Authorized by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act (MMA) in 2003 and implemented in January 2006, the Part D program covers beneficiaries through (1) a Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) for drug coverage only, or (2) a Medicare Advantage plan (MA) that covers medical services and prescription drugs (MA-PD).  Medicare beneficiaries have to affirmatively choose and enroll in a plan, unless they are dual eligible, having both Medicare and Medicaid.

1619(a)

1619(a) allows SSI recipients to continue receiving SSI cash payments even when earnings exceed the SGA level ($940/month for non-blind and $1,570/month for blind - 2009). As earnings increase, SSI cash payments decrease until earnings completely replace cash benefits; there is no effect on Medicaid coverage.

The purpose of ongoing evaluations of MIWD are to obtain an accurate picture of clients, determine the value of the program for the clients, evaluate the Medicaid Eligibility Workers’ awareness of program procedures, attitudes about people with disabilities and employment, and provide recommendations for improvement of MIWD.

Since Medicare, Medicaid and other types of health insurance can be confusing; the State of Nebraska has developed a program to educate older Nebraskans and people with disabilities about their health insurance.  This program is known as the Nebraska Senior Health Insurance Information Program, or SHIIP.