Medicare and Part D
Medicare is public health insurance for the elderly and the disabled.
It is run by the federal government. Medicare is the second largest
federal payer of HIV/AIDS care. It covers about one in five people
living with HIV/AIDS who receive care. Since 1995, the amount that
Medicare spends on HIV/AIDS has increased by 70%.
Medicare has several parts to its coverage and provides a variety
of services including inpatient hospital care, home health services,
physician visits, medical equipment and supplies, among others.
Some services are automatically provided to everyone who qualifies,
and others are voluntary.
Prescription drug coverage (Medicare Part D) has recently been
added to the Medicare program. Although considered “voluntary”,
Medicare Part D will be the best or only way for most people with
HIV/AIDS to continue to access medications. Enacted in January 2006,
Medicare Part D is plagued with problems.
IN THE NEWS ...
01.11.10 |
End the Two-Year Wait for Medicare |
11.03.08 |
Part B premium payments to be cut from California's Medi-Cal,
affecting many living with HIV (fact sheet) |
06.06.08 |
HIV Medicare and Medicaid Working Group Action
Alert: Call your Senators NOW — Help improve medical
treatment for people with HIV/AIDS |
06.06.08 |
HIV Medicare and Medicaid Working Group Press Release: Congress fails to protect people with HIV/AIDS in Medicare reform bill |
05.19.08 |
Project Inform and its partners respond to the SSA’s
proposal to review and revise HIV disability listings |
04.21.08 |
PI Action Alert: You can help improve treatment access for people with
HIV/AIDS with two phone calls |
04.08.08 |
Two health care victories for people with HIV/AIDS. |
02.04.08 |
Press Release: President
Bush’s last federal budget seals his dismal record
on domestic HIV/AIDS funding |
01.11.08 |
New information available for Medicare Part D beneficiaries |
07.27.07 |
PI Action Alert: Support Improvements
to Medicare Part D, Medicaid and Children's Health With
One Phone Call |
07.23.07 |
Project Inform Joins the Access to Critical Medications
Coalition |
07.09.07 |
New Continuous SEP for All LIS Beneficiaries |
07.02.07 |
The Latest News on Medicare Part D |
06.28.07 |
Comments on Confusing Medicare Part D Change Notices |
06.27.07 |
Letter Regarding LEP Beneficiaries with Medicare Part
D Change Notices |
06.22.07 |
Testimony for Stephen O’Brien, MD at Medicare Beneficiary
Protection Hearing |
03.26.07 |
HMMWG Letter to CMS: Medicare Inclusion of Raltegravir
and Maraviroc |
03.02.07 |
Medicare Part D Update |
02.09.07 |
Medicare Platform Paper: Improve Access
to Life-saving Medications and Medical Care for Medicare
Beneficiaries with HIV/AIDS |
02.08.07 |
Press Release: President Bush Continues
His Attack on Health Care Programs |
12.15.06 |
Patient Assistance Programs for Medicare Beneficiaries |
11.09.06 |
2007 Medicare Open Enrollment Guide |
11.09.06 |
Medicare Sign-on Letter to CMS: Part
D Enrollment |
11.07.06 |
Federal Medicare Part D Update |
08.10.06 |
Medi-Cal Bulletin: Medi-Cal Emergency
Drug Coverage for People with Medi-Cal and Medicare Prescription
Drug Coverage Has Been Extended |
07.18.06 |
New York Times: A Windfall from Shifts
to Medicare |
03.06.06 |
Working Group Statement: Comments on
Guidelines for Reviewing Prescription Drug Plan Formularies
and Procedures |
02.10.06 |
Information from CMS: How to Understand
and Work with Your Medicare Drug Plan Formulary to Access
Drugs |
02.10.06 |
Medi-Cal Bulletin: Emergency MMA Drug
Supply Program Period Extended |
02.08.06 |
Information from CMS: More Time to Fill
Your Prescriptions |
01.06.06 |
Letter: Medicare Part D Transition Policy
Reminder, from CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicard
Services) PDF only |
BASIC INFORMATION ...
Tips for When You Go to the Pharmacy
to Pick Up Your Meds ...
Overview of the New Medicare Part
D Program
Understanding Medicare Part D
How to Obtain Emergency
Medi-Cal Coverage (for those who are eligible for Medicare/Medi-Cal
but cannot get their prescriptions from Medicare) PDF only
PI ACTION ALERTS & UPDATES ...
01.13.06 |
Emergency Coverage for California's Medi-Medis |
01.11.06 |
Having Trouble with Medicare Part D? |
PRESS RELEASES ...
02.06.06 |
Press Release: Project Inform’s
Statement on President’s Budget Proposal |
01.26.06 |
Governor Schwarzenegger Extends Emergency Program to
Ensure California's Most Vulnerable Residents Have Access
to Life-Saving Medications |
STATEMENTS & LETTERS ...
Article: The New Prescription
Drug Benefit: Medicare Part D
