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- HEALTH INSURANCE SURVEY FINAL CALL
- MEDICARE-APPROVED DRUG DISCOUNT CARDS AVAILABLE
- EXECUTIVE JOB POSTINGS
HEALTH INSURANCE SURVEY FINAL CALL
Thank you to those Members who have completed our survey regarding employer provided health insurance, “Keeping Workers Covered”. With well over 101 surveys already collected by the JFK Jr. Institute for Worker Education at CUNY (formerly Reaching Up) and by NYSACRA, we have the basis for a very informative final report, which we hope will make all your time and effort worthwhile. However, with health insurance rates rising 12-20% and sometimes higher, this is the biggest problem facing agencies today, and will only get worse.
If your agency has not responded, please do so immediately. We greatly appreciate your participation in this survey and its valuable contribution to the understanding of the financial pressures that rising employee health insurance premiums pose for providers in the MRDD field. The information you provide will also be extremely helpful in the exploration of creative policy alternatives to address this issue.
For a copy of the survey please contact NYSACRA at 518-449-7551, or
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, or Dr. Niev Duffy at 646-344-7312 or
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and we will send you either a fax or electronic copy at your request. You can also email Dr. Duffy to request access to the online version and she will send you an ID and password. You can also download a pdf version from the NYSACRA website at www.nysacra.org/nysacra/hisurvey.pdf.
MEDICARE-APPROVED DRUG DISCOUNT CARDS AVAILABLE
Seniors and people with disabilities who receive Medicare can now begin to compare and choose the Medicare-approved drug discount card that best fits their needs in providing savings on their prescription medicines. The new cards are expected to offer discounts of between 10-25 percent. Low-income beneficiaries may also receive a credit of up to $600 each year in 2004 and 2005 to help pay for their prescriptions. In addition, CMS recently announced that low-income Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in state pharmacy assistance programs that provide discounts on prescriptions drugs may, at the state's option, be automatically enrolled for the $600 credit. States that have the authority to act as an "authorized representative" of a beneficiary (as defined by state law) will be permitted to enroll beneficiaries in drug discount cards on the beneficiary's behalf. This step will make it easier for low-income beneficiaries in states with pharmacy assistance programs to get $600 in additional help. All Medicare beneficiaries, except those who have outpatient drug coverage through Medicaid, are eligible to enroll in a Medicare-approved drug discount card program starting today. For more info visit the HHS website at www.medicare.gov.
Executive Job Postings
Chief Financial Officer. Crystal Run Village, Inc. in Middletown is seeking an experienced fiscal officer to operate and oversee its business and financial office. The Agency has a $30M budget and provides a broad array of services under the auspices of OMRDD and OMH. Resumes to Jim Lawler, E.D. at
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or by fax to 845-692-7101. Web site: www.crvi.org
Article 16 Clinic Director at Westchester ARC; BA/BS (MS pref.) in Pub Health, H Care Admin or clinical hum serv with 5 yrs post grad exp in a hum serv setting. Knowl of regs req, supv resp, exp in budg & fin mang. Fax resume & sal hist to N. Succoso at 914-428-0322 or email
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