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CMS Administrator Mark McClellan Thanks VNAA at Kick-Off for Part D Open Season
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Sep 25th, 2006
CMS Administrator Mark McClellan expressed his thanks to VNAA for its support in educating consumers about the Medicare Prescription Drug Program following the kick-off of this year’s Part D open season effort at HHS Headquarters in Washington. Bob Wardwell, VNAA’s Vice President for Regulatory...
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Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit Center
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Mar 8th, 2006
A major change to the Medicare program will occur on January 1, 2006, when the new Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit is implemented. VNA patients will undoubtedly have many questions about the new drug coverage and in many cases will encounter both welcoming and unwelcoming changes to their...
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House Committee Holds Hearing on Part D Implementation
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Mar 6th, 2006
On Wednesday March 1st, CMS Administrator Mark McClellan testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health on the implementation of the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit. McClellan said that “enrollment is off to a strong start” with 5 million people enrolled who did...
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New Part D Decision Tool for Persons with Significant Drug Needs
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Feb 14th, 2006
VNAA has worked as part of a coalition of beneficiary advocacy groups to develop a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan decision making tool targeted to persons who rely heavily on medications. While it's impossible to make this complex program easy, this new RxCompare tool is very systematic in...
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Medicare Drug Coverage Under Part A, Part B, and Part D
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Feb 14th, 2006
Medicare Part A and Part B generally do not cover outpatient prescription drugs, most of which are now covered under Part D. The attached document and chart are designed to help you determine which part of Medicare covers a drug in a particular situation, assuming all other requirements are met,...
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Medicare drug coverage determinations under Part A, Part B and Part D of Medicare
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Feb 14th, 2006
Information Provided By CMS
Enclosed are some basic tools to assist you in understanding Medicare drug coverage determinations under Part A, Part B and Part D of Medicare, and to clarify coverage for specific Part D products/drugs/categories.
There are three products. First is a chart,...
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