CONNPACE – CONNECTICUT PHARMACEUTICAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACT TO THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED

ConnPACE is Connecticut’s state pharmaceutical assistance program (SPAP). It is administered by the Connecticut State Department of Social Services (DSS), http://www.connpace.com/.

ConnPACE subsidizes most prescription drugs, insulin, and syringe costs for low income elderly or disabled Connecticut residents. ConnPACE "wraps around" Medicare Rx; all people enrolled in ConnPACE are required to enroll in a Medicare D Prescription Drug Plan. ConnPACE pays Medicare Rx premiums, and covers prescriptions through Medicare Part D deductibles and coverage gaps. ConnPACE also pays for drugs that are not on a Medicare plan's formulary as well as all excluded drugs.

ELIGIBILITY

• Ages 65+ or, if disabled, ages 18-65
• Currently receiving disability benefits under the Social Security Disability Program (SSD) or the Supplemental Security Income Program (SSI)
• For 2009: 2008 adjusted gross income must be at or under $25,100 for single persons, or at or under $33,800 for married couples
• State resident for at least six months
• Permanent residents (green card) with any length of stay in the U.S.

Note: There is no asset test. Applicants cannot be enrolled in Medicaid (Title XIX) or a deductible insurance plan that includes prescriptions. People who have health insurance are eligible for ConnPACE when their prescription benefit has been exhausted for the year.

COST

$30 annual registration fee and no more than $16.25 co-pay for each 30 day prescription.

APPLICATION

Call or write to ConnPACE, at the Conn. Dept. of Social Services. Or dowload the application.

HOW TO FIND PROVIDERS IN CONNECTICUT’S COMMUNITY RESOURCES DATABASE:

Search by program name: ConnPACE

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SOURCE: Conn. Dept. of Social Service, ConnPACE website
PREPARED BY: 211/rj
CONTENT LAST REVIEWED: January2009