State Pharmacy Assistance Programs:
Proposals to Wrap-Around or Supplement Medicare Part D
1. Maryland Senior Prescription Drug Program (SPDP): House Bill 324
2. New York Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) Program
3. Massachusetts Prescription Advantage (PA)
4. Connecticut Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract to the Elderly and Disabled (ConnPACE): Raised House Bill 6846
Other Resources
1. SPAP Fact Sheet, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
2. CMS Guidance on How Qualified SPAPs Can Coordinate Their Benefits with Medicare Part D Plans
3. Implications of the MMA for States: Observations From a Focus Group Discussion with Medicaid Directors, Kaiser Family Foundation
4. State Legislation on Medicare Part D Implementation, National Mental Health Association
5. States and the New Medicare Prescription Drug Act, National Conference of State Legislatures
6. Medicare Central, Families USA
