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NYSHIP & Medicare
$0.00Medicare & NYSHIP
Are you becoming eligible for Medicare due to turning 65, disability, or a diagnosis of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)? This page has information about how your Medicare benefits will work with your NYSHIP coverage.*
Medicare becomes your primary insurer when you are eligible for Medicare and enrolled in NYSHIP as a retiree, vestee, dependent survivor, or are covered under Preferred List provisions. To coordinate Medicare with your NYSHIP benefits, you should make sure that you:
- Contact the Social Security Administration (SSA) to enroll in Medicare three months before your birthday month. Visit https://www.ssa.gov/onlineservices or call 1-800-772-1213.
- Enroll in Medicare Parts A and B (be sure not to decline Part B).
- If you are eligible for Medicare before age 65, you must notify the Employee Benefits Division that you have enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B, and provide a copy of your Medicare card.
- Do not sign up for any non-NYSHIP Medicare Advantage Plan or Part D prescription plan.
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Generic Vs. Brand-Name Drugs: What’s The Difference
Generic vs. brand-name drugs: what’s the difference?
Did you know that prescription drug prices in the U.S. are an average of 2.5 times higher than other Western countries?1 With this in mind, you might be wondering if switching to a generic drug is right for you. Let’s take a look at the differences between the generic and brand-name versions of prescription drugs.
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Parts Of Medicare 3Min Video
Parts Of Medicare 2Min Video
A 3 minute overview of the various parts of Medicare
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What is Long Term Care Insurance?
What is Long Term Care Insurance?
As we age, the likelihood we will need some type of medical or personal care increases. We may need long term care – a variety of services which help meet the medical and non-medical needs of people with a chronic illness or disability who cannot care for themselves for long periods of time. Such services typically include assistance with normal daily tasks like dressing, bathing, and using the bathroom. Long-term care can be provided at home, in the community, in assisted living facilities or in nursing homes.
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Vision Insurance Is It Right For You
Vision Insurance: Is It Right For You
At its most basic level, vision insurance helps cover the cost of routine eye exams, contact lenses and glasses. Some vision plans also pay for corrective procedures such as laser eye surgery. Additionally, most plans include one pair of glasses or contacts a year.
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Different Types of Health Plans – HMO, PPO, EPO,POS
Different Types of Health Plans – HMO, PPO, EPO,POS
There are different types of Marketplace health insurance plans designed to meet different needs. Some types of plans restrict your provider choices or encourage you to get care from the plan’s network of doctors, hospitals, pharmacies, and other medical service providers. Others pay a greater share of costs for providers outside the plan’s network. Here is an overview of the types of marketplace plans available to you.
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Compare Medicare Supplement Plans Side By Side
$0.00Plans A, B, C, D, E, F, G, K, L, M, N Summary Page
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Understanding the Extra Help with Your Medicare Prescription Drug Plan
$0.00Understanding the Extra Help with Your Medicare Prescription Drug Plan
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Part D Prescription Drug Plans
$0.00Part D Prescription Drug Plans You can sign up for Part D Prescription Drug Plans, which helps cover prescription drug costs, along with other components of Medicare starting three months before your 65th birthday. It’s important to do this on time because there’s a permanent premium surcharge for enrolling more than three months after your…
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EPIC – Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage Program
$0.00The Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) program is a New York State program for seniors administered by the Department of Health. It helps more than income-eligible seniors aged 65 and older to supplement their out-of-pocket Medicare Part D drug plan costs. Seniors can apply for EPIC at any time of the year and must be enrolled…
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Medicare Supplement
$0.00What is Medicare Supplement (Medigap) Insurance? A Medicare Supplement (Medigap) insurance, sold by private companies, can help pay some of the health care costs that Original Medicare doesn’t cover, like co-payments, coinsurance, and deductibles. If you have Original Medicare and you buy a Medigap policy, Medicare will pay its share of the Medicare-approved amount for…