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What prescription drug companies are offering the Medicare approved drug discount card program? |
Medicare Modernization Act |
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How will the Medicare Endorsed Prescription Drug Discount Card impact States with their own Pharmacy Assistance Programs? |
Medicare Modernization Act |
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Are all prescription drugs eligible for the $600 credit or only those on the Medicaid formulary? |
Medicare Modernization Act |
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Can an individual enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, which offers an exclusive card, sign up for a different discount card? |
Medicare Modernization Act |
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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 |
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What happens after the allocted $600 credit is spent? |
Medicare Modernization Act |
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Can I receive the discount if I don’t want to use any of the $600 credit? |
Medicare Modernization Act |
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Can States auto enroll people on the Medicare Savings Programs (QMBs, SLMBs, QIs) into transitional assistance? |
Medicare Modernization Act |
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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 |
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How is income calculated for the $600 transitional assistance eligibility? Is SSDI also included as income? |
Medicare Modernization Act |
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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 |
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It was my understanding that CMS was looking into whether beneficiaries who currently are in the State Pharmacy Assistance Programs (SPAPs) |
Medicare Modernization Act |
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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 |
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Can you purchase the Medicare-approved drug discount card by using a credit card over the phone? |
Medicare Modernization Act |
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Can we have a copy of a denial letter? Are they standarized? If not, can we get a sample? |
Medicare Modernization Act |
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Is the $600 credit available to income eligible benes with VA benefits, how will it interact with VA pharmacies? |
Medicare Modernization Act |
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What is the final interim rule regarding the $600 credit? |
Medicare Modernization Act |
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How can I find out more information about the Medicare approved drug discount card program? |
Medicare Modernization Act |
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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 |
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What is HHS doing to educate and enroll people with Medicare into the drug card and the $600 credit? |
Medicare Modernization Act |
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What amount is deducted from the balance of the $600 credit, the amount of the co-pay or the discounted price? |
Medicare Modernization Act |
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What is the enrollment fee, when must you pay it, in what form of payment and who can pay the fee? |
Medicare Modernization Act |
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What are the rules for drug card sponsors to drop drugs from their formularies? |
Medicare Modernization Act |
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Are there model enrollment forms for the private drug companies providing services for the Medicare drug discount card? |
Medicare Modernization Act |
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Can the $600 credit be used for non-formulary/non-discounted drugs? |
Medicare Modernization Act |
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Please provide detailed information on how the drug card and/or transitional assistance denial review process will work. |
Medicare Modernization Act |
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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 |
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Are there any exceptions to the rule that a beneficiary cannot get the $600 credit if he/she has an EGHP? |
Medicare Modernization Act |
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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 |
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What is mailed to individuals along with the card? Will an individual's name be on the card? |
Medicare Modernization Act |
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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 |
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Are Managed Care beneficiaries automatically enrolled in the exclusive card, or do they get a choice to accept or decline? |
Medicare Modernization Act |
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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 |
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Can SHIPs put the drug card logo on the SHIP's materials? |
Medicare Modernization Act |
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Has CMS established a standard enrollment form that all Medicare approved drug card sponsors will accept for enrollment in the program? |
Medicare Modernization Act |
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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 |
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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 |
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I thought there was a distinction between being entitled and being enrolled. |
Medicare Modernization Act |
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What does a beneficiary receive when he/she calls 1-800-MEDICARE? |
Medicare Modernization Act |
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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 |