Medicare Part D Web-Based Resources
The New York State Department of Health provides these links as a convenience to our visitors. If you click any of these links, you will be leaving the New York State Department of Health's Medicaid web site.
Medicare Help on the Web
- My Personalized Medicare Benefits Information - Designed to give you personalized information on your Medicare benefits and services available to you.
- Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Options - A site that helps you find a Medicare prescription drug plan in your area and allows you to compare benefits among different plans.
- Medicare & You Publication - Provides information on the new Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit.
- Medicare Official Website - Frequently Asked Questions
- Medicare general website - Official U.S. government site for people with Medicare. Serves as a clearinghouse for all information related to the prescription drug benefit.
Other Federal Government References
- House Committee on Ways & Means - Features position papers and fact sheets related to the prescription drug benefit.
- Social Security Administration (SSA) - Provides information to organizations about SSA's Medicare outreach.
- White House - Includes top-line information about the prescription drug benefit.
Third-Party References
- AARP
- Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
- AIDS Institute
- Alliance of Specialty Medicine
- ALS Association
- Alzheimer's Association
- America's Health Insurance Plans
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- American Academy of Physician Assistants
- American Association of Homes & Services for the Aging
- American College of Emergency Physicians
- American Health Care Association
- American Hospital Association
- American Medical Association
- American Osteopathic Association
- American Pharmacists Association
- Association of Black Cardiologists, Inc.
- Asthma Allergy Foundation
- Biotechnology Industry Organization
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
- Business Roundtable
- Easter Seals
- Families USA
- Federation of American Hospitals
- Gold Standard
- HHS Eldercare
- Healthcare Leadership Council
- Kaiser Family Foundation
- Medicare Today
- Men's Health Network
- National Alliance for Hispanic Health
- National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
- National Association of Chain Drug Stores
- National Association of Community Health Centers
- National Association of Health Underwriters
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors
- National Association of Manufacturers
- National Community Pharmacists Association
- National Council of State Pharmacy Association Executives
- The National Council on the Aging
- National Health Council
- National Medical Association
- National Mental Health Association
- National Rural Health Association
- Office of Minority Health
- Pharmaceutical Care Management Association
- Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Additional Part D Information
- Partnership information for advocacy groups, caregivers, employers and more... http://www.cms.hhs.gov/partnerships
- More information on provider education and outreach regarding drug coverage can be found on the CMS website at https://www.cms.gov/MLNGenInfo
- You can also find additional information on the CMS website regarding prescription drug plans at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/center/openenrollment.asp
- For help with managing and reducing out-of-pocket costs while in the coverage gap:https://www.cms.gov/PrescriptionDrugCovGenIn
- For help with prescription drug costs: http://www.socialsecurity.gov/prescriptionhelp or call 1-800-772-1213 (TTY:1-800-325-0778)
New Fact Sheets Available On the Medicare Web Site
- The following Fact Sheets are now available at http://www.medicare.gov. Those can help your patients better understand Medicare's new prescription drug coverage:
- Information about how people with Medicare can protect their personal information when dealing with plans and others about Medicare prescription drug coverage. (2 pages) http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11147.pdf
- Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Publications Available on the CMS Web http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Search/Results.asp
