click here for Spanish)
On September 27, 2007, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released information about the Medicare Part D plan options in 2008. Below are links to related documents and information:
Press Release-
HHS Newsroom Main Page: http://www.hhs.gov/news/press
State-by-State Fact Sheets and National Plan List:
Open Enrollment Center -
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/center
The 2008 PDP and MA-PD excel source files (aka-landscape files)
Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage General Information page:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Prescri
On October 11, detailed 2008 plan information will be available through
the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder and Medicare Options Compare
tools for use in working with beneficiaries, their families and
caregivers to compare plan choices. There is a new search feature on
these tools that will enable you to generate printer-friendly lists of
up-to-date plan options by state and county. Instructions of how to use
this tool are attached. This search tool is available now to compare
available 2007 plan options, and starting October 11, will compare 2008
options. Of note, when printing this list, you can chose to
automatically include toll-free customer service numbers for each plan.
We have also posted a reference list of the 2008 plan options on the web
containing a preview of the plan names and limited cost information
while we continue to load the data into the plan finder tools. The data
list and instructions for use can be found at
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Prescri
Additional helpful information about open enrollment is available at
www.cms.hhs.gov/center/openenr
Additionally, a new publication is now available at
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/partner
to help our professional partners understand the various Medicare
enrollment periods and special enrollment periods. This tip sheet will
be beneficial in assisting beneficiaries with their plan options and
enrollment opportunities throughout the year.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT Nancy Schmidt at (816) 426-6519 or
(nancy.schmidt@cms.hhs.gov)