Medicare Discount Card Launch Will Include Standardized Enrollment Form
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
CMS will make enrollment forms available on its website and through partners. New guidance is also issued to allow state pharmacy assistance programs to enroll seniors automatically to receive $600 “transitional” assistance under drug plan.
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