Wednesday, April 12, 2006
CMS is happy to announce that State Health Insurance Assistance Programs will be receiving $30 million to help people with health care until May 15, when the enrollment period is over, during the next annual enrollment period will begin in November for drug coverage that will start in January 2007.
"As the May 15th deadline for enrollment in Medicare drug coverage approaches, we are seeing more and more people who have not enrolled looking into what the coverage means for them," said CMS Administrator Mark B. McClellan, M.D., Ph.D. "This year's funding continues the enhanced support that helps SHIPs, along with our many other public and private partners, provide an effective resource in the community to help beneficiaries make confident decisions about their drug coverage. The thousands of SHIP volunteers around the country are helping many of our beneficiaries take advantage of the drug coverage and all of the other benefits and protections of the Medicare program."
"This year's grant awards reaffirm our confidence in the partnership we have with all of the SHIPs and our commitment to support them at unprecedented levels," said Dr. McClellan. "It is also clear evidence of our strong belief and commitment to a more personalized Medicare program that reaches our beneficiaries locally and proactively.
"Because the general enrollment for the new Medicare drug coverage ends May 15th of this year, education and awareness counseling is important right now," said Dr. McClellan. "We truly appreciate the work of the SHIPs to further increase awareness through the coming weeks so people with Medicare can make informed, time critical decisions about their health care and prescription drug coverage needs."
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