Medicare Outreach University of the Pacific

Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

University of California, BerkeleyWednesday, September 18, 2013

Who are we and why are we here!?

• University of the Pacific student pharmacists

• Medicare Part D elective course

• Outreach to our community

• We want you!

Medicare Part D Class of 2012

See Us in Action!

What is Medicare?

Medicare is a complex federal health insurance that covers over 50 million Americans◦ Seniors (age 65 and older)◦ Permanently Disabled◦ End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)◦ Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS/Lou

Gehrig’s Disease)◦ Exposed to Environmental Health Hazards

Parts of Medicare Part A◦ Inpatient Care (Hospital Services)

Part B◦ Outpatient Care (Doctor's visits and clinics)

Part C◦ "Medicare Advantage"◦ Offered by private plans (HMOs, PPOs)◦ Combination of Part A, B, and D

Part D◦ Prescription Drug Coverage

Medicare Part D

Prescription drug coverage is part of the Medicare benefit and provided through Part D

Many aspects of Part D change each year, and this is where we come into play!

We assist Medicare Beneficiaries in optimizing their Part D plan and thereby minimizing out-of-pocket costs through targeted assistance.

And we are here to serve communities across Northern/Central California….including YOURS!

How can we help patient with Part D?

• Medicare Plan Finder Tool• Evaluate all of the available Medicare

Part D Plans based on a beneficiary’s medications and personal preferences (e.g., pharmacy)

• Save them $$$ on their prescription medication costs• 9 of 10 can potentially save $

• On average, ~$700/person annually

How can we help patients with their medications?

Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Services

Comprehensive Medication Reviews◦ Drug-Drug Interactions◦ Therapeutic duplication◦ Side effects◦ Adherence◦ And so much more…

Personalized Medication Record Education Prescriber follow up

What other service do we provide?

Disease State Screenings/Testing

• Vaccine Administration (flu, pneumococcal and Tdap)

• Asthma and COPD testing

• Bone Density testing

• Anemia Screening

• Falls Risk Assessment

• Blood Pressure Testing

• Body Fat Measurement

• Cholesterol Testing

• Diabetes Testing

• Memory Decline Screening

• Depression Screening

• And more…

Our Medicare Part D Program Accomplishments

In the past 6 years: 62 outreach events in 15 different cities in

California Assisted 2,215 beneficiaries with their Medicare

Part D plan Helped 600 (27.1%) beneficiaries in their native

languages Served 742 (33.5%) low-income beneficiaries

◦ (e.g., Medi-Cal or Low-Income Subsidy Recipients) Medicare elective pharmacy students have donated

6,048 hours of their time to help beneficiaries better understand their Part D plan and medications

Cumulative Result of Our Efforts

Total estimated out-of-pocket savings on Part D drug costs as a result of student pharmacist interventions= $1,579,429

Severe medication related issues identified in 238 (16.6%) patients provided MTM services

In 2012, prescribers accepted our recommendations for 46 (74.2%) patients in whom severe medication related issues were identified

A view of our events last year…

So, how can you become involved?

• Shadow student pharmacists working under pharmacist supervision

• Serve as Interpreterso Mandarin Cantonese Spanisho Russian Vietnamese Tagalogo Sign Language

• Spread the word about our events in your local community!

o Flyers, senior homes, senior centers, ….invite seniors and other Medicare beneficiaries who can benefit!

Ed Roberts Campus (UC Berkeley)

Ed Roberts Campus 3075 Adeline Street Berkeley, CA 94703 Saturday, November 16, 2013 10:00am to 6:00pm◦ Minimum 2 hour time slots

Other events available!

Ed Roberts Campus (UC Berkeley)

New event!! International

leader & educator in the independent living and disability rights movement.

First student with significant disabilities to attend UC Berkeley.

How to get involved and participate at our Medicare

outreach events

• Deadline to Sign-Up: Friday, 9/20/2013 @ 11:59pm• Please sign up with one of us (Michael or Ally)

• We will need to know the following:• Full name

• E-mail address

• Phone #

• University/School you are currently attending

• Can you help with translation?

• Event(s) you are interested in attending

• Once notified that you have been chosen to participate you will need to complete the following (which will be provided to you):• HIPAA Training

• Volunteer Form

• Student Conduct Contract

Questions?

Contact InformationAlly (I-Hsuan)

Hsui_hsu@u.pacific.edu

Michael Cheungm_cheung8@u.pacifi

c.edu

Pictures taken from The Donut Hole vol. 2, 2013

I want to help more people, learn how to provide the best patient care, and obtain invaluable experiences from my involvement with the Medicare class.

I am looking forward to serving the Medicare beneficiaries that require help in choosing the best plan for themselves, especially those who need help in a language other than English.