Medicare Web Page Available
SAMHSA recently posted a Web page explaining the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act
of 2003 and its implications for prescription drug coverage.
The Web page includes information on the cost of the
program to individual participants, how and when to enroll,
and resources for education and outreach. The Web page
can be accessed at www.samhsa.gov/mma.
The July/August
2005 issue of SAMHSA News carried an extensive
explanation of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement,
and Modernization Act for people with mental illnesses
and for those with mental illness who are eligible for
both Medicare and Medicaid. The July/August
2005 issue is available online.
Future SAMHSA News issues will continue to
update readers on developments pertaining to Medicare.
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