2017 Medicare Prescription Drug Annual Open Enrollment
The Annual Open Enrollment for Medicare prescription drug coverage (Part D)
is October 15, 2016 – December 7, 2016.
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Study Finds MedPAC Proposal Redistributes Costs among Beneficiaries
Study Finds MedPAC Proposal Redistributes Costs among Beneficiaries
New Avalere Health Report Finds Out-of-Pocket Costs Will Increase for 1.1 Million Medicare Beneficiaries
Washington D.C., September 12, 2016 – Today, Avalere Health released a new report, supported by the MAPRx Coalition, which found that recently proposed changes to Medicare Part D by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) would redistribute costs among... Read more
MAPRx Coalition expresses concern to the MedPAC Commission’s proposed recommendations on Part D.
2016 Medicare Prescription Drug Annual Open Enrollment
2015 Medicare Prescription Drug Annual Open Enrollment
The Annual Open Enrollment for Medicare prescription drug coverage (Part D) is October 15, 2014 – December 7, 2014. Certain people with Medicare can also change plans at other times (see question #13).
Plans are making changes to benefits and costs, and there are also new plans in many areas of the country. In 2015, people who enter the coverage gap (“donut hole”)... Read more
Briefing Memo: “Protected Classes”
The Medicare Access for Patients Rx (MAPRx) Coalition, comprised of more than fifty-five beneficiary advocacy organizations, urges the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to reverse its proposed policy changes to the Medicare Part D six “protected classes.” Proposed changes will limit access to medications under the Part D benefit for Medicare’s most vulnerable beneficiaries. Prescription medications are... Read more