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CLICK HERE To Read About The
New York StateWide Senior
Action Council
PATIENTS HELP HELPLINE
And Then Stick This Number
On Your Frig!!!
1-800-333-4374

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Healthcare Law Mythbusters
FACT SHEET

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EPIC - Win For Seniors
NYS Elderly Pharmaceutical
Insurance Coverage Program
Got
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What is EPIC?
Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance
Coverage Program
The Medicare / EPIC Helpline
For persons with questions about
Medicare Part D and EPIC
1-800-333-4374 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday through Friday

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CHECK OUT The New
HEALTH CARE FOR AMERICA NOW!
Website

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NEW VIDEO Explains The
Very Basics Of MEDICARE

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HEALTH REFORM HITS MAIN STREET - The Video (<-CLICK)

Confused about how the new health reform law really works?
This short, animated movie -- featuring the "YouToons" --
explains the problems with the current health care system,
the changes that are happening now, and the big
changes coming in 2014.

AND BETTER YET, RC10 Veep Jim Stolis took excellent
notes on the video and you can get them by clicking HERE!

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EVERYTHING About The Changes In MEDICARE
...One Year After The Healthcare Bill Passage

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NEW WEBSITE! Your Health Care, Explained!
Understand The New Law!
Find Insurance Options!
Compare Care Quality!
Learn About Prevention!
Information For You!

http://www.healthcare.gov

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Read about the annual wellness visit on Medicare Interactive.

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Read the HealthCare.gov’s fact sheet (PDF) on
preventive services newly covered by MEDICARE.

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Read the Medicare Rights Center’s chart (PDF) on
preventive services newly covered by MEDICARE.

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CLICK HERE To Send Emails To Urge Congress to Oppose
Reductions in Benefits for People with Medicare

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BERWICK (of MEDICARE) Says Obama's Plan
To Trigger Medicare Cuts Won't Be Necessary
---Kaiser Health News---

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MEDICARE PART D PRESCRIPTION NOTIFICATION

Now that we are in (more than-ed) the second year of the Medicare Part D prescription program questions have arisen about the employer responsibility to notify Medicare participants of their status.  The law requires a yearly notification as to the status of your prescription benefit through your employer provided plan.  The employer is required to inform you if you have comparable coverage which means your employer coverage is equal to or better than the federal Medicare Part D benefit.  If your coverage is equal to or better than the Medicare Part D coverage you need do nothing but save the notice.  Questions had risen about how often the employer must inform you as to your status.  The regulation requires notification by the employer once a year.

...from Sean O'Neill

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Medicare Rights Center

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READ AND/OR SIGN UP for 2 Different FREE Medicare Rights Center Email Newsletters. They are supported by AFT and NYSUT. THEY ARE VALUABLE. YOU NEED THEM. GET THEM!!!

Dear Marci is a bi-weekly e-newsletter that helps consumers—people with Medicare, their families and caregivers—understand their Medicare benefits and options. Each issue features Medicare coverage advice, basic health tips and links to vital health care resources.

Medicare Watch -- This weekly newsletter helps readers stay up-to-date on Medicare policy and advocacy developments, and learn about changes in Medicare benefits and rules. It also provides summaries of interesting cases, as well as recommendations for what you can do to make Medicare better for all older adults and people with disabilities.

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Find Out About The New York State NYP$
Free Prescription Discount Card Program

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Health Reform Answers For Seniors

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Health Care Reform Will Impact Long Term Care

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NYS Health Department Prescription Price Website

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Web Tool Compares Long term Care
Insurance Products

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NYS Office For The Aging - Great Site!

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New AFL-CIO NATIONAL HEALTH CARE Website

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New York StateWide Senior Action Council
Older New Yorkers' Grassroots
Advocacy Voice Since 1972

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NYS Alliance for Retired Americans

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What Older Women Can Do To Prevent
Cervical Cancer!

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National Cancer Institute -- Ovarian Cancer

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CAPITAL REGION ACTION
AGAINST BREAST CANCER!
(CRAAB!)

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Zero: The Project To End Prostate Cancer

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