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What prescription drug companies are offering the Medicare approved drug discount card program? Medicare Modernization Act
How will the Medicare Endorsed Prescription Drug Discount Card impact States with their own Pharmacy Assistance Programs? Medicare Modernization Act
Are all prescription drugs eligible for the $600 credit or only those on the Medicaid formulary? Medicare Modernization Act
Can an individual enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, which offers an exclusive card, sign up for a different discount card? Medicare Modernization Act
Some people who will qualify for transitional assistance are also likely to have a Medigap policy with a prescription drug benefit in it. Ho Medicare Modernization Act
What happens after the allocted $600 credit is spent? Medicare Modernization Act
Can I receive the discount if I don’t want to use any of the $600 credit? Medicare Modernization Act
Can States auto enroll people on the Medicare Savings Programs (QMBs, SLMBs, QIs) into transitional assistance? Medicare Modernization Act
What process is CMS using to provide enrollment forms to beneficiaries? Are these forms available online or does the beneficiary have to con Medicare Modernization Act
How is income calculated for the $600 transitional assistance eligibility? Is SSDI also included as income? Medicare Modernization Act
If someone is receiving TA and is then determined to be eligible for full Medicaid benefits it is my understanding that Medicaid will go bac Medicare Modernization Act
It was my understanding that CMS was looking into whether beneficiaries who currently are in the State Pharmacy Assistance Programs (SPAPs) Medicare Modernization Act
If a beneficiary has already obtained a Medicare-approved drug discount card, and later his or her circumstances change that he/she now beco Medicare Modernization Act
Can you purchase the Medicare-approved drug discount card by using a credit card over the phone? Medicare Modernization Act
Can we have a copy of a denial letter? Are they standarized? If not, can we get a sample? Medicare Modernization Act
Is the $600 credit available to income eligible benes with VA benefits, how will it interact with VA pharmacies? Medicare Modernization Act
What is the final interim rule regarding the $600 credit? Medicare Modernization Act
How can I find out more information about the Medicare approved drug discount card program? Medicare Modernization Act
What is HHS doing to educate and enroll people with Medicare into the drug card and the $600 credit? Medicare Modernization Act
Some elderly people may not have a lot of income but may have more in assets. Will those people with assets be disqualified for transitiona Medicare Modernization Act
What amount is deducted from the balance of the $600 credit, the amount of the co-pay or the discounted price? Medicare Modernization Act
What is the enrollment fee, when must you pay it, in what form of payment and who can pay the fee? Medicare Modernization Act
What are the rules for drug card sponsors to drop drugs from their formularies? Medicare Modernization Act
Are there model enrollment forms for the private drug companies providing services for the Medicare drug discount card? Medicare Modernization Act
Can the $600 credit be used for non-formulary/non-discounted drugs? Medicare Modernization Act
Please provide detailed information on how the drug card and/or transitional assistance denial review process will work. Medicare Modernization Act
Are the customer service representatives at 1-800-MEDICARE timed for each call? If so, does this deter them from spending too much time per Medicare Modernization Act
Are there any exceptions to the rule that a beneficiary cannot get the $600 credit if he/she has an EGHP? Medicare Modernization Act
Could you tell what kind of guidelines or instructions CMS has given approved discount drug card plans for the framework of their marketing Medicare Modernization Act
What is mailed to individuals along with the card? Will an individual's name be on the card? Medicare Modernization Act
Are Managed Care beneficiaries automatically enrolled in the exclusive card, or do they get a choice to accept or decline? Medicare Modernization Act
If one suspects that fraud has occurred related to the discount card program, what is the preferred method for reporting the fraud? Medicare Modernization Act
Can you tell me where I would find a comprehensive side-by-side comparison of the plans including formularies and benefits beyond TA. Medicare Modernization Act
Can SHIPs put the drug card logo on the SHIP's materials? Medicare Modernization Act
Has CMS established a standard enrollment form that all Medicare approved drug card sponsors will accept for enrollment in the program? Medicare Modernization Act
If a beneficiary signs up for a Medicare approved discount card one day, gets more information, changes his or her mind can the beneficiary Medicare Modernization Act
If a beneficiary is denied the $600 credit, can the beneficiary tell the sponsor to go ahead and enroll him/her into the discount card with Medicare Modernization Act
I thought there was a distinction between being entitled and being enrolled. Medicare Modernization Act
What does a beneficiary receive when he/she calls 1-800-MEDICARE? Medicare Modernization Act
Can SHIPs have a copy of the 1-800-MEDICARE phone script on the drug card so we know what the CSRs can furnish and what they cannot? Medicare Modernization Act