Medicare Insurance is available for PSRSSTL members who have reached age 65 or have been receiving Social Security Disability Insurance benefits for two years.  There are three types of Medicare Insurance benefits:

Part A – Hospital Insurance   

Part B – Medical Insurance

Part D – Prescription Drug Plan (New benefit available 01/01/2006)

For more information about your Medicare Insurance programs, click here to go to the official Medicare website:  http://www.medicare.gov/

To read fact sheets highlighting recent Medicare Insurance issues, click on the name of any of the document listed below.  (These fact sheets can also be found within the above Medicare website.) 

            The Facts About Medicare Prescription Drug Plans*

Other sites that may be of interest:

Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program

Medicaid Information

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services