Medicare Part D Enrollment Begins Today: Personalized Online and Telephonic Assistance for Seniors, Doctors and Pharmacists Avai
15 11월 2005 - 10:01PM
PR Newswire (US)
* Pharmacy Expert Offers Enrollment Tips and Guidelines CYPRESS,
Calif., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PacifiCare Health Systems
Inc. (NYSE:PHS) is offering resources designed to help consumers
and health care professionals learn more about the Medicare Part D
prescription drug benefit and enrollment process. Starting today,
Medicare beneficiaries can enroll in a Prescription Solutions from
PacifiCare Medicare Part D plan online at
http://www.prescriptionsolutions.com/. Prescription Solutions from
PacifiCare, the company's Medicare Part D prescription drug
program, is helping seniors, caregivers and family members better
understand Medicare Part D with enhanced Web-enabled research,
comparison and information tools. Also, Dr. Joseph Addiego Jr.,
PacifiCare's pharmacy expert and vice president, chief medical
officer of Prescription Solutions, offers important tips and
guidelines aimed at helping seniors, family and caregivers make
educated, informed Part D choices. "Seniors are faced with an array
of Part D drug insurance coverage options," he said. "Prescription
Solutions from PacifiCare's goal is to provide additional
information about this important and beneficial new program. We
want to do our part to help clarify the benefits of Part D and make
the enrollment process easy." Dr. Addiego recommends those
interested in obtaining Medicare prescription drug coverage should:
* Be Informed -- "As a rule, informed decisions are usually correct
decisions," he said. Dr. Addiego encourages people to read as much
as they can about the Part D benefit, learn what options are
available and what they mean to them personally. Family members,
insurance experts and health care professionals can help answer
questions and recommend which programs are most clinically and cost
beneficial. * Make a List of Prescriptions -- Medicare
beneficiaries should make a list of all the medicines they are
taking. A list will help them compare their personal prescription
drug needs with what various insurance plans are offering. Because
many prescriptions have excellent alternatives that are equally as
effective, beneficiaries should evaluate each plan's formulary to
learn which of their prescriptions have equally effective
alternatives that may save them money. In addition, beneficiaries
should ask about the availability of generics, as many commonly
prescribed brand-name drugs are gaining generic status in 2006. *
Turn to Trusted Resources -- Dr. Addiego encourages seniors to turn
to trusted professionals and other advisers, including insurance
agents who can answer questions and help complete enrollment forms.
Friends, family and caregivers can also assist in gathering
information about various plans and evaluating the options
available. In addition to expert information, PacifiCare also
offers its Web-based PacifiCare Personalizer, an easy-to-use
research and comparison service available at
http://www.prescriptionsolutions.com/. The PacifiCare Personalizer
combines select personal information about medications,
prescription usage and pharmacy preferences and prepares a
personalized evaluation from which beneficiaries can compare their
choices for Medicare Part D coverage. PacifiCare Personalizer can
show prospective enrollees how to better utilize their benefits and
lower their prescription drug costs through such options as home
delivery, generic alternatives, lower-cost brand-name alternatives
and preferred pharmacies. For those who prefer to talk with a
customer service representative, all of these personalized research
services on the prescriptionsolutions.com Web site are available by
calling Prescription Solutions from PacifiCare toll free at (800)
330-5330. Doctors and pharmacists eager to learn more about Part D
can log on to http://www.prescriptionsolutions.com/ and access
information that can help them learn more about the Medicare Part D
program, educate their patients in better understanding and
comparing plans, review current clinical data and prescribing
guidelines, and find out about formulary updates and other new
developments. About PacifiCare PacifiCare Health Systems is one of
the nation's largest consumer health organizations with nearly 3.3
million health plan members and approximately 11.3 million
specialty plan members nationwide. PacifiCare offers individuals,
employers and Medicare beneficiaries a variety of consumer-driven
health care and life insurance products. Today, PacifiCare is the
nation's second-largest senior health insurance company with more
than 20 years' experience delivering affordable, quality health
care coverage to America's seniors. PacifiCare's specialty plan
operations include behavioral health and dental and vision, as well
as complete pharmacy benefit management with more than a decade of
experience specializing in the senior prescription-drug market.
More information on PacifiCare Health Systems is available at
http://www.pacificare.com/. DATASOURCE: PacifiCare Health Systems
Inc. CONTACT: Cheryl Randolph, PHS Media Relations,
+1-714-226-3441, , or Dan Miller, PHS Media Relations,
+1-714-226-3726, Web site: http://www.pacificare.com/
http://www.prescriptionsolutions.com/
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