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National Training Program

Module 9Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage With edits by IL SHIP

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This session will help you to Recognize Medicare prescription drug coverage

Under parts A, B, D Summarize eligibility and enrollment Compare and choose plans for 2014 Describe Extra Help and the recertification process Review coverage determinations and appeals

Session Objectives

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The Four Parts of Medicare

Part A Hospital

Insurance

Part B Medical

Insurance

Part C Medicare

Advantage Plans (like

HMOs/PPOs) Includes Part A,

Part B and sometimes Part

D coverage

Part D Medicare

Prescription Drug

Coverage

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Part A Prescription Drug Coverage

Part A generally pays for all drugs during a covered inpatient stay• In hospital or skilled nursing facility (SNF)

Drugs received as part of treatment • Hospice

Drugs for symptom control and pain relief only

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Part B Prescription Drug Coverage

Part B covers limited outpatient drugs • Injectable and infusible drugs that are

Not usually self-administered, and Administered as part of a physician service

• Administered through Part B-covered Durable Medicare Equipment (DME)

Such as nebulizers and infusion pumps Only when used with DME in your home

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Part B Prescription Drug Coverage

Part B covers limited outpatient drugs • Some oral drugs with special coverage requirements

Anti-cancer drugs Anti-emetic drugs Immunosuppressive drugs, under certain

circumstances • Certain immunizations

Flu shot Pneumococcal pneumonia vaccine

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Part B-Covered Oral Anticancer Drugs*

Busulfan Capecitabine Cyclophosphamide Etoposide Melphalan Methotrexate Temozolomide

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*List is subject to change

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Part B-Covered Oral Anti-Emetics for Use Within 48 Hours of Chemotherapy*

3 oral drug combination of• Aprepitant• A 5-HT3 Antagonist• Dexamethasone

Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride Dolasetron Mesylate

(within 24 hours) Dronabinol

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Granisetron Hydrochloride (within 24 hours)

Hydroxyzine Pamoate Ondansetron Hydrochloride Nabilone Perphenazine Prochlorperazine Maleate Promethazine Hydrochloride Trimethobenzamide

Hydrochloride

*List is subject to change

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Part B-Covered Immunosuppressive Drugs*

Azathioprine-oral Azathioprine-parenteral Cyclophosphamide-oral Cyclosporine-oral Cyclosporine-parenteral Daclizumab-parenteral Lymphocyte Immune Globulin,

Antithymocyte Globulin-parenteral Methotrexate-oral Methylprednisolone-oral

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Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate Injection

Muromonab-Cd3-parenteral Mycophenolate Acid-oral Mycophenolate Mofetil-oral Prednisolone-oral Prednisone-oral Sirolimus-oral Tacrolimus-oral Tacrolimus-parenteral

*List is subject to change

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Part B Prescription Drug Coverage

Generally doesn’t cover self-administered drugs in hospital outpatient setting • Unless required for hospital services you’re

receiving – your acute illness or injury If enrolled in Part D, drugs may be covered • If not admitted to hospital• May have to pay and submit for reimbursement

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Medicare Drug Plans

Can be flexible in benefit design • (33 plans for 2014)

Must offer at least a standard level of coverage May offer different or enhanced benefits• Lower deductible (2 plans)• No deductible (14 plans)• Different tier and/or copayment levels• Coverage for drugs not typically covered by Part D

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Medicare Drug Plan Costs

Costs vary by plan In 2014, most people will pay• A monthly premium• A yearly deductible• Copayments or coinsurance in initial coverage• 47.5% for covered brand-name drugs in coverage gap • 72% for covered generic drugs in coverage gap • 5% (or small copayment) in catastrophic level

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Standard Structure in 2014

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Ms. Smith joins the ABC Prescription Drug Plan. Her coverage begins on January 1, 2014. She doesn’t get Extra Help and uses her Medicare drug plan membership card when she buys prescriptions.

Monthly Premium – Ms. Smith pays a monthly premium throughout the year.

1. Yearly deductible

2. Copayment or coinsurance (what you pay at the pharmacy)

3. Coverage gap

4. Catastrophic coverage

Ms. Smith pays the first $310 of her drug costs before her plan starts to pay its share.

Ms. Smith pays a copayment, and her plan pays its share for each covered drug until their combined amount (plus the deductible) reaches $2,850.

Once Ms. Smith and her plan have spent $3,605 for covered drugs, she’s in the coverage gap. In 2014, she pays 47.5% of the plan’s cost for her covered brand-name prescription drugs and 72% of the plan’s cost for covered generic drugs. What she pays (and the discount brand name paid by the drug company) counts as out-of-pocket spending, and helps her get out of the coverage gap.

Once Ms. Smith/her 50% Brand name discount, have spent $4,550 out-of-pocket for the year, her coverage gap ends. Now she only pays a small coinsurance or copayment for each covered drug until the end of the year.

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Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage

Improved Coverage in the Coverage Gap

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Year What You Pay for Brand-Name Drugs in the Coverage Gap

What You Pay for Generic Drugs in the Coverage Gap

2013 47.5% 79%2014 47.5% 72%2015 45% 65%2016 45% 58%2017 40% 51%

2018 35% 44%2019 30% 37%2020 25% 25%

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Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage

Improved Coverage in the Coverage Gap

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Year What You Pay for Brand-Name Drugs in the Coverage Gap

What You Pay for Generic Drugs in the Coverage Gap

2014 47.5% 72%

Plan pays 2.5% Plan pays 28%Discount given 50%*

*(discount applies to TrOOP)

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True Out-of-Pocket (TrOOP) Costs

Expenses that count toward your out-of-pocket threshold• $4,550 in 2014

After threshold you get catastrophic coverage• Pay only small copayment or coinsurance for

covered drugs Explanation of Benefits (EOB) shows TrOOP

costs to date TrOOP transfers if you switch plans mid-year

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Which Payment Sources Count Toward TrOOP?

Sources That Count Sources That Don’t Count Payments made by you, your

family members, or friends Qualified State Pharmacy

Assistance Programs (SPAPs) Medicare’s Extra Help Most charities (not if established

or run by employer/union) Indian Health Services AIDS Drug Assistance Programs The discount you get on covered

brand-name drugs in the coverage gap

Your monthly plan premium Share of the drug cost paid by your

Medicare drug plan (2.5% brand-name and 28% generic)

Group Health Plans (including employer/union retiree coverage)

Government-funded programs(including Medicaid, TRICARE, VA)

Patient Assistance Programs (PAPs) Other third-party payment

arrangements Other types of insurance

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Medicare Prescription DrugCoverage Premium

A small group may pay a higher premium • Based on income above a certain limit • Fewer than 3% of all people with Medicare• Uses same thresholds used to compute income-

related adjustments to Part B premium As reported on your IRS tax return from 2 years ago

Required to pay if you have Part D coverage

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Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount (IRMAA)

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If Your Yearly Income in 2012 was In 2014 You Pay File Individual Tax

ReturnFile Joint Tax Return

$85,000 or less $170,000 or less Your Plan Premium (YPP)

$85,000.01 – $107,000 $170,000.01 – $214,000 YPP + $12.10*

$107,000.01 – $160,000 $214,000.01 – $320,000 YPP + $31.10*

$160,000.01 – $214,000 $320,000.01 – $428,000 YPP + $50.20*

Above $214,000 Above $428,000 YPP + $69.30*

*per month

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Part D-Covered Drugs

Prescription brand-name and generic drugs• Approved by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)• Used and sold in United States• Used for medically-accepted indications

Includes drugs, biological products, and insulin• Supplies associated with injection of insulin

Plans must cover range of drugs in each category Coverage and rules vary by plan

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Required Coverage

All drugs in 6 protected categories• Cancer medications• HIV/AIDS treatments• Antidepressants• Antipsychotic medications• Anticonvulsive treatments• Immunosuppressants

All commercially-available vaccines• Except those covered under Part B (e.g., flu shot)

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Drugs Excluded by Law Under Part D

Drugs for Anorexia, weight loss, or weight gain Erectile dysfunction drugs when used for the

treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction Fertility drugs Drugs for cosmetic or lifestyle purposes Drugs for symptomatic relief of coughs and colds Prescription vitamin and mineral products Non-prescription drugs

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Formulary

A list of prescription drugs covered by the plan May have tiers that cost different amounts

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Tier Structure Example

Tier You PayPrescription

Drugs Covered

1 Lowest copayment Most generics

2 Medium copayment Preferred, brand-name

3 High copayment Non-preferred, brand-name

Specialty Highest copayment or coinsurance

Unique, very high-cost

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Formulary Changes

Plans may change categories and classes • Only at beginning of each plan year • May make maintenance changes during year

e.g., replacing brand-name drug with new generic Plan usually must notify you 60 days before changes• May be able to use drug until end of calendar year• May ask for exception if other drugs don’t work

Plans may remove drugs withdrawn from market without 60-day notification

Plan cannot remove a drug from the formulary, within a contract year, if the beneficiary is currently taking that medication

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Rules Plans Use to Manage Access to DrugsPrior Authorization

Doctor must contact plan for prior approval before drug will be covered• Must show medical necessity for drug

Step Therapy Type of prior authorization Must first try similar, less expensive drug Doctor may request an exception if• Similar, less expensive drug didn’t work, or• Step therapy drug is medically necessary

Quantity Limits Plan may limit drug quantities over a period of time for safety and/or cost

Doctor may request an exception if additional amount is medically necessary

NOTE: plan finder will show the quantity limit

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Part D Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible to join a Prescription Drug Plan • You must have Medicare Part A and/or Part B

To be eligible to join an MA Plan with drug coverage• You must have Part A and Part B

You must live in plan’s service area • You can’t be incarcerated• You can’t live outside the United States

You must be enrolled in a plan to get drug coverage

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Creditable Drug Coverage

Current or past prescription drug coverage Creditable if it pays, on average, as much as

Medicare’s standard drug coverage With creditable coverage• You may not have to pay a late enrollment penalty

Plans inform yearly about whether creditable• For example, employer group health plans

(EGHPs), retiree plans, VA, TRICARE and FEHB

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When You Can Join or Switch Plans

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When you first become eligible to get Medicare• 7-month Initial Enrollment Period (IEP) for Part D

If You Join Coverage BeginsDuring 3 months before your month of eligibility

Date eligible for Medicare

Month of eligibility First day of the following month

During 3 months after your month of eligibility

First day of the month after month you apply

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When You Can Join or Switch PlansMedicare’s Open Enrollment Period (“Open Enrollment”)

October 15 – December 7 each year Changes go into effect on January 1

January 1 – February 14 If you’re in a Medicare Advantage Plan, you can leave your plan and switch to Original Medicare. If you switch, you have until February 14 to also join a Medicare drug plan to add drug coverage. Coverage starts the first day of the month after the plan gets the enrollment form.

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When You Can Join or Switch Plans

Special Enrollment Periods (SEP)

You permanently move out of your plan’s service area You lose other creditable prescription coverage You weren’t adequately told that your other

coverage wasn’t creditable or your other coverage was reduced and is no longer creditable

You enter, live at, or leave a long-term care facility You have a continuous SEP if you qualify for Extra Help You belong to a State Pharmaceutical Assistance

Program (SPAP) You join or switch to a plan that has a 5-star rating Or in other exceptional circumstances

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5-Star Special Enrollment Period (SEP)

Can enroll in 5-Star Medicare Advantage (MA), Prescription Drug Plan (PDP), MA-PD, or Cost Plan

Enroll at any point during the year• Once per year

New plan starts first day of month after enrolled Star ratings given once a year• Ratings assigned in October of the past year• Use Medicare Plan Finder to see star ratings

Look at Overall Plan Rating to find eligible plans

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Late Enrollment Penalty

Higher premium if you wait to enroll • Additional 1% of base beneficiary premium

For each month eligible and not enrolled For as long as you have Medicare drug coverage

• National base beneficiary premium $32.42 in 2014 May change each year

• Except if you had creditable drug coverage or get Extra Help

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What Is Extra Help?

Program to help people pay for Medicare prescription drug costs/Low-Income Subsidy (LIS)

If you have lowest income and resources• Pay no premiums or deductible, and small or no

copayments $2.55 generic/$6.35 brand-name If you have slightly higher income and resources• Pay reduced deductible and a little more out-of-pocket

No coverage gap or late enrollment penalty* if you qualify for Extra Help • *Late enrollment penalty paid as long as LIS

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2013 Extra Help Income and Resource Limits

Income • Below 150% of the Federal poverty level (FPL)

$1,436.25 per month for an individual*, or $1,938.75 per month for a married couple* Based on family size

Resources• Up to $13,300 for an individual, or• Up to $26,580 for a married couple

Includes $1,500/person for funeral or burial expenses Counts savings and investments Doesn’t count home you live in

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*Higher amounts for Alaska and Hawaii

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Qualifying for Extra Help

You automatically qualify for Extra Help if you get• Full Medicaid coverage• Supplemental Security Income (SSI) • Help from Medicaid paying your Medicare premiums

All others must apply• Online at www.socialsecurity.gov • Call SSA at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778)

Ask for “Application for Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs” (SSA-1020)

• Contact your state Medicaid agency

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Qualifying for Extra Help

People with Medicare and…

Basis for Qualifying

Data Source Enrollment

Full Medicaid benefits

Automatically qualify

State Medicaid agency

Automatic enrollment Letter on yellow paper Coverage starts 1st

month eligible for Medicare and Medicaid

Medicare Savings Program

Facilitated enrollment Letter on green paper Coverage starts 2

months after CMS receives notice of your eligibility

SSI benefits Social Security

Limited income and resources

Must apply and qualify

Social Security (most) or state Medicaid agency

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Qualifying for Extra Help

If you qualify for Extra Help, CMS will enroll you in a Medicare drug plan unless you• Are already in a Medicare drug plan• Choose and join a plan on your own• Are enrolled in employer/union plan receiving subsidy• Call the plan or 1-800-MEDICARE to opt out• Benchmark premium plans = $0 premium for full LIS

You have a continuous Special Enrollment Period• May switch plans at any time• New plan is effective 1st day of the following month

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Continuing Eligibility for Extra Help

If you automatically qualify for Extra Help• CMS re-establishes eligibility each fall for next year

If you no longer automatically qualify CMS sends letter in September (gray paper) Includes SSA application

If you automatically qualify, but your copayment changed CMS sends letter in early October (orange)

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Extra Help Gray Letter

Beneficiary losing Extra Help for January 1 May need to reapply for Extra Help

Use the application sent by SSA, or If currently on Medicaid - do nothing If spend down not met - re-apply Spend down cases go inactive after 90 days

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Evidence to Meet Spend Down

Deductibles and Coinsurance Premiums for Medicare Part B, D, Medicare

supplement policy Services not covered by Medicaid that are medically

necessary Chiropractors, podiatrists, drugs a Part D plan won’t

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Evidence to Meet Spend Down

Bills or receipts for medical services or supplies can be used:• Doctor services;• Hospital services;• Nursing home services;• Clinic services;• Podiatrist services;• Chiropractor services.

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Evidence to Meet Spend Down

Expenses for Medicine, prescribed by the Doctor

Eyeglasses Medical or personal care in your home Speech, occupational and physical therapy

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Continuing Eligibility for Extra Help

People who applied and qualified for Extra Help • Four types of redetermination processes

Initial Cyclical or recurring Subsidy-changing event (SCE) Other event (change other than SCE)

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Medicare’s Limited Income Newly Eligible Transition (NET) Program

Designed to remove gaps in coverage for low-income individuals moving to Part D coverage

Gives temporary drug coverage if you have Extra Help and no Medicare drug plan

Coverage may be immediate, current, and/or retroactive Medicare’s Limited Income NET Program • Has an open formulary • Doesn’t require prior authorization• Has no network pharmacy restrictions• Includes standard safety and abuse edits

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How Do You Access Medicare’s Limited Income NET Program?

• CMS auto-enrolls you if you have Medicare and get either full Medicaid coverage or SSI benefits Auto-Enrollment

by CMS

• You may use Medicare’s Limited Income NET Program at the pharmacy counter (point-of-sale) Point of Sale

(POS) Use

• You may submit pharmacy receipts (not just a cashier’s receipt) for prescriptions you already paid for out-of-pocket during periods you’re eligible Submit a Receipt

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Medicare’s Limited Income Newly Eligible Transition (NET) Program

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Resources to help pharmacists submit claims • Program Help Desk: 1-800-783-1307• Address: The Medicare Limited Income NET Program

P.O. Box 14310Lexington, KY 40512-4310

• Websites http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Eligibility-and-Enro

llment/LowIncSubMedicarePresCov/MedicareLimitedIncomeNET.html

http://www.humana.com/pharmacists/pharmacy_resources/information.aspx

• CMS Mailbox: [email protected]

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What New Members Can Expect

• Your plan will send you• An enrollment letter• Membership materials, including card• Customer service contact information

If your current drug isn’t covered by plan• You can get a transition supply (generally 30 days)• Work with prescriber to find a drug that’s covered• Request exception if no acceptable alternative

drug is on the list

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Annual Notice of Change (ANOC)

All Medicare drug plans must send ANOC to members by September 30th • May be sent with Evidence of Coverage

Will include information for upcoming year• Summary of Benefits• Formulary• Changes to monthly premium and/or cost sharing

Read ANOC carefully and compare your plan with other plan options

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Coverage Determination Request

Initial decision by plan• Which benefits you’re entitled to get• How much you have to pay for a benefit• You, your prescriber, or your appointed

representative can request it Timeframes for coverage determination request• May be standard (decision within 72 hours) • May be expedited (decision within 24 hours)

If life or health may be seriously jeopardized

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Exception Requests

Two types of exceptions• Formulary exceptions

Drug not on plan’s formulary or Access requirements (for example, step therapy)

• Tier exceptions For example, getting Tier 3 drug at Tier 2 cost

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Requesting Appeals

If your coverage determination or exception is denied, you can appeal the plan’s decision

In general, you must make your appeal requests in writing• Plans must accept spoken expedited requests

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Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Resource GuideResources Medicare Products

www.medicare.gov1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227)(TTY users should call 1-877-466-2048)

Prescription Drug Benefit Manualhttp://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Prescription-Drug-Coverage/PrescriptionDrugCovContra/PartDManuals.html

PDP Enrollment and Disenrollment Guidancehttp://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Eligibility-and-Enrollment/MedicarePresDrugEligEnrol/index.html

Local State Health Insurance Programswww.medicare.gov/contacts

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Serviceswww.cms.gov

Social Security 1-800-772-1213www.socialsecurity.gov

Medicare’s Limited Income NET Program1-800-783-1307 or 1-877-801-0369 (TTY)e-mail : [email protected]

Affordable Care Act www.healthcare.gov/law/full/index.html

RxAssistA directory of Patient Assistance Programs (PAPs) www.rxassist.org

Medicare Part D Appeals www.medicarepartdappeals.com

Determining the Part B income- related premium SSA publication 10161 available at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10536.pdf

Medicare & You HandbookCMS (Product No. 10050)

Your Guide to Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage(CMS Product No. 11109)

Your Medicare Benefits(CMS Product No. 10116)

To get these products:View and order single copies: www.medicare.gov Order multiple copies (partners only):productordering.cms.hhs.gov(You must register your organization)

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For questions about training products e-mail [email protected]

To view all available CMS National Training Program materials,or to subscribe to our e-mail list, visit

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2013 Standard Drug Benefit

Benefit Parameters 2013 2014Deductible $325 $310

Initial Coverage Limit $2,970.00 $2,850.00

Out-of-Pocket Threshold $4,750.00 $4,550.00

Total Covered Drug Spending at OOP Threshold $6,954.52 $6,690.77

Minimum Cost-Sharing in Catastrophic Coverage $2.65/$6.60 $2.55/$6.35

Extra Help Copayments 2013 2014Institutionalized $0 $0

Receiving Home and Community-Based Services $0 $0

Up to or at 100% Federal Poverty Level (FPL) $1.15/$3.50 $1.20/$3.60

Full Extra Help $2.65/$6.60 $2.55/$6.35

Partial Extra Help (Deductible/Cost-Sharing) $66/15% $63/15%

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Medicare Drug Plan Costs if You Automatically Qualify for Extra Help

If you have Medicare and…Your monthly premium

Your yearly deductible

Your cost per prescription at the pharmacy (until $4,750*)

Your cost per prescription at the pharmacy (after $4,750*)

Full Medicaid coverage for each full month you live in an institution, like a nursing home

$0 $0 $0 $0

Full Medicaid coverage and have a yearly income at or below $11,490 (single) $15,510 (married)

$0 $0 Generic and certain preferred drugs: no more than $1.15 Brand-name drugs: no more than $3.50

$0

Full Medicaid coverage and have a yearly income above $11,490 (single) $15,510 (married)

$0 $0 Generic and certain preferred drugs: no more than $2.65 Brand-name drugs: no more than $6.60

$0

Help from Medicaid paying your Medicare Part B premiums

$0 $0 Generic and certain preferred drugs: no more than $2.65 Brand-name drugs: no more than $6.60

$0

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) $0 $0 Generic and certain preferred drugs: no more than $2.65 Brand-name drugs: no more than $6.60

$0

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Note: There are plans you can join and pay no premium. There are other plans where you will have to pay part of the premium even when you automatically qualify for Extra Help. Tell you plan you qualify for Extra Help and ask how much you will pay for your monthly premium. **Your cost per prescription generally decreases once the amount you pay and Medicare pays as the Extra Help reach $4,750 per year. The cost sharing, income levels, and resources listed are for 2013 and can increase each year. Income levels are higher if you live in Alaska or Hawaii, or you or your spouse pays at least half of the living expenses of dependent family members who live with you, or you work.

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Medicare Drug Plan Costs if You Apply and Qualify for Extra Help

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If you have Medicare and…Your

monthly premium

Your yearly

deductible

Your cost per prescription

at the pharmacy (until $4,750*)

Your cost per prescription

at the pharmacy (after $4,750*)

A yearly income below $15,511.50 (single) $20,938.50 (married) with resources of no more than $8,580 (single) $13,620 (married)

$0 $0 Generic and certain preferred drugs: no more than $2.65 Brand-name drugs: no more than $6.60

$0

A yearly income below $15,511.50 (single) $20,938.50 (married) with resources between $8,580 and $13,330 (single) $13,620 and $26,580 (married)

$0 $66 up to 15% of the cost of each prescription

Generic and certain preferred drugs: no more than $2.65 Brand-name drugs: no more than $6.60

A yearly income between $15,511.50 and $16,086 (single) $20,938.50 and $21,714 (married) with resources up to $13,330 (single) $26,580 (married)

25% $66 up to 15% of the cost of each prescription

Generic and certain preferred drugs: no more than $2.65 Brand-name drugs: no more than $6.60

A yearly income between $15,638 and $16,660.50 (single) $21,182 and $22,489.50 (married) with resources up to $13,330 (single) $26,580 (married)

50% $66 up to 15% of the cost of each prescription

Generic and certain preferred drugs: no more than $2.65 Brand-name drugs: no more than $6.60

A yearly income between $16,660.50 and $17,235 (single) $21,938.50 and $23,265 (married) with resources up to $13,330 (single) $26,580 (married)

75% $66 up to 15% of the cost of each prescription

Generic and certain preferred drugs: no more than $2.65 Brand-name drugs: no more than $6.60

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Guide to Consumer Mailings

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Guide to Consumer Mailings

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Guide to Consumer Mailings

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Guide to Consumer Mailings

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Guide to Consumer Mailings

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Appendix H: Levels of Appeal

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