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6 Easy Things
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1. Let patients know Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage is available and that they should look into if it’s right for them. |
| 2. Encourage anyone who thinks they might be eligible to apply for the “Extra Help” limited income subsidy. |
| 3. Advise patients who receive a “Creditable Coverage” letter from a current insurer saying that their current prescription drug coverage is as good or better than Medicare Part D to keep that letter so that they will be exempt from penalties if they ever need to switch to Medicare drug coverage. |
| 4. Let Vermont pharmacy beneficiaries who are also Medicare eligible know that they have been automatically enrolled in a Part D plan and that V-Pharm will act as a wrap-around to protect their benefits. |
| 5. Recommend that patients get a list of all their current medications from a pharmacy and check to make sure whatever plan they consider enrolling in covers those medications (those who have been automatically enrolled in a plan should do this as well). |
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Point patients
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