GETTING HELP IN CHOOSING A PLAN

In addition to 1-800-Medicare, are there other resources to help dual eligibles, their families, caregivers, and staff select a PDP that meets their needs?

CMS is developing an innovative Internet tool called the “Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder” to assist individuals with information and enrollment in the plans.  Go to www.medicare.gov and click on "Compare Medicare Prescription Drug Plans".   Other information resources include:

·        State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs) - providing volunteers to assist beneficiaries in choosing PDPs.  A list of the SHIPs is available at http://www.medicare.gov/contacts/static/allStateContacts.asp;

·        Regional CMS offices - http://www.cms.hhs.gov/about/regions/consumers.asp;

·        Area Agencies on Aging - http://www.n4a.org/ and;

.        Your Medicaid case worker.

Additional resources can be found in Resources.