What Do the Part D and Medicare Advantage Marketing Rules Mean for Beneficiaries?  Plus a Conversation About Counseling on Part D Plan-Selection and Decision-Making Factors

Medicare Conference Call
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
3:00 PM Eastern Time

HAP Resources

1. Medicare Prescription Drug Plans and Medicare Advantage Marketing Rules
2. SHIP: Selecting a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan.  THis draft tool is designed to facilitate the interaction between the counselor and the beneficiary when the beneficiary is selecting a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan.  The Plan Selection Tool is a draft;  HAP is very interested to hear all comments and suggestions related to this tool.  For more information or to submit your comments, please contact Kelly Brantley at kbrantley@healthassistancepartnership.org.
3. Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Enrollment Periods Chart
4. Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Enrollment Decision Flowchart

CMS Resources

1. Final Medicare Part D Marketing Guidelines.  CMS released its final guidelines for the marketing of Part D plans, including Prescription Drug Plans, or PDPs, and Medicare Advantage Plans with prescription drug benefit, or MA-PDs.