Others Qualified for Extra Help
{"Image DocumentName": "Others Qualified for Extra Help", "Image ImageDescription": "Facilitated into a plan unless. You already are in a Part D plan. You choose and join own plan. You\u2019re enrolled in employer/union plan receiving subsidy. You call the plan or MEDICARE to opt out. Coverage is effective 2 months after CMS notifies. Will get facilitated enrollment letter on green paper. Have continuous Special Enrollment Period. Other people who qualify for extra help are facilitated into a Part D plan. CMS uses data submitted by state Medicaid agencies to identify people with Medicare who are in a Medicare Savings Program. CMS uses data submitted by Social Security to identify people who have Medicare and are entitled to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) but not Medicaid, or who applied and qualify for Extra Help. CMS will facilitate these individuals into a plan unless: They are already in a Medicare drug plan. They choose their own plan. They are enrolled in an employer or union plan receiving the employer subsidy (sometimes called the retiree drug subsidy or RDS) They call MEDICARE or the plan CMS assigned them and ask to opt out of enrolling in Part D. The plan will be effective 2 months after the month CMS receives notice of their eligibility (for SSI recipients, enrollment is retroactive to the month beneficiary had both Medicare and SSI benefits). When they receive the notice of plan assignment from CMS on green paper, they have the option to choose their own plan instead of the facilitated enrollment plan. Like full-benefit dual eligibles, they can switch plans at any time, with the new plan effective the first of the following month. Note: A list of the letters sent to people with Medicare regarding Extra Help (Low Income Subsidy) is provided in the back of the corresponding workbook. 06/08/2010. Understanding Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}