[OPLINLIST] Mother's Day Medicare Part D Campaign

[Cynthia Maxey]

I've been asked to pass along information from the Social Security
Office regarding their Mother's Day Campaign for which they are seeking
library partners:

		Social Security is seeking partners to assist them with
their Mother's Day Campaign focused on the extra help available under
Medicare Part D.  In this effort they are asking libraries to assist by
either posting or displaying Social Security Mother's Day materials, now
through Mother's Day.  Their Mother's Day theme this year is "I helped
my mom save $3600 on prescription drugs.  You Can Too!".  
		Libraries can help by publishing the article below in
newsletters, blogs, or websites.  Social Security is also offering a
Mother's Day pamphlet available upon request, free of charge, for
display and distribution at libraries.  To order the pamphlets send
Maria Artista-Cuchna an e-mail at maria.artista-cuchna at ssa.gov with your
name, the library name with mailing address, phone number and quantity
you would like to receive. (Note: pamphlets come in packs of 100.)
		Please help Social Security in this very important
campaign.  Last year Social Security saw a 75% increase in the number of
applications taken during and immediately following this campaign, we
hope to increase those numbers even further this year. 
Social Security Column
 
HELP YOUR MOM SAVE $3,600!
By Social Security 
 
People all over the country are helping their moms save as much as
$3,600 per year on the cost of prescription drugs.  You can too!
 
We all know the high cost of medicine can be a burden on mothers who
have limited income and resources.  But there is extra help - available
through Social Security - that could pay part of her monthly premiums,
annual deductibles and prescription co-payments.  The extra help could
be worth up of $3,600 per year.  
 
To figure out whether your mother is eligible, Social Security needs to
know her income and the value of her savings, investments and real
estate (other than the home she lives in).  To qualify for the extra
help, she must be receiving Medicare and also have:
 
*        Income limited to $15,600 for an individual or $21,000 for a
married couple living together.  Even if her annual income is higher,
she still may be able to get some help with monthly premiums, annual
deductibles and prescription co-payments.  Some examples where income
may be higher include if she or her spouse:
            -Support other family members who live with them;
            -Have earnings from work; or
            -Live in Alaska or Hawaii; and
*        Resources limited to $11,990 for an individual or $23,970 for a
married couple living together. Resources include such things as bank
accounts, stocks and bonds.  We do not count her house and car as
resources.
 
Social Security has an easy-to-use online application that you can help
complete for your mom.  You can find it at www.socialsecurity.gov
<http://www.socialsecurity.gov/> .  To apply by phone or have an
application mailed to you, call Social Security at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY
1-800-325-0778) and ask for the Application for Help with Medicare
Prescription Drug Plan Costs (SSA-1020).  Or go to the nearest Social
Security office.
 
To learn more about the Medicare prescription drug plans and special
enrollment periods, visit www.medicare.gov <http://www.medicare.gov/>
or call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227; TTY 1-877-486-2048).  
 
So this Mother's Day, help your mom save up to $3,600 a year on her
prescription drugs.  Long after the candy and flowers are gone, the
extra help through Social Security will keep on giving.


Cindy Maxey, MLIS
Librarian, Adult Services
32649 Electric Blvd.
Avon Lake Public LIbrary
Avon Lake, Ohio 44012
 
440.933.8128 ext. 248
440.933.5659 fax
 
http://www.avonlake.lib.oh.us
 

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