Medicare Beneficiaries Have Greater Access to Needed Medications
Windsor Medicare Rx Plans Offer Expanded Pharmacy Network
NASHVILLE, TN, November 29, 2006 - Windsor Medicare Extra announced today that five national retail pharmacy chains including all Walgreen, Super D, SAM’S CLUB, CVS, Wal-Mart and Kroger, as well as Rite Aide and Eckerd , will accept the Windsor Rx and Windsor Rx Plus drug cards for Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Windsor Medicare plans in Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas.
“Our Windsor MedicareRx relationships with these retail pharmacies provides another vehicle for giving our Medicare members to access affordable, quality pharmaceutical care through pharmacists who have the background and understanding of the needs of Medicare beneficiaries,” says Mike Bailey, CEO/President for Windsor Health Group, Inc.
The Windsor Rx and Windsor Rx-Plus offerings have the lowest premium costs with no deductibles in its 4 state coverage area according to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2007 Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) Organizations listing for each state.
The HealthMatrix 2006 Senior Choice Award winning company, Windsor, has developed stand-alone prescription benefit plans for Seniors and people with disabilities that may include:
- Coverage for every Medicare approved generic drug and hundreds of brand name drugs.
- A network of more than 50,000 participating pharmacies.
- Low monthly premiums.
- Low co-pays on brand name and generic drugs.
- $0 deductibles for every plan!
- Protection against rising prescription costs.
- Windsor Rx Plus offers some coverage through “the gap”.
Medicare beneficiaries are encouraged to call with their list of medications and a counselor will help determine the plan that best suits individual health care needs. To speak with a counselor toll-free [1-888-556-2094], or TTY for the hearing impaired 1-800-848-0298 (7 a.m.– 8 p.m. Central Time, seven days a week).
About Windsor Health Plan
Windsor Health Plan operates both the Windsor Rx and Windsor Medicare Extra products. Windsor Health Plan is wholly owned by Windsor Health Group Inc., a Nashville Tennessee based managed healthcare company operating fully certified, licensed and contracted government sponsored health plans through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and providing specialty managed care service to both the insurance and healthcare provider communities. Windsor Medicare Extra is a series of Medicare Advantage Plans that provides comprehensive benefit coverage to Medicare beneficiaries. By combining the benefits of Original Medicare, Medicare Supplements and Medicare Prescription drug coverage with extra benefits ranging from preventative care and health screening to hearing, eye care and even transportation coverage, Windsor Medicare Extra Plans provide “all-in-one” coverage from a single trusted source. Windsor Medicare Rx is a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan that provides comprehensive prescription drug coverage to Medicare beneficiaries in Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee.