An outreach campaign has been launched on several fronts to try to reach Kauaians who may be eligible for cash credits for and discounts on prescription drugs. The Medicare Prescription Drug Discount and Transitional Assistance Credit Programs offers up to
An outreach campaign has been launched on several fronts to try to reach Kauaians who may be eligible for cash credits for and discounts on prescription drugs.
The Medicare Prescription Drug Discount and Transitional Assistance Credit Programs offers up to 30-percent discounts on prescription drugs, while some income-qualified individuals may qualify for $600 drug credits both for the remainder of calendar 2004 and 2005.
Kauai Economic Opportunity, Inc. Chief Executive Officer MaBel Fujiuchi announced KEO officials recently entered into partnerships with leaders of the Kauai Filipino Chamber of Commerce and New Hope Christian Fellowship church in Kilauea for the outreach efforts, and have scheduled public informational meetings on the Medicare programs.
The partnerships will help ensure that a concerted outreach campaign is conducted to reach all Medicare beneficiaries on Kaua‘i, to let them know of the expanded benefits, Fujiuchi said.
The outreach campaign will be to educate, assist and enroll Medicare beneficiaries in the Medicare-Approved Prescription Drug Discount and Transitional Assistance Credit Programs. Enrollment and information sessions include one tomorrow, Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 9 a.m. at the Hanapepe Recreation Center; and this Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 9 a.m. at both the Waimea and Koloa neighborhood centers.
A final enrollment and informational session is Wednesday, Dec. 29, at 9 a.m. at the Kilauea Neighborhood Center.
Enrollment in the program can give Medicare beneficiaries discounts up to 30 percent on prescription drugs, and certain income-qualified individuals may also qualify for a $600 prescription drug credit.
For more information on the Medicare RX Program and Transitional Assistance Credit programs, please call Fred Maximo or Philip Babas at KEO, 245-4077; Charlie Ortal of the New Hope Christian Fellowship Kilauea, 828-6650; or Ron Agor, 245-4550, or Oscar Portugal, 245-6566, of the Kauai Filipino Chamber of Commerce.
