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May, 17 2024 — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provides the following guidance explaining how Medicare beneficiaries can receive a refund or repayment of their overpaid copayments and premiums f . . .
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May, 17 2024 — Not exactly, but in 2025, the Coverage Gap will be eliminated as the third phase of your Medicare Part D drug coverage.
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May, 16 2024 — Yes. Medicare provides a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for people who left their Medicare Supplement (Medigap plan) and joined a Medicare Advantage plan for the first time and now within the 12-month trial period wish to return to their Medicare Supplement.
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May, 16 2024 — Yes, you will be granted a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) from the start of the government-declared disaster and continuing 2 full months following the declared end date - or the announced disaster end date - whichever is later.
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May, 16 2024 — The
Q1Rx® Drug
Finder is an online tool allowing you to quickly see how all Medicare Part D (PDPs) or Medicare Advantage plans (MAPDs) in your service area are covering a particular prescriptio . . .
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May, 16 2024 — Yes. Medicare prescription drug plans (PDP and MAPD) have the right to add or drop participating pharmacies from the plan's pharmacy network throughout the plan year - or change a pharmacy’s sta . . .
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May, 16 2024 — Yes. You are permitted to disenroll from
your Medicare Part D plan or Medicare Advantage plan during the Annual Open Enrollment Period (AEP) -- October 15th through December 7th -- or outside the AEP . . .
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May, 16 2024 — Yes. Your Medicare Part D plan is allowed to make changes to your prescription drug plan formulary throughout the plan year. But, to protect plan members, Medicare Part D plans are restricted as . . .
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May, 16 2024 — Yes. As noted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage plan can disenroll a plan member for non-payment of premiums after proper notice an . . .
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May, 16 2024 — The Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) have implemented safe-guards to protect Medicare
beneficiaries who inadvertently missed a Medicare Part D premium payment and require Medicare
p . . .
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May, 16 2024 — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provides a 3-month Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for people enrolled in Medicare plan (PDP, MA, MAPD) whose contract was terminated by CMS.
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May, 16 2024 — A Special Enrollment Period (SEP) allows a Medicare beneficiary to join, switch, or drop their
Medicare Part D prescription drug plan (PDP) or Medicare Advantage plan (MA or MAPD)
outside of the ann . . .
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May, 16 2024 — Not exactly. After disenrollment, paying your past unpaid premiums will not get you automatically reinstated back into your Medicare drug plan.
Instead, you will need a valid enrollment perio . . .
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May, 16 2024 — In general, if you were involuntarily disenrolled from your Medicare Part D plan for not paying your monthly premiums, you must show that your failure to make timely premium payments was due to
uniqu . . .
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May, 16 2024 — Your Medicare Part D Initial Enrollment Period (IEP) is a seven (7) month window of time that starts three months before your Medicare eligibility month (or 65th birthday month), plus the month of your 65th birthday, and continues for three months after your eligibility month.
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May, 16 2024 — Yes. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) in exceptional circumstance if you were provided false or incorrect or misleading informati . . .
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May, 16 2024 — Maybe. This particular Special Enrollment Period (SEP) is exceptional, and will only be granted if the changes to your provider network are considered as "significant". In addition, you cannot simply . . .
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May, 16 2024 — Yes. There are two Medicare Advantage plan "trial periods" allowing you to return to a Medicare Supplement policy with guaranteed issue rights (no medical underwriting) - and, depending on where you live, your state may provide additional Medigap guaranteed issue rights
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May, 16 2024 — Yes. If you joined your Medicare Advantage plan (MAPD) during your Initial Coverage Election Period (ICEP) (similar to your Medicare Part D Initial Enrollment Period
(IEP)) surrounding your 65t . . .
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May, 16 2024 — Yes. If you are a Medicare
beneficiary who earns a higher income, you can be assessed both a Medicare Part D and a Medicare Part B Income-Related
Monthly Adjustment Amount (IRMAA) that must be . . .