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Article: Learning the rules; Docs, others prepare for drug card questions.(The Week In Healthcare)(Medicare prescription-drug discount cards)
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- Modern Healthcare
- Article date:
- April 26, 2004
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Byline: Jeff Tieman
When the new Medicare prescription-drug discount cards become effective June 1, healthcare providers-and physicians in particular-are likely to face a barrage of questions from seniors.
The CMS expects some 7.3 million seniors to enroll in the drug discount-card program and is working on an education effort so providers and patients alike know how the cards work, who provides them and what benefits they can bring. Since seniors most often meet face to face with caregivers in a doctor's office, that's where many of the questions and concerns are likely to crop up.
"We just need to keep saying it over and over and reminding ...