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Volume 3, Issue 3 THE DONUT HOLE A FINAL FAREWELL The Medicare Part D Class of 2014 would like to thank each individual who contributed to the success of our mobile clinics during this past open enrollment season. Thirteen sites graciously hosted our clinics throughout Northern and Central California. Over one hundred different pharmacists supervised countless student led Medicare Part D plan reviews, medication interventions and health screenings/ services (page 6). Our clinic sponsors donated more than 2,000 health care related items that were provided to beneficiaries in the form of goody bags(page 3). Together we were able to touch the lives of 1,369 patients through the course of tour clinic outreach season. To our readers, we sincerely appreciated the endless support and positive feedback you provided us throughout the year. It has been a unique and humbling experience for us to be a part of a program with the extensive impact on the community that it has. Sincerely, The Donations and Design Committee Medicare c/o 2014 Beckie Siu, Daniela Okino, Hasna Manghi, Jennifer Fong, Jenny Balabanian, Jenny Pham, Sofia Campos, Tamlyn Ige, Tina Liu, and Tiffany Wong INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Click on the link! Medicare 2014 Statistics ............ 2 Whats in a Goody Bag? ............... 3 Medicare Memories ..................... 4 Faculty Spotlight ............................ 5 Preceptor/Faculty Tribute ........ 6 Creative Caption Corner ............. 7 Medicare Classes by the Years . 8 CMS Staff Thank Yous & More. 9 "Never underestimate the valuable and important difference you make in every life you touch. For the impact you make today has a powerful rippling effect on every tomorrow.Spring 2015

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Volume 3, Issue 3

THE DONUT HOLE A FINAL FAREWELL The Medicare Part D Class of 2014 would like to thank each individual who

contributed to the success of our mobile clinics during this past open enrollment

season. Thirteen sites graciously hosted our clinics throughout Northern and Central

California. Over one hundred different pharmacists supervised countless student led

Medicare Part D plan reviews, medication interventions and health screenings/

services (page 6). Our clinic sponsors donated more than 2,000 health care related

items that were provided to beneficiaries in the form of “goody bags” (page 3).

Together we were able to touch the lives of 1,369 patients through the course of tour

clinic outreach season. To our readers, we sincerely appreciated the endless support

and positive feedback you provided us throughout the year. It has been a unique and

humbling experience for us to be a part of a program with the extensive impact on

the community that it has.

Sincerely, The Donations and Design Committee Medicare c/o 2014

Beckie Siu, Daniela Okino, Hasna Manghi, Jennifer Fong, Jenny Balabanian,

Jenny Pham, Sofia Campos, Tamlyn Ige, Tina Liu, and Tiffany Wong

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Click on the link!

Medicare 2014 Statistics ............ 2

What’s in a Goody Bag? ............... 3

Medicare Memories ..................... 4

Faculty Spotlight ............................ 5

Preceptor/Faculty Tribute ........ 6

Creative Caption Corner ............. 7

Medicare Classes by the Years . 8

CMS Staff Thank You’s & More . 9

"Never

underestimate

the valuable and

important

difference you

make in every

life you touch.

For the impact

you make today

has a powerful

rippling effect

on every

tomorrow.”

Spring 2015

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Medicare 2014 Clinic Season...by the Numbers

29%

16%

16%

12%

9%

6%

5%3%2%2%

Screenings Services Provided

Blood Pressure Measurements: 1,094

Diabetes Screening: 612

Cholesterol Testing: 609

Bone Density Measurement: 473

Falls Risk Assessment: 358

Memory Decline Screening: 223

Depression Screening: 189

Asthma/COPD Testing: 125

Anxiety Screening: 88

Anemia Testing: 82

3,852 free health care

screening/services provided

126

180

254

0 50 100 150 200 250 300

Interventions performed in a languageother than English

Low-income (i.e. Medicaid or Low-Income Subsidy) beneficiaries

serviced

Beneficiaries enrolled in a new Part Dplan onsite629

immunizations (flu,

pneumococcal or Tdap)

administered by students

754

Beneficiaries were assisted with their Part D plans here are the details of those interventions

All-time

record!

$1,043,429 total potential Part D plan cost savings to assisted beneficiaries

45 Medicare

Part D

Students

13 Clinic Outreach Sites

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Our 2014 Medicare outreach season kicked off with a blast as beneficiaries were seen carrying bright orange goody bags that proudly represented the University of the Pacific. This year, the Donations and Design committee decided to focus on our motto of “Partnering to Build a Healthier Community” while also consciously trying to become a little more ‘green’ at the same time. We opted for environmentally-friendly reusable bags that housed the health-related items we gave beneficiaries. We thought this was consistent in theme; we try to save beneficiaries green ($) through Part D assistance and now were going green in terms of the goody bag itself! Goody bags were a great way to thank the beneficiaries for entrusting the Medicare students with their Part D plan selection and/or medication therapy management interventions. The Medicare Class of 2014 would like to thank the following entities (see list to the right ————————————>)for donating items and/or providing funding that was used to purchase health care related items.

By Jenny Pham

What’s in a Goody Bag?

All of this would not have been possible if it were not

for your help. We sincerely thank you for your

generosity and support of our Medicare clinics.

TO OUR SPONSORS

In addition to the reusable goody bags, all

beneficiaries received a number of health-related

products including a first-aid kit, hand sanitizer

spray, facial tissue pack, lip balm, toothbrush,

dental floss, eye glass repair kit, and pedometer. The

pedometers proved to be a useful tool in

encouraging beneficiaries to exercise. Some

beneficiaries were even seen walking around the

health fairs with their new pedometers at their hips!

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Maegan Wang: “I got a full on smooch from this one lady!! It was pretty gross actually lol.”

“My favorite memory was of

this one couple who asked if

they could have a snack from

our surplus since they were

hungry. After saying yes, over

the rest of the intervention,

they ate in combination: 8

granola bars, 5 bags of chips,

and 4 fruit snacks.”

“My other favorite moment was

when he [Dr. Patel] became an

honorary hijabi”

Hasna Manghi

“When Patel shut it down for

us to party at Tandoori Nites.”

Jenny Pham

Kristine Markham: “ My favorite memory was of this elderly couple who were high school sweethearts and shared with Kevin Cameros and I their love story and how excited they were to celebrate their 70th anniversary!!”

Jenny Balabanian:

“When a beneficiary gave me a hug after we finished her intervention, and one hour later remembered to come back before she left to give me another hug - she was genuinely so happy about how much money she saved!”

MEDICARE MEMORIES By Tina Liu

“Seeing Dr. Paul Williams and his

wife Debbie attend our Medicare

event at the Northeast Community

Center. He was a former instructor

of mine, a colleague at the School of

Pharmacy for many years, and an

encouraging mentor. It was

gratifying that they would entrust

us with their Medicare Part D plans

and also allow us to perform a full

blown MTM session with them. He

privately shared with me how

thankful he was for the services we

provided. What was most difficult is

that he passed away a few weeks

after we helped him. I dedicate this

past Medicare season to him.”

Dr. Patel

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What is your favorite part of being a professor at UOP?

“Working with students and preparing them to enter the profession. It’s very cool and very important.”

What made you want to go into pharmacy?

I have always been interested in chemistry and biology. I like working with people. Pharmacy is one of those things where you can practice anywhere and I was pretty sure I wasn’t going to stay in the Chicago area because I wanted to go somewhere much warmer. It was a combination of all those things. With pharmacy, you get to work with people and solve problems with chemistry and biology. It all came together and made sense for me.

What is your favorite part of being a part of the Medicare faculty?

I like the research component and direct patient care. What I really miss when going from practice into academia is that I really like direct patient care and now I don’t really have that opportunity. But with Part D, you do get the chance to work with patients and that’s really cool. Also being able to ask questions and have the ability to develop research. You can start doing things that are good for the profession and being able to work with students and patients at the same time. That’s what I

really like.

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Still here [in Stockton] teaching, continuing to work, and developing things that I’m interested in - like research and teaching classes. I hope to develop more electives and different ways to assess and teach students to be the best pharmacists

possible. I see myself in this chair.

What are your hobbies?

I am a musician, so I play guitar, sing, write and record music, make albums, and play live with my band. I also like to draw and oil paint, but am not able to do those often because I am busy and don’t have as much time for them as I would like. But I practice with the

band every week at least and love playing live. My favorite part of being a musician is writing music.

What are your favorite restaurants in Stockton?

Market Tavern, Breadfruit Tree, Mile Wine, The Abbey, Papapavlov’s, Lincoln Cellar, Centrale.

Where are you from and what cities

have you lived in?

I grew up in Lockport, Illinois, then went to school at the University of Illinois. After that, I went to the University of Colorado for only a semester; lived there for a year and then went to pharmacy school in Iowa City, Iowa.

I moved to Stockton in 1997. My wife was originally from the Bay Area but went to school in Chicago. She went to law school with one of my best friends/roommates from undergrad so I met her through him. She graduated law school a year before I graduated pharmacy school and moved out to Stockton while I was still on rotations. Her dad used to work in

Stockton, so her first job was here in Stockton through contacts of her dad. She was initially commuting with her dad from the Bay, but he likes to be at work at 7:30 in the morning, even with an hour and 15 minute commute. Neither of us are morning people so that didn’t work out very well because she was making him late all the time. She finally just said “I’m going to move to Stockton.” Our plan was that I was going to move here and we would live in Stockton for 5 years...still here after 17 or 18 years! Stockton has grown on me like a fungus; it’s home now. I like my house and my friends around here, so it’s okay. We’re here for a long time...Beautiful Stockton, cheers!

DR. ROGAN’S TOP

FIVE ALBUMS

1. Rolling Stones - Sticky

Fingers

2.

3. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky

4. Cake - Fashion Nugget

1. Bob Dylan - Blood on

the Tracks

2. Led Zepplin - Houses

of the Holy

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FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: MEET DR. ED ROGAN BY JENNY BALABANIAN & DANIELA OKINO

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We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to you for donating your time

and support during this year’s clinic outreach season. We were truly inspired to see

your passion for our profession, thankful for your mentorship, and your dedication to

giving back to the community. Thank you so much for all that you have done for us.

Our Mobile Medicare Clinics would not have been possible without you!

TO OUR PRECEPTORS:

PHARMACIST PRECEPTOR/FACULTY TRIBUTE

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CREATIVE CAPTION CORNER

Submitted by

Nicole Nguyen

Medicare c/o 2014

He has 45 days of music on his computer or ~1400 albums

His first concert was — Pink Floyd in 1986

If he could meet any musician (dead or alive) who would it be?

Neil Young and he would like to jam with him ! Jimi Hendrix would be his second choice though.

What’s his favorite yoga pose?

“All the ones that don’t hurt! I don’t have a favorite because I just started and they are all very challenging. I started going to the class at Baun in January. It’s really cool though, I’m probably more flexible than I’ve been in a long time, like since I was about 12. Now I can put shoes and socks on while standing without falling or holding onto anything. It also helps for running, because there is a lot of core strength involved so it helps my flexibility, my knee and my back.”

Would he ever wear yoga pants in public?

“No! And that’s a public service.”

About Dr. Ed Rogan

MORE FUN FACTS

Each issue we have asked the

Medicare class to get their

creative juices flowing and come

up with a clever caption for the

photo provided. This time the

winning submission was not a

caption. Instead, current

Medicare student Nicole Nguyen

found the original inspiration for

the picture. It was taken from

the cover art of Take Care, the

second studio album by

artist Drake.

By Hasna Manghi

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“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” —Vincent Van Gogh

As we close out another great year, we understand our success are built on the strong foundation laid down by previous

Medicare classes. Now that our time has come to an end, we welcome the new Medicare Class of 2015 (the 9th Medicare

class). We are eager to see all you will accomplish. Each number above corresponds to the Medicare class at Pacific and

is shaped by the names of the student’s participating in that class...while the colors indicates the color of each class’s

Medicare polo. Zoom in for a closer look!

MEDICARE CLASSES THROUGH THE YEARS

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DID YOU KNOW?

Support staff from the Centers

for Medicare & Medicaid

Services (CMS) provided

support (whether in person or

through a designated phone

line) at each of our 2014

mobile clinics. The help of our

friends at CMS enabled us to

assist a record number of

beneficiaries!

A special thank you to the CMS

staff who kindly donated their

time and expertise to help us:

Abraham Estrada Beth Simon

Charlie Chaleunsy Cherry Castaneda

Christina Leath Jeannette Tam Kaihe Akahane

Ken Gardner Rita Akpan

Lucy Saldana

2014 MEDICARE PART D FAST FACTS

In 2014, more than 37 million Medicare beneficiaries were

enrolled in a Medicare drug plan; an increase of 2 million

compared to 2013, and 15 million since 2006.

Over half of all beneficiaries were enrolled in a plan sponsored by

UnitedHealth, Humana, or CVS Caremark.

On average, Medicare beneficiaries had a choice of 35 PDPs and 15

MA-PD from which to choose to get their Rx drug coverage.

Seventy two percent of all PDPs have a preferred pharmacy

network.

The average monthly Part D premium was $37.27.

Source: Hoadley, J., Summer, L., Hargrave, E., et al;,Medicare Part D in Its Ninth Year: The

2014 Marketplace and Key Trends, 2006-2014, The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation,

[Aug 18, 2014 ] Date accessed Mar 2, 2015

OTHER RESOURCES:

Medicare website:

Medicare.gov

Medicare hotline:

1-800-MEDICARE

Health Insurance Counseling

& Advocacy Program

(HICAP):

1-800-434-0222

KEEP IN CONTACT

University of the Pacific’s Medicare

Helpline:

209-946-7728

University of the Pacific’s Medicare

Website:

http://www.pacific.edu/Academics/Schools-and-Colleges/

Thomas-J-Long-School-of-Pharmacy-and-Health-Sciences/

Community-Health-Services/Medicare-Part-D.html

Remember Medicare Part D plan premiums,

deductibles, cost-sharing and formularies

change annually, so be sure to review to instruct

beneficiaries to review their plan at least

annually!