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How to determine if you have creditable drug coverage
One of my neighbors, a retired school teacher, recently asked me if she should hold onto her prescription drug coverage that she has through her former employer or switch to Medicare Part D when she...
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28% of #Medicare #partD plans receive poor star ratings from CMS
You probably wouldnโt choose a 2-star restaurant or a resort hotel that has only earned 3 out of 5 stars. You shouldnโt choose a Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage plan with low star ratings,...
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Popular brand-drug patent expirations represent $9 billion+ in savings for...
You probably already know that the standard Medicare Part D benefit includes a 50% discount on most brand-name drugs during the Coverage Gap stage.ย What you may not know is that even with the...
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When to enroll in a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan
Today I spent the day monitoring phone calls from my companyโs Medicare Part D plan enrollment call center. Several seniors who called to enroll in our plan said they were very confused about the Open...
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Spread the Word: Only 2 Shopping Days Left for Medicare Part D Open Enrollment
There may still be 19 shopping days left until Christmas, but this year the shopping season for Medicare Part D ends on December 7. That means there are only 2 more days (after today) in which you can...
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Five-star special enrollment period for Medicare will help seniors in only 8...
Although Medicare Open Enrollment officially ended on Wednesday, a new Special Enrollment Period (SEP) has now kicked in for beneficiaries who would like to enroll in a five-star Part D (prescription...
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Medicare rejects claim because manโs name is too long
Looks like they need more spaces on the Medicare enrollment forms. Hereโs another Medicare story from the files called โYou Canโt Make This Stuff Up.โ Turns outย a retired Spokane man who has been using...
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Study suggests most Medicare beneficiaries are paying too much for their Part...
Approximately 20 percent of Medicare beneficiaries spend at least $500 more than they need to for their Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage, according to a new Health Affairs study released this...
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The Med Diva 2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Hereโs an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 6,200 views in 2012. If...
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Combating fraud and abuse in the Medicare Prescription Drug Program
P. Gavan:This is great news from CMS that I wanted to share with my readers. Originally posted on The CMS Blog: By Jonathan Blum, CMS Principal Deputy Administrator The Centers for Medicare &...
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