CMS Finally Rolls Out Part D Tools for Consumers

Two weeks after Medicare beneficiaries began receiving their mailed notices about the Part D program, CMS has set up a new area within its website intended to help beneficiaries make appropriate choices.  Tools for beneficiaries include:

• Landscape of Local Plans        

• Compare Medicare Prescription Drug Plans        

• Formulary Finder

• Medicare & You 2006 (with corrected content)

• Hurricane Katrina Information for people with Medicare and Medicaid and providers

Get the full skinny here.