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		<title>Medicare:  Help with Drug Costs</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2013/05/01/medicare-help-with-drug-costs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 17:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently wrote about getting help with the Medicare Part B premium and drug costs. These programs are called the Medicare Savings Program (MSP) and the Low Income Subsidy (LIS).   Medicare beneficiaries with income below $1,313 per month  (individual) or $1,765 (married couple) can apply for help through their state Medicaid office.  But people with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare premium help not yet renewed for 2013</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/12/27/medicare-premium-help-not-yet-renewed-for-2013-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here we go again. I got an email today from Chris who wrote: I just received a letter from Arizona AHCCCS stating that the Medicare Savings Program has not been funded by the U.S. Congress and beginning Jan. 1, 2013, Part B premiums will no longer be paid under the QMB Medicare Savings Program. This letter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arizona will continue Medicare QI-1 program</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/12/29/ahcccs-will-continue-medicare-qi-1-program/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/12/29/ahcccs-will-continue-medicare-qi-1-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning the AHCCCS (Arizona Medicaid) web site had no updated information on the QI-1 program funding.  (See posts from the last two days.)  This afternoon I checked the News and Updates section of the AHCCCS website, and there is good news.  People who received the cancellation letter from AHCCCS, dated 12/23, can ignore it.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>QI-1 Medicare Help:  Washington acts.  Arizona hasn&#8217;t heard about it yet.</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/12/28/qi-1-medicare-help-washington-acts-arizona-hasnt-heard-about-it-yet/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/12/28/qi-1-medicare-help-washington-acts-arizona-hasnt-heard-about-it-yet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A reader of this blog alerted me to HR3765, which is the bill that extended the payroll tax until February 29th, 2012. This bill also includes continuation of block grants to states to fund the QI-1 program for Medicare.  I wrote about the QI-1 program yesterday and how 12,500 seniors and disabled Medicare beneficiaries in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arizona seniors to lose Medicare premium help.</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/12/27/arizona-seniors-to-lose-medicare-premium-help/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/12/27/arizona-seniors-to-lose-medicare-premium-help/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A client called today to tell me about a letter she received from AHCCCS (Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System), which is Medicaid in Arizona.  Here&#8217;s what the letter, dated 12/22, says: You receive help paying your Medicare Part B premium through the Qualified Individual-1 (QI-1) program. Although AHCCCS determines eligibility for this program, it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help With Medicare and Drug Costs</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/05/06/help-with-medicare-costs-2/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/05/06/help-with-medicare-costs-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 16:31:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are two ways for seniors to get help with their Medicare premium and Part D drug costs. Medicare beneficiaries with monthly income below $1,246 (individual) or $1,675 (couple) can apply to the state of Arizona for help.  Seniors with slightly higher income can go to Social Security for help with their Part D premium [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More on &#8220;Arizona should not help people with their medical bills&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/03/31/more-on-arizona-should-not-pay-peoples-medical-bills/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2011/03/31/more-on-arizona-should-not-pay-peoples-medical-bills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=339</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently wrote about Governor Brewer&#8217;s plan to cancel Arizona&#8217;s Medicaid program for people who have large medical bills and no health insurance. The program is one part of  AHCCCS (Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, pronounced &#8220;access&#8221;).  The title of my post was, &#8220;Arizona should not help people with their medical bills&#8221;.  Some of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Plan Finder: Revised but Broken</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2010/10/15/medicare-plan-finder-revised-but-broken/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2010/10/15/medicare-plan-finder-revised-but-broken/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to do your own research into Medicare Advantage plans or Part D drug plans, you can use the Medicare.gov website &#8211; but you’d better have some patience. The Medicare Plan Finder on Medicare.gov has been re-designed and it’s supposed to be more user-friendly, but it has some problems. As an insurance agent [...]]]></description>
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