Maine Medicare
If you live in Maine and are looking to find some helpful information on the numerous Medicare plans in Maine, or if you need help choosing a Maine Medicare plan that fits your needs, you’re in the right place.
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Maine Medicare Facts
In the United States, there are more than 44 million people enrolled in a Medicare program. Around 20 percent of those are enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, which administers Medicare benefits through private insurance companies. Also, about a quarter of all Medicare beneficiaries have some form of extra prescription coverage through Medicare Part D.
Here are some recent Maine Medicare statistics:
- More than 252,000 are enrolled in Medicare altogether (About 19 percent of Maine’s population)
- Over 23,000 are enrolled in a Maine Medicare Advantage plan
- Over 254,000 individuals have Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage
- More than $1,300 is spent per total Maine Medicare enrolled residence
- More than $6,000 is spent per Maine Medicare enrollee
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Maine Medicare Assistance Programs
Maine’s Medicare assistance programs include Medicaid, which helps eligible individuals. Additionally, Maine also offers a prescription drug program, Maine Rx Plus, to help cover prescription costs.
The State Health Insurance Program is available to Maine residents and provides various counseling services about finding Medicare coverage and how to apply for Medicare assistance programs.
Maine Medicare Contact Information
For more information about Medicare in Maine or Medicare assistance programs contact any one of the following resources:
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- 7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore MD 21244-1850
1-800-Medicare - Office of MaineCare Services
- Phone: 1-207-624-7539
Phone: 1-800-321-5557 - State Health Insurance Program (SHIP)
- Office of Elder Services
Phone: 1-207-287-9200
Phone: 1-800-262-2232
TTY: 1-800-606-0215 - Maine Low Cost Drugs for the Elderly & Disabled Program
- Phone: 866-796-2463
- Maine Rx Plus
- Phone: 1-866-796-2463
References
- Kaiser State Health Facts - Individual State Profiles. Retrieved September 17, 2010.