Some Part D beneficiaries will get more time to pick drug plans
Case Management Weekly, January 3, 2007
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Over a quarter million Medicare beneficiaries who did not receive information this fall from their health plans about their 2007 drug benefit will have an additional 45 days to decide whether they want to choose a different plan, according to CMS.
Several health plans, including Minneapolis-based UnitedHealth, did not notify beneficiaries by the October 31 deadline set by CMS of what prescription drug benefits they would have in 2007, said agency acting deputy administrator Herb Kuhn in a briefing to reporters.
As a result, these beneficiaries will have until February 15, 2007, to enroll in another plan if they wish, Kuhn said. Beneficiaries will receive notices with this information during the first week of January, he added.
Source:Bureau of National Affairs
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