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 Further down:

• Help for Those on Medicare
  
• Optional Dental & Vision
• Other Information & Resources
  

Medical Plans

We understand the difficulty of the choice you are making and offer plans to fit a variety of needs.  All of our medical plans are available with or without a creditable drug coverage plan.  If your situation changes, you may elect to add drug coverage at a later date in compliance with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines.  The School District of Philadelphia (SDP) plans include traditional Medicare Supplements and Medicare Advantage plans.  

All polices are written as single coverage; therefore, you and a spouse may elect different plans.  For those eligible for Medicare based on their age (typically 65), we offer a rolling enrollment; coverage starts the first of the month after your dated application is received by the carrier.  Some plans may limit disability enrollment to the initial qualifying event.  

You enroll directly with the provider.  Our plans are offered by Independence Blue Cross (IBC) (877) 393-6731 and Aetna Medicare [Contact Allen Heffler, CLU, at (215) 658-1555].  You may contact them for literature and information on these plans.

When you become eligible for Medicare, you may be eligible to elect coverage through PSERS Health Options Program (HOP).

For more information on these options, visit the provider links below:

• Independence Blue Cross
• Aetna Medicare

Prescription Help

Rx Assist

Many pharmaceutical companies have income based programs to help defray costs for retirees who need help with prescription costs. To learn more about these programs, you can log on to Rx Assist  Patient Assistance Program Center. This is a central website that you can enter the prescription name and it will give you information on any available program.

Other Pharmaceutical Programs For Pennsylvania

          If you do not qualify for PACE or PACENET and do not have some other type of benefits to cover the cost of your prescription medications, there are programs that may be able to assist you. To learn more visit PA Rx Assitance.

Help for Those on Medicare

Medicare     www.medicare.gov  1-800-633-4227

      Pennsylvania 

     New Jersey

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Optional Retiree Dental and Vision

Retirees who join the Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees  PASR may enroll in their sponsored benefits. This include Dental and vision as well as other benefits.  Click on the "Economic Benefits" for more information

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Other Information & Resources

Pennsylvania’s “MOM” Medicare Over Charge Measure

The law’s technical name is The Health Care Practitioner’s Medicare Free Control Act, but it is commonly called “the MOM legislation”, for its original name, Medicare Overcharge Measure. The law was enacted on September 8, 1990. It protects people on Medicare from being overcharged by doctors and other health care practitioners by making it illegal in Pennsylvania to charge a higher fee than that approved by Medicare.

Answers To Your Questions About The "MOM" Law

Pennsylvania Department on Aging

www.aging.state.pa.us

"Enhancing the quality of life of all older Pennsylvanians by empowering diverse communities, the family and the individual."

Medicare’s Website

www.medicare.gov

When do I need coverage in the Donut Hole (or Coverage Gap)?

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