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Medicare Open Enrollment Ends December 31st The following link(s) will open in one new tab or window. Should you have any questions regarding this article, please follow the specific contact information provided. Medicare Benefits Tool The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that people with Medicare and family members can begin to review their 2010 coverage options through Medicare's improved online tools. Improvements to the plan ratings, search features and plan coverage descriptions will make it easier for beneficiaries to compare their drug and health plan coverage for 2010. Beneficiaries will be able to make changes to their Medicare health and drug coverage during the open enrollment period, which begins on Nov. 15, and ends Dec. 31. Beneficiaries will find several new enhancements on the Medicare Health Options Compare and Prescription Drug Plan Finder located at www.medicare.gov.
People without Web access can get the same information provided by the online plan comparison tools by calling
1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) or by contacting their local State Health Insurance Assistance Program office
for free personalized counseling: Medicare & You 2010 This official federal government handbook on Medicare contains important information about Medicare costs; What Medicare covers; Health and prescription drug plans; Your Medicare rights; and Health information technology. www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/10050.pdf In order for you to view the publication(s) (PDF) above, you will require Adobe Reader. This is a free download and if you do not already have it, you can get it by clicking on the "Adobe Link" below. The link will open in a new tab or window.
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March 2010 Contact Us
Phone: 1-800-395-3372 Upcoming DDPC Meetings March 2010:
3/10/09 - Consumer Caucus Meeting
3/11/09 - DDPC Meeting *Notice* Open Government and the New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council (DDPC). All DDPC meetings are held in Albany, NY unless otherwise noted. Under law, the New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council (DDPC) meetings and DDPC Standing Committee meetings are open meetings. If the public wants to attend, they can attend as observers. Participants may be asked to leave during breaks in the deliberations and when the meeting goes into executive session. A listing of DDPC meetings is available by contacting the DDPC directly or visiting the DDPC website at www.ddpc.state.ny.us. People First Language The DDPC strictly adheres to and encourages the use of people first language. However you may note that in some articles/stories appearing in the E-Bulletin the language used is not always entirely people first. Articles submitted to the DDPC are taken verbatim from the source and are therefore not edited by the DDPC for correct people first language due to copyright restrictions. DDPC Partners Regional Representatives
The DDPC has identified Partners and Policymaking graduates who want to serve as
Regional Representatives throughout New York State. They will represent the
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