Medicare prescription drug benefit

I’ve been seeing a number of ads on TV about the new Medicare Prescription Drug Benefits inclusion, so thought I’d pass some information on.

The site being advertised in medicarerxeducation.org

The Medicare Rx Education Network consists of 40 national organizations which will share resources, coordinate activities, and disseminate information to Medicare beneficiaries & their caretakers about the new Medicare Part D drug coverage.

Medicare has covered hospitalization and doctors, but, beginning January 1st., will now include a prescription drug benefit. Beneficiaries, however, have to sign up to participate. That enrollment begins November 15, 2005

Additional information can be obtained on the site, by the press release, or in the 16-page PDF Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services fact sheet.