1. University of California, Berkeley
Medicare Outreach
University of the Pacific
Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
University of California, Berkeley
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

2. 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!

3. Medicare Part D Class of 2012

4. See Us in Action!

5. 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

6. Parts of Medicare Part A Part B Part C Part D
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

7. 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!

8. 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
Kristin

9. How can we help patients with their medications
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
Kristin

10. 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…
Kristin

11. 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

12. 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

13. A view of our events last year…

14. So, how can you become involved?
Shadow student pharmacists working under pharmacist supervision
Serve as Interpreters
Mandarin Cantonese Spanish
Russian Vietnamese Tagalog
Sign Language
Spread the word about our events in your local community!
Flyers, senior homes, senior centers, ….invite seniors and other Medicare beneficiaries who can benefit!
kristin

15. Ed Roberts Campus (UC Berkeley)
3075 Adeline Street
Berkeley, CA 94703
Saturday, November 16, 2013
10:00am to 6:00pm
Minimum 2 hour time slots
Other events available!
Kristin
We are encouraging all those who would like to participate to sign up!
Depending on interest, students may have time slots shifts which will be organized
If in the middle of an intervention, please don’t leave! (Respect to those we are serving)
Other events available – please indicate on the sign-in form, along with time slot that you prefer

16. 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.
Kristin
We are encouraging all those who would like to participate to sign up!
Depending on interest, students may have time slots shifts which will be organized
If in the middle of an intervention, please don’t leave! (Respect to those we are serving)
Other events available – please indicate on the sign-in form, along with time slot that you prefer

17. How to get involved and participate at our Medicare outreach events
Deadline to Sign-Up: Friday, 11:59pm
Please sign up with one of us (Michael or Ally)
We will need to know the following:
Full name
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
Kristin
Sign up by one week
Hippa training due by two weeks

18. Questions?
Make sure we mention expectations
There will be food

19. Contact Information
Ally (I-Hsuan) Hsu
Michael Cheung
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.
Pictures taken from The Donut Hole vol. 2, 2013