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Our Health Information Center |
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Children & Adults With Spina Bifida Support Center |
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Medicare Rx |
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Learn more about the prescription drug benefit available to people with disabilities and seniors with limited income. |
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Our Links |
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Listen to the latest installment of Senator John Breaux's podcast series Ceasefire on Health Care, available on his Web site. |
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Listen to Senator Bob Dole's podcast series, Ten Things Seniors Need to Know about Medicare's Drug Coverage, featuring a different aspect of the Medicare drug coverage plan every Tuesday. |
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a new tool kit to help identify and enroll people into the Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Low Income Subsidy (LIS) program. |
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Learn about partnering with the CMS to help secure prescription drug coverage for low income families. |
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Read a press release: "Medicare Fights Against New Schemes to Defraud Beneficiaries." |
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Download an Adobe PDF copy* of Withholding Premiums from Your Social Security Payment, Publication 11200. |
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Download an Adobe PDF copy* of What You Should Know about Social Security Premium Withholds, Publication 11202. |
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Download an Adobe PDF copy* of "Your Medicare Rights & Protections." |
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The Uninsured |
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An estimated 45 million Americans lack health insurance, including nearly 8 million children and adults with disabilities. |
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Download an Adobe PDF copy* of "Myths and Facts about the Uninsured," from the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. |
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Read about Health Insurance Data from the U.S. Census Bureau. |
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Download an Adobe PDF copy* of "Medicaid and the Uninsured: What is the Current Population Survey Telling Us about the Uninsured?" an issue brief from the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. |
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Download an Adobe PDF copy* of "Entrances and Exits: Health Insurance Churning," an analysis of 1998-2000 health insurance data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. The report shows large numbers of people with unstable health insurance coverage. |
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Read about Covering Kids and Families, a national health access initiative for low-income uninsured children and adults. |
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State Resources for Prescription Drug Coverage |
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Medicaid is a federal-state partnership, with state laws, state regulations, federally approved state waivers, and approved "state plans" all creating significant variations from state to state. |
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Learn more about your state Medicaid program through information provided by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS). |
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Prescription Drug Access and Assistance |
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Millions of Americans have some health insurance coverage, but not for the prescription medicines and other services that they need. Lacking proper insurance, many individuals go without needed medications or attempt to conserve their drugs through spare and inappropriate use, compromising both the drug�s effectiveness and their health. |
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Learn about how to apply for public and private prescription drug assistance. |
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(*These documents are in Adobe PDF format. You will need to download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software to view these documents.) |
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All of the information and articles provide on Our Health Center Page is courtsey of Easter Seals. |
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