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Mar, 26 2023 — If you find that your Medicare Part D drugs are costing more this year, you can ask your plan for a Tiering Exception or a requesting that your plan move your medication to a lower, more affordable formulary drug tier.
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Nov, 30 2020 — The answer depends on your chosen Medicare plan and whether your Medicare prescription drug plan uses preferred network pharmacy pricing. If you have preferred/standard pharmacies in your Medica . . .
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Mar, 11 2020 — Today [March 10, 2020],
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking
further action to ensure patients have access to the critical healthcare
services they need in the wake of t . . .
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Mar, 28 2018 — The 2018 standard Initial Coverage Limit (ICL) is $3,750.
The Initial Coverage Limit is the measured by the retail cost of your drug purchases and is used to determine when you leave your Medicare . . .
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Dec, 27 2017 — (1) If you
have received an enrollment confirmation or “Welcome” letter from your new Medicare
prescription drug plan, the letter should include your: (1) Member ID number, (2)
PC . . .
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Jan, 06 2017 — The 2017 standard Initial Coverage Limit (ICL) is $3,700.
The Initial Coverage Limit is the measured by the retail cost of your drug purchases and is used to determine when you leave your Medicare . . .
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Jan, 01 2017 — (1) If you
have received an enrollment confirmation or “Welcome” letter from your 2017 Medicare
prescription drug plan, the letter should include your: (1) Member ID number, (2)
P . . .
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Feb, 10 2016 — Even if you did not change Medicare plans during the annual
Open Enrollment Period, there are a number of possible reasons why you are
paying more for your prescriptions in 2016.
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Jan, 29 2016 — Your Medicare Part D plan's cost-sharing structure (how the plan's formulary is divided into drug tiers and the cost-sharing per tier) directly influences your medication costs. When a new drug . . .
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Jan, 28 2016 — Your Medicare Part D plan's Initial Deductible affects your prescription drug costs in that you are responsible for 100% of your drug costs until you meet your plan's Initial Deductible. After y . . .
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Jan, 27 2016 — Very few Medicare Part D plans keep their cost-sharing (co-payments and/or co-insurance) the same from year to year. Rather, your portion of your prescription costs has a tendency to rise. . . .
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Jan, 10 2016 — The 2016 standard Initial Coverage Limit (ICL) is $3,310.
The Initial Coverage Limit is the measured by the retail cost of your drug purchases and is used to determine when you leave your Medicare . . .
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Jan, 04 2016 — If you still have not received your new 2016 Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage plan Member ID card, please contact your Medicare plan’s Member Services department - confirm your enrollment, . . .
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Jun, 29 2015 — The Initial Coverage Limit is the number that determines when you leave your Medicare Part D plan's Initial Coverage Phase and enter into the Donut Hole or Coverage Gap. The 2015 Initial Coverag . . .
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Jan, 05 2015 — If you still have not received your new 2015 Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage plan Member ID card, please contact your Medicare plan’s Member Services department and ask that a new card be . . .
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Jan, 02 2014 — If you still have not received your new 2014 Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage plan Member ID card, please contact your Medicare plan’s Member Services department and ask that a new card be . . .
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Sep, 16 2013 — First a bit of history, under Section 3310 of the Affordable Care Act of 2010, CMS will require 14-day-or-less dispensing specifically for solid oral doses of brand name drugs. CMS will not require th . . .
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Aug, 30 2013 — Although most people are well aware of the discount drug programs offered by national or regional retailers, they don't have an easy way to compare the programs and determine where they should make th . . .
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May, 18 2013 — The original 2006 Lower Cash Price Policy anticipated that some Medicare Part D beneficiaries will be able to find lower costing Medicare Part D drugs using pharmacy drug discount cards or other disco . . .
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May, 01 2013 — If your prescription needs have changed since you enrolled into your current 2013 Medicare Part D plan, you can first double-check your plan’s formulary or drug list to see if your new prescript . . .