Missouri Medicare
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Missouri 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 Missouri Medicare statistics:
- Over 968,000 residents are enrolled in Medicare (About 16 percent of Missouri’s total population)
- More than 158 ,000 are enrolled in a Missouri Medicare Advantage plan
- More than 969,000 individuals have Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage
- Over $6,200 is spent per total Medicare enrolled residence in Missouri
- Over $7,000 is spent per Medicare enrollee in Missouri
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Missouri Medicare Assistance Programs
MO HealthNet is the Missouri Medicaid program which is state funded and helps those who are low income eligible Medicare recipients to pay their out-of-pocket costs. Missouri also offers a funded prescription program called MORx, which can help cover out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drugs.
Additionally, Missouri State also offers the CLAIMMissouri program, which is the State Health Insurance Program. This program offers counseling services about the various Medicare and Medicare assistance options the residents of Missouri have to choose from.
Missouri Medicare Contact Information
For more information about Medicare in Missouri 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 - Missouri Department of Social Services
MO HealthNet - 615 Howerton Court P.O. Box 6500 Jefferson City, MO 65102-6500 Phone: 1-573-751-3425
- Missouri Rx Plan
- Phone: 1-800-375-1406
- CLAIMMissouri
- Department of Insurance Financial Institutions & Professional Registration
Phone: 1-800-390-3330
Phone: 573-817-8320
References
- Kaiser State Health Facts - Individual State Profiles. Retrieved September 17, 2010.