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Kaiser Plans Live Q&A Webcast on Medicare Drug
Program
The Foundation also has begun a weekly Q&A column
Editor's Note:
Oct. 7, 2005 - Since this story was written, the Webcast has been held
and the video is available at Kaiser -
click here.
Sept. 28, 2005 The Kaiser Family Foundation,
which does an outstanding job of providing information about Medicare,
will sponsor a live Webcast Ask the Experts on Thursday, October 6
at 2 p.m. ETZ, that will feature a discussion about the new prescription
drug program. Kaiser has also launched a weekly Q&A column about
Medicare Part D.
The moderator will be Larry Levitt, vice
president for Communications and Online Information,
Kaiser Family Foundation and editor-in-chief, kaisernetwork.org
The panelists will include:
Leslie Norwalk, Esq., deputy administrator,
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Tricia Neuman, Sc.D., vice president, Kaiser Family Foundation and director,
Medicare Policy Project
Aileen Harper, executive director,
Center for Health
Care Rights
Questions can be emailed in advance to
ask@kaisernetwork.org or call toll-free at 1-888-524-7378 during the
scheduled showtime.
A
video link will be posted at least 15 minutes before the show begins.
They will also provide an archived video of the event by 5 p.m. ET the
same day.
For more information and instructions about how to
watch on your computer
click here.
The Kaiser Family Foundation weekly Q&A column
explains the basics of the new Medicare prescription drug benefit. The
columns provide consumer-oriented information with helpful advice for
people on Medicare and their families as the drug benefit goes into
effect.
Below are the questions asked in the first two
columns and links (click dates) to the answers.
September 22, 2005: This summer I received a letter from Social
Security that says I might qualify for extra help to pay for the annual
premiums, deductible, and co-payments related to the new Medicare
prescription drug plan. What does this mean?
September 15, 2005: I hear that Medicare will begin to pay for
prescription drugs next year, and that I will have to pay a monthly
premium to get this coverage. I am healthy and take only one
prescription. Do I have to sign up for a Medicare drug plan?
For the latest
click here
Readers are encouraged to send in questions to the
Foundation, which will respond to some of them in future columns. Send
your questions to Medicare Q and A. The Kaiser Family Foundation. 1330 G
St., NW. Washington, DC 20005 or
MedicareQ@kff.org.
Medicare Home Page at Kaiser
click here
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