CMS Sends Clear Message to Plans: Stop Hiding Information from Patients
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services sent a letter to companies that provide Medicare prescription drug coverage in Part D explaining that so-called “gag clauses” are unacceptable, as part of the Administration-wide “American Patients First” initiative to lower prescription drug costs.
Newsroom Press ReleaseSpeech: Remarks by CMS Administrator Seema Verma at the Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plan Spring Conference
Welcome to CMS and thanks for joining us today, as we look ahead to 2019 for the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs. It’s a pleasure to be here with you and to provide an update on all that we have been doing to strengthen and improve these important programs for our nation’s seniors and the disabled.
Newsroom Fact SheetOPEN ENROLLMENT ENDS TOMORROW; PEOPLE WITH MEDICARE SEE SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS IN 2011 AS TIME TO SELECT 2012 PLANS ENDS
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SENIORS SAVE MORE THAN $1.2 BILLION ON PRESCRIPTIONS THANKS TO THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
So far this year, more than 2.2 million people with Medicare have saved more than $1.2 billion on their prescriptions, for an average of $550 per person, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced today.
Newsroom Press ReleaseCMS PROPOSES IMPROVEMENTS TO MEDICARE
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) has proposed revisions to the Medicare Advantage program and prescription drug benefit program (Part D) that would implement new benefits under the Affordable Care Act and increase patient protections.
Newsroom Press ReleaseMEDICARE'S 2012 OPEN ENROLLMENT DRUG AND HEALTH PLAN DATA GOES LIVE SATURDAY, OCT. 1
In advance of the new, earlier annual enrollment period, people with Medicare can begin reviewing plan benefit and cost information on Saturday, October 1st, 2011.
Newsroom Press ReleaseMEDICARE PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO HELP LOW-INCOME BENEFICIARIES GET BIG SAVINGS ON PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS
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AFFORDABLE CARE ACT DELIVERS CHEAPER PRESCRIPTION DRUGS TO NEARLY 500,000 PEOPLE
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