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MAPRx Releases 2021 Open Enrollment Guide

The Annual Open Enrollment for Medicare prescription drug coverage (Part D) is October 15, 2020 – December 7, 2020 for coverage beginning January 1, 2021. Plans make changes to benefits and costs, and there are also new plans in many areas of the country. Changes to the Part D benefit as a whole...

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MAPRx Submits Comments on CMS’ Latest Proposed Rule

Earlier today, the MAPRx Coalition and 28 of its members, representing national patient, caregiver, and healthcare provider organizations, submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on their latest rule. Over the past 15 years, the Medicare Part D program has provided a critical avenue for beneficiaries to access prescription drugs. Its success...
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MAPRx Submits Comments on 2021 Advance Notice

Earlier today, the Medicare Access for Patients Rx Coalition (MAPRx) provided the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) with our official commentary in response to the Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year 2021 for Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies – Part II released on February...
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MAPRx Expresses Support for Cost-Smoothing Legislation

Earlier today, the Medicare Access for Patients Rx (MAPRx) Coalition submitted a letter, signed by 33 member organizations, to Senators Bill Cassidy and Bob Menendez in support of their legislation to address out-of-pocket (OOP) costs for Medicare Part D beneficiaries. S. 2911, the Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act of 2019, includes a much-needed smoothing mechanism...
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MAPRx Submits Letter Urging Congressional Action on 2020 Out-of-Pocket Cliff

Earlier today, the Medicare Access for Patients Rx (MAPRx) Coalition submitted a letter, signed by 33 member organizations, to Congressional leadership urging them to take action to address the looming increase in out-of-pocket (OOP) costs Medicare Part D beneficiaries will incur this year. This increase, known as the "OOP Cliff," is due to the OOP...
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MAPRx Submits Comment Letter on H.R. 3

Earlier today, the MAPRx Coalition submitted feedback and comments on Title III of H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019, to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the House of Representatives' Ways & Means, Energy & Commerce, and Education & Labor Committees. The Coalition appreciates the House's leadership in advancing policy to cap out-of-pocket...
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MAPRx Releases 2020 Open Enrollment Guide

The Annual Open Enrollment for Medicare prescription drug coverage (Part D) is October 15, 2019 – December 7, 2019 for coverage beginning January 1, 2020. Plans make changes to benefits and costs, and there are also new plans in many areas of the country. Changes to the Part D benefit as a whole may also...
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