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A preview of 2018: CMS releases the proposed 2018 Medicare Part D standard drug plan coverage parameters
On February 1st, the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) released
the 2018 Advance Notice and Draft Call Letter that included proposed defined
standard benefits for 2018 Medicare Part ...
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A preview into 2017: CMS releases finalized standard 2017 Medicare Part D prescription drug plan coverage parameters
In April, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released
the 2017 Rate Announcement and Final Call Letter with the finalized defined standard benefits for 2017 Medicare Part D prescrip ...
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2016 CMS Press release: "Medicare projects relatively stable average prescription drug premiums in 2017"
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that average monthly Medicare Part D premiums should remain relatively stable in 2017. Based on the Medicare Part D plan c ...
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Why do my medications cost more in the new plan year when I did not change Medicare plans?
You many have had the experience of picking up your refills at the beginning of the new Medicare Part D plan year only to experience a increase in your costs.
There can be a number of reasons ...
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A short preview of 2016 standard Medicare Part D prescription drug plan coverage
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the defined standard benefits for 2016 Medicare Part D prescription drug plan coverage and a chart comparing the standard benefit paramete ...
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CMS releases finalized defined standard 2018 Medicare Part D prescription drug plan coverage parameters
In early April, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2018 Rate Announcement and Final Call Letter with the finalized defined standard benefits for 2018 Medicare Part D pre ...
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Drug Tiers: How drugs are organized on the 2015 Medicare Part D plan formularies
Medicare prescription drug plans organize covered medications into different logical categories or tiers -- each with a different co-payment or cost-sharing amount (for instance, you may have a $5 co- ...
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Q1Group 2016 Drug Plan Analysis: Example of how 2016 Medicare Part D plans can change prescription co-payments or cost-sharing designs
As in past years, some 2015 Medicare Part D plans are
changing their cost-sharing structures for 2016 prescription drug purchases. For example, the SilverScript Choice plan will add a "Preferre ...
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Monthly 2015 Medicare Part D Premiums: The Highs and Lows
The Humana Walmart Rx plan will continue to be the lowest premium plan in most states with a monthly premium of about $15.60 (up $3 from 2014). The exception is New Mexico where the SilverScript Choic ...
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Q1Group 2016 PDP Analysis Summary: Many Medicare beneficiaries will see higher plan premiums and find fewer plan choices.
A
preliminary analysis of the 2016 stand-alone Medicare Part D prescription drug
plan (PDP) landscape data recently released by the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) shows that, in g ...
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