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Online Seminar

Karen Tritz

Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
Karen Tritz

Description: Karen Tritz offers an excellent understanding of the Medicaid programs, with extensive experience on both the state and federal levels.

Medicare and Medicaid are the two types of health insurance authorized by the Social Security Act. Medicare is a program for individuals who are receiving Social Security benefits who are also over age 65 or disabled. Medicaid is a health insurance available to Americans who are members of specific groups, such as children, the elderly or individuals with disabilities, who also have very low income and few resources. In this lecture Ms. Tritz discusses:

complex and sweeping legislative change in both the Medicare and Medicaid systems.
the implementation of the Medicare Modernization Act, the Medicare reform and perscription drug program enacted in 2003
how the legislation will impact individuals who currently have Medicare as well as perscription drug coverage under state administered Medicaid program.

This activity was funded by Contract # 0600-98-35487 (BARC) | Grant # H133B040011 (RRTC)

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Downloads

CMS, General Information Prescription Drug Benefit: TXT

Web Resources

CMS, General Information Prescription Drug Benefit
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicarereform/pdbma/general.asp

CMS. Medicare prescription drug coverage frequently asked questions
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicarereform/drugcoveragefaqs.asp

Department of Health and Human Services, FY2005 Federal Poverty Guidelines
http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/05poverty.shtml

Center for Medicare Advocacy
http://www.medicareadvocacy.org/FAQ_PrescDrugs.htm

VCU-BARC
http://www.vcu-barc.org/