tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2006 Issue 6

PART D: Poll Measures Significant Rx Coverage Denials

Confusion is no longer the biggest problem with Part D.Millions of seniors who are still struggling to understand their Medicare drug coverage now have hard numbers to defend their frustration. Most adults who participated in a recent Ipsos Public Affairs poll find the Medicare prescription drug plan difficult to understand--and many are experiencing claim denials.Of the 1,000 adults who participated in the survey, 52 percent consider the drug plan somewhat hard or very hard to understand, whereas only 16 percent find it somewhat easy or very easy to understand. "Most [enrollees] are vulnerable and frail,"...

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