I am in a Medicare managed care plan. Can I get a Medicare-approved drug discount card?
Yes. If you are enrolled in a Medicare managed care plan, and your plan offers a drug discount card to you as a plan member, you can choose to join ONLY this discount card. In addition, if you qualify for the $600 credit to help pay for your prescription drugs, you will receive this credit through your Medicare managed care plan. If you choose not to join the discount card offered by your Medicare managed care plan, you can’t choose another Medicare-approved drug discount card. If your Medicare managed care plan doesn’t offer a Medicare-approved drug discount card, or offers a discount card that is open to non-members, you can choose any discount card offered in your state. Please visit the Prescription Drug and Other Assistance Programs section of www.medicare.
Yes. Your Medicare managed care plan may offer a prescription drug discount card. If so, you will get your discount card through your plan. In addition, if you qualify for the $600 credit to help pay for your prescription drugs, you will receive this credit through your Medicare managed care plan. If your Medicare managed care plan doesn’t offer a drug discount card, you can choose any Medicare-approved drug discount card offered in your area. Question: My income is very limited. It will be hard for me to pay the premiums and deductible under the new Medicare prescription drug benefit. Is there any extra help for me? Answers: Extra help will be available for people with low incomes and limited assets. Most significantly, people with Medicare in the greatest need, who have incomes below a certain limit, won’t have to pay the premiums or deductible for prescription drugs. These income limits will be set in 2005. If you qualify, you will only pay a small co-payment for each prescription y
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