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Information/Referral
Each Area Agency has trained staff available to answer questions and make
referrals to other agencies in the community that provide the specific services
needed by the individual. Area Agencies can locate, assess and place older people in appropriate
facilities such as personal care homes and nursing homes.
Prime Time Health
A program designed to encourage disease prevention and provide health
information and programs for the elderly, including prescription education,
nutrition, exercise, dancing, coping with change, injury prevention, arthritis,
alcoholism, etc. Programs are offered at senior community centers; at community health events and
to the homebound.
Apprise Program
Educate seniors about Medicare and other
health insurance. Assists with billing problems, and appeals with
insurance companies, hospitals, and health care providers.
PACE
Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly (PACE)
helps to pay for
prescribed medicines for Pennsylvania residents 65 years of age or older whose
incomes are under $14,500 for single persons and under $17,700 for couples. PACE
card holders pay only $6 for generic drugs and a $9 copayment for brand name
drugs; Lottery funds pay the
balance.
PACENET
PACENET, a new tier of eligibility under the PACE Program, extends
eligibility income limits another $2,000 -- for single persons, between $14,500
and $23,500; for married couples, between $17,700 and $31,500 -- making them
eligible for modified PACE benefits. Pennsylvanians who are eligible for PACENET
are subject to a $40/month deductible, which is cumulative if not met each
month. PACENET recipients pay only $8 for generic drugs and $15 for brand name
drugs.
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