Through the Mental Health America’s Get Educated, Get Enrolled Medicare Rx Campaign, you can learn about this new benefit, and how it can help you, your friends, or your family pay for some or all of your prescription drug costs. Advocates, consumer leaders, public policy leaders and healthcare providers can gain important resources, current updates on policy changes, and the tools to educate and enroll others into the program.
For more information or questions, please email schrinfo@mentalhealthamerica.net or call 1-800-969-6642
Fast Facts for Healthcare Consumers
- Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans: Basic Information for 2011 (doc)
- 2008 Medicare Prescription Drug Open Enrollment Questions and Answers (pdf)
- The Basics: Medicare Part D & Open Enrollment (pdf)
- Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage: Changes in 2007 (pdf)
- Saving Dough in the “Doughnut Hole” (pdf)
- Prepare & Compare: Medicare Part D Open Enrollment (pdf)
- Medicare Rx Basics (pdf)
- Know the Basics: Exceptions and Appeals (pdf)
- Find a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan
- Get Educated, Get Enrolled A Workbook for Mental Health Consumers (pdf)
Cobertura de MedicarePara Recetas Médicas (pdf) - Key Questions to Ask (pdf)
- Key Questions to Ask (en espanol) (pdf)
- Medicaid Coverage of Benzodiazepines and Barbiturates (pdf)
- Visit www.mentalhealthpartd.org for the latest information on Medicare’s new prescription drug benefit
- Prescription Drug Plan Finder http://www.medicare.gov
Tools for Public Policy Leaders and Advocates
- Medicare Prescription Drug Medicare Part D Frequently Asked Questions
- Eligibility & Enrollment (pdf)
- Benefit Design (pdf)
- Exceptions & Appeals (pdf)
- Administrative Issues (pdf)
- Timeline for Medicare Part D (pdf)
- Key Questions: Transition to Medicare Part D (pdf)
- Issue Brief: Mental Health Medications and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit(pdf)
- Medicare Part D Model Legislation for States:
- Transition Assistance (pdf)
- Hotline (pdf)
- Wraparound Coverage (pdf)
- Mental Health America Correspondence to CMS on Medicare Rx
- Mental Health America Letter to CMS on “All or Substantially All” Q&A Guidance (pdf)
- Mental Health America/NAMI/APA April 27, 2005 Transition Guidance Letter to CMS (pdf)
- Comments on Draft Guidelines on Formulary Review for the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (pdf)
- Comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (pdf)
- Comments of the Mental Health America on the Draft Model Guidelines for the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Developed by the U.S. Pharmacopeia Expert Committee (pdf)
- Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit PowerPoint Trainings
News and Connections
- Send an email to subscribe to the Get Educated, Get Enrolled E-bulletins
- Archived E-bulletins
- November 2007 (pdf)
- July 2007 (pdf)
- March 2007 (pdf)
- May 2006 (WORD)
- Feb. 13, 2006 (WORD)
- Jan. 18, 2006 (pdf)
- Dec. 16, 2005 (pdf)
- Dec. 2, 2005 (pdf)
- Nov. 18, 2005 (pdf)
- Nov. 4, 2005 (pdf)
- Oct. 24, 2005 (pdf)
- Oct. 13, 2005 (pdf)
- Sept. 28, 2005 (pdf)
- Sept. 9, 2005 (pdf)
- Aug 12, 2005 (pdf)
- Joint Website on Medicare Rx and Mental Health www.mentalhealthpartd.org
The following list will help you find organizations that can give you more information , help with the Extra Help, enrollment, or exceptions and appeals processes of the Medicare Prescription drug benefit program, or help you obtain medications not covered by the drug benefit.
More information about the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit:
- Medicare Program
1-800-MEDICARE (633-4227) or http://www.medicare.gov - SHIPs State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs)
https://www.shiptalk.org - Access to Benefits Coalition
http://www.accesstobenefits.org - Local Mental Health Associations
http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/affiliates/directory/index.cfm - Navigating Your Pharmacy Benefit
www.yourpharmacybenefit.org - State Ombudsman offices
http://www.ltcombudsman.org
Help with Extra Help Application Process:
- State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs)
https://www.shiptalk.org - State Medicaid agency
http://www.cms.gov/ - BenefitsCheckUpRx.org
http://www.benefitscheckuprx.org - Local Mental Health Associations
http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/affiliates/directory/index.cfm
Help with Drug Benefit Enrollment Process:
- Medicare Program
1-800-MEDICARE (633-4227) or http://www.medicare.gov - SHIPs State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs)
https://www.shiptalk.org - BenefitsCheckUpRx.org
http://www.benefitscheckuprx.org - Local Mental Health Associations
http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/affiliates/directory/index.cfm
Legal Resources for Help with Exceptions and Appeals Processes:
- American Bar Association –free legal services website
http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/probono/directory.html - Administration on Aging Legal Assistance website
http://www.aoa.gov/AOARoot/AoA_Programs/Elder_Rights/Legal/index.aspx - Protection & Advocacy organizations
http://www.napas.org
For Help Obtaining Access to Medications Not Covered by Medicare Prescription Drug Plans:
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Partnership for Prescription Assistance
1-888-477-2669 or http://www.pparx.org