Medicare

Medicare announces supplemental rural funding for state health insurance counseling programs

Published in Law and Health Weekly, June 3rd, 2006

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs) will receive an additional $500,000 to help people with Medicare who reside in rural areas obtain drug coverage.

The funding also provides for counseling for the next annual open enrollment period, and to identify and enroll people in rural areas who might be eligible for the Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage low income subsidy that provides additional savings to beneficiaries. This funding is in addition to nearly $925,000 included in the $29,269,885 in grants previously awarded to the SHIPs on April 1, to support rural beneficiaries.

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Source: Law and Health Weekly (2006-06-03)

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