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Overview

MMA Resources for Pharmacy

Created for pharmacists by pharmacists, this web site provides useful and timely information for pharmacists about Medicare drug coverage. Here you will find many resources to help you learn about Medicare prescription drug coverage, including answers to frequently asked questions, links to regulations and guidance, and information especially for special-practice pharmacies. Click on a link to the left to learn more about Medicare drug coverage topics of special interest to pharmacies. You'll also find additional resources below about other Medicare prescription drug coverage topics, as well as other Medicare programs.

This section also contains information about Medicare's Limited Income Newly Eligible Transition (NET) Program, which provides temporary Part D prescription drug coverage for low income Medicare beneficiaries not already in a Medicare drug plan including: 

  1. Full Benefit Dual Eligible and SSI-Only beneficiaries on a retroactive basis, up to 36 months in the past; and
  2. Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) Eligible beneficiaries at the pharmacy counter and up to 30 days in the past.

The third link within the "Related Links Inside CMS" section below provides more information about Medicare's LI NET Program.

Downloads
Pharmacy Contracting Contact List [ZIP, 183 KB]

Related Links Inside CMS
Prescription Drug Plan Contracting

Prescription Drug Coverage: General Information

Limited Income NET Program

Limited Income and Resources

Handling Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan Complaints [PDF, 47KB]

Standardized Part D Pharmacy Notice [Zip, 7KB]

Plan Sponsor Notices and Other Documents

Medicare Fee-for-Service Resources for Pharmacy

Pharmacy Open Door Forum

Related Links Outside CMSExternal Linking Policy

Pharmacy Quality Alliance

Enhanced E1 Tip Sheet [PDF, 58 KB]

RelayHealth TrOOP Facilitator

HRSA: Part D Information for 340B Providers

The United States Pharmacopeia (USP)

 

 

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