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Saint Louis University
When Can You Join A Medicare Drug Plan? For More Information About
You can join a Medicare drug plan when you irst become eligible for Medicare and Medicare Prescription Drug
Coverage
each year from October 15 through December 7. However, if you lose your current X Visit www.medicare.gov
creditable prescription drug coverage, through no fault of your own, you will also be
eligible for a two-month Special Enrollment Period (SEP) to join a Medicare drug plan. X Call your state health insurance
assistance program (see the inside
What Happens to Your Current Coverage if You Decide to Join a back cover of the “Medicare &
Medicare Drug Plan? You” handbook for their telephone
If you do decide to join a Medicare drug plan and drop your current Saint Louis number) for personalized help
University coverage, be aware you and your dependents may not be able to get this X Call 800.MEDICARE (800.633.4227);
coverage back. TTY users should call (TTY
When Will You Pay a Higher Premium (Penalty) to Join a Medicare 877.486.2048)
Drug Plan? If you have limited income and
You should also know if you drop or lose your current coverage with Saint Louis resources, extra help paying for Medicare
University and don’t join a Medicare drug plan within 63 continuous days after your prescription drug coverage is available.
current coverage ends, you may pay a higher premium (a penalty) to join a Medicare For information about this extra help,
drug plan later. visit Social Security on the web at
www.socialsecurity.gov, or call them at
If you go 63 continuous days or longer without creditable prescription drug coverage, 800.772.1213 (TTY 800.325.0778).
your monthly premium may go up by at least 1% of the Medicare base beneiciary
premium per month for every month in which you did not have that coverage. For HIPAA Privacy and
example, if you go nineteen months without creditable coverage, your premium may
consistently be at least 19% higher than the Medicare base beneiciary premium. Security
You may have to pay this higher premium (a penalty) as long as you have Medicare The Health Insurance Portability and
prescription drug coverage. In addition, you may have to wait until the following Accountability Act of 1996 deals, in part,
October to join. with ensuring that protected health
information which identiies you is kept
For More Information About This Notice or Your Current Prescription
Drug Coverage private. You have the right to inspect
and obtain a copy of certain protected
Contact the Human Resources ofice for further information, or call UnitedHealthcare health information maintained by the
at the phone number on the back of your medical ID card.
Saint Louis University Welfare Beneit
Please note, you will get this notice each year. You will also get it before the next Plan (the “Plan”). In addition, if you
period you can join a Medicare drug plan, as well as if this coverage through Saint believe the protected health information
Louis University changes. You also may request a copy of this notice at any time. the Plan has about you is incorrect or
incomplete, you have the right to request
For More Information About Your Options Under Medicare Prescription the information be amended. The Plan
Drug Coverage
maintains a notice of privacy practices
More detailed information about Medicare plans which offer prescription drug which provides information to individuals
coverage is in the “Medicare & You” handbook. You may get a copy of the handbook whose protected health information will
in the mail every year from Medicare. You may also be contacted directly by Medicare be used or maintained by the Plan. This
drug plans. notice of privacy practices is available
to you. If you would like a copy of the
notice of privacy practices, contact
Beneits at 314.977.2595.
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When Can You Join A Medicare Drug Plan? For More Information About
You can join a Medicare drug plan when you irst become eligible for Medicare and Medicare Prescription Drug
Coverage
each year from October 15 through December 7. However, if you lose your current X Visit www.medicare.gov
creditable prescription drug coverage, through no fault of your own, you will also be
eligible for a two-month Special Enrollment Period (SEP) to join a Medicare drug plan. X Call your state health insurance
assistance program (see the inside
What Happens to Your Current Coverage if You Decide to Join a back cover of the “Medicare &
Medicare Drug Plan? You” handbook for their telephone
If you do decide to join a Medicare drug plan and drop your current Saint Louis number) for personalized help
University coverage, be aware you and your dependents may not be able to get this X Call 800.MEDICARE (800.633.4227);
coverage back. TTY users should call (TTY
When Will You Pay a Higher Premium (Penalty) to Join a Medicare 877.486.2048)
Drug Plan? If you have limited income and
You should also know if you drop or lose your current coverage with Saint Louis resources, extra help paying for Medicare
University and don’t join a Medicare drug plan within 63 continuous days after your prescription drug coverage is available.
current coverage ends, you may pay a higher premium (a penalty) to join a Medicare For information about this extra help,
drug plan later. visit Social Security on the web at
www.socialsecurity.gov, or call them at
If you go 63 continuous days or longer without creditable prescription drug coverage, 800.772.1213 (TTY 800.325.0778).
your monthly premium may go up by at least 1% of the Medicare base beneiciary
premium per month for every month in which you did not have that coverage. For HIPAA Privacy and
example, if you go nineteen months without creditable coverage, your premium may
consistently be at least 19% higher than the Medicare base beneiciary premium. Security
You may have to pay this higher premium (a penalty) as long as you have Medicare The Health Insurance Portability and
prescription drug coverage. In addition, you may have to wait until the following Accountability Act of 1996 deals, in part,
October to join. with ensuring that protected health
information which identiies you is kept
For More Information About This Notice or Your Current Prescription
Drug Coverage private. You have the right to inspect
and obtain a copy of certain protected
Contact the Human Resources ofice for further information, or call UnitedHealthcare health information maintained by the
at the phone number on the back of your medical ID card.
Saint Louis University Welfare Beneit
Please note, you will get this notice each year. You will also get it before the next Plan (the “Plan”). In addition, if you
period you can join a Medicare drug plan, as well as if this coverage through Saint believe the protected health information
Louis University changes. You also may request a copy of this notice at any time. the Plan has about you is incorrect or
incomplete, you have the right to request
For More Information About Your Options Under Medicare Prescription the information be amended. The Plan
Drug Coverage
maintains a notice of privacy practices
More detailed information about Medicare plans which offer prescription drug which provides information to individuals
coverage is in the “Medicare & You” handbook. You may get a copy of the handbook whose protected health information will
in the mail every year from Medicare. You may also be contacted directly by Medicare be used or maintained by the Plan. This
drug plans. notice of privacy practices is available
to you. If you would like a copy of the
notice of privacy practices, contact
Beneits at 314.977.2595.
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