You will learn:
1) What's a "doughnut hole" in coverage?
2) How can plans limit the drugs they will cover?
3) What's the physician's obligation if a plan doesn't cover a drug that the physician has prescribed?
4) How does the new benefit affect those eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid, a/k/a dual-eligibles?
5) How will the drug benefit work for residents of long-term care facilities?
6) Can a long-term care facility choose a Part D plan and/or pharmacy for its residents?
7) How does Part D interact with Part A and Part B drugs?
8) If my Medicare-eligible client/mother/relative now has her drugs covered by her former employer, under a retiree benefit, what happens on 1/1/06?
9) How should hospitals, physicians, and other health care providers respond when patients ask in which Part D plan they should enroll?
10) How and when do patients sign up for the drug benefit?