Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 July 2002 — Page 2

THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER

FRIDAY, JULY 19,2002

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This community event will be held on the grounds of the Indianapolis Recorder All proceeds will benefit the Indianapolis Recorder Charities.

Award-winning families

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Sammie Lee Moore and family were among the families honored as a 2002 Family Salute Recipient during the Indianapolis Urban League’s 11th Annual Ebony and Ivory Gala Celebration.

The Phyllis Goodnight family was also one of lUL’s 2002 Family Salute Award Recipients.

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BRIEFS

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Tent’ America. This years’ conference will speak to the shackles of slavery and our struggle for freedom.” The four-day conference beginning July 20, with the theme

“From Slavery to Freedom: Leveling The Education & Economic Playing Fields: The Struggle Continues,” features several workshops, among them: "Political Power and Participation;” “Death

Penalty Moratorium,” "Expungement,” “Funding Education for the Future” and “Reparations.” Clinton is scheduled to speak at the luncheon, “Women and AIDS: An International Perspective.”

HOOSIER RX

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Medicaid program because their income is too high. To be eligible for HoosierRx, a senior must be: • 65 year of age or older. • Not covered under prescription drug insurance, Medicaid, or Medicaid with a spend-down. • Receiving an income of $997 or less a month if single or an income of $ 1,344 or less a month if married. • An Indiana resident. If a senior is already enrolled in full Medicaid or Medicaid with a spend-down, they would not qualify for the HoosierRx drug card because they already have access to prescription drug assistance. The

HoosierRx program is for seniors who do not have access to assistance for their prescription drug costs. Indiana seniors can enroll in the program by picking up an application at their local pharmacy, downloading one from the HoosierRx web site at www.IN.gov/ HoosierRx or calling toll-free at 1-866-267-4679 or 317-234-1381. Applications are also available locally at area agencies on aging. Social Security offices, offices of family and children, SHIIP (Senior Health Insurance Information Program) offices, or senior centers. A lot of the program will be

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advertised by word of mouth as seniors talk to their neighbors, friends, and relatives. “We think the drug card is going to be appealing to people,” said director Chandler. The program is available in all 92 Indiana counties. There is no enrollment fee; seniors are eligible if they fall within program guidelines. Funding for HoosierRx came from Tobacco Settlement Funds awarded to the state and allocated by the state Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Frank O’ Bannon. There is approximately 20 years of Tobacco Settlement payments, so the program is expected to remain strong in the future, according to Chandler. Indiana was one of the first 20 states in the nation to establish a prescription drug program for seniors; almost 30 states have a program currently in place. Indiana is the only state where all of the tobacco funding went into health care. While the program is liberal in covering all prescription drugs, Chandler said that “asking for a generic substitution will help extend the senior’s yearly benefit amount and save them money in the long run. All legend drugs (drugs that require a prescription) are covered, but medical supplies, over-the-counter, and fertility-en-hancement drugs are not covered. Insulin is covered,” said Chandler. The program has taken off rapidly, according to Kelly Lucas, program coordinator of HoosierRx. “Pharmacies have been very helpful in helping to enroll seniors,” said Lucas. “They continue to be the No. 1 distributors of HoosierRx applications.”

Correction There is an incorrect date in teh Meachams Wrecker Service ad in this week’s Recorder. The correct sale date is 9 a m. Aug. 5,2002