Effective 2/12/2010 the DALRC Retiree Service Center will extend it's call center hours through the month of February.  Please see the below schedule and hours.

Monday -Friday    7:00am - 8:00pm CST

Saturday   8:00am - 12:00pm CST

Medical Plan members now have access to a Personal Health Advocate beginning October 1, 2009.  Please see the attached link to "Your guide to using Health Advocate"  www.dalrcbenefitplans.com/portals/98/docs/MemberGuideProofFInal.pdf

You may be able to get extra help to pay for the monthly premiums, annual deductibles, and co-payments related to your Medicare prescription drug costs. Medicare provides this program for people who have limited income and resources. If you qualify, this assistance will count toward your out-of-pocket costs

To find out if you are eligible for extra help with Medicare prescription drug plan costs, please click here.

There are two ways you may qualify for assistance:

• You are automatically eligible and don’t need to apply. If you have full coverage from a state Medicaid program, get help from Medicaid paying your Medicare premiums (belong to a Medicare Savings Program), or get Supplemental Security Income benefits, you automatically qualify for extra help and do not have to apply for it. Medicare mails a letter to people who automatically qualify for assistance.
• You apply and qualify for extra help. You may qualify if your yearly income in 2008 was less than $15,600 (single with no dependents) or $21,000 (married and living with your spouse with no dependents), and your resources are less than $11,990 (single) or $23,970 (married and living with your spouse). Resources include savings and stocks but not a home or car.

If you aren’t getting extra help, here’s how to find out if you qualify:

• Call the Social Security Administration at 1-800-772-1213, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. TTY/TDD users should call 1-800-325-0778. Or,
• Visit www.socialsecurity.gov on the Web, or. Click here to complete and submit an application to the Social Security Administration.
• Apply at your State Medical Assistance (Medicaid) office.

After you apply, you will get a letter in the mail letting you know if you qualify, how much extra help you are eligible for, and what you need to do next.

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