Medicare Rx Access

The Medicare Rx Access Network of New York is one of 50 state efforts launched in September 2005 under the auspices of the nation-wide Medicare Rx Education Network. The Network is made up of locally based health care, social service, and professional organizations that have come together to educate beneficiaries and their caregivers about the Medicare prescription drug benefit.

Community Health Charities of New York is one of 169 local partners working to insure that correct and immediate information about Medicare Part D is available to seniors throughout New York. Community Health Charities of New York facilitates the delivery of health services and health education to employees in the workplace through our member agencies while acting as advocates for the people of New York .

National Medicare Facts

Medicare’s Prescription Drug Coverage pays for both brand name and generic drugs.
The deductible is the first $250 in drug costs each year.
The Medicare Prescription Drug Plan pays for 75 percent of a person’s drug costs up to $2,250.
After paying $3,600 in out-of-pocket costs, Medicare pays for 95 percent of the rest of your prescription drug costs.
If your annual income is below $12,920 ($17,321 for couples), you pay no deductible and no premium.
If your annual income is below $14,355 ($19,245 for couples), you will pay a reduced deductible, premium and co-pay.
According to a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, the average retail prescription price increased more than three times the rate of general inflation from 1998 to 2000.
According to a study by the AARP, eighty percent of America’s retirees use a prescription drug everyday and the Congressional Budget Office projects that Medicare beneficiaries will spend $1.8 trillion on drugs between 2003 and 2012.