tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2007 Issue 36

PATIENT EDUCATION: Lead The Way To Part D Subsidies

Make your mantra 'When in doubt, fill it out'If some of your customers are among the millions who could benefit from Part D paired with a Low Income Subsidy (LIS), take note: Finding--and qualifying for--the assistance may not be as difficult as you think.Ka-ching: The LIS can be very valuable for Part D enrollees: The average annual value of the benefit to a person with Medicare who qualifies for the LIS is $3,700, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Social Security Administration.That means beneficiaries have fewer woes paying out-of-pocket costs; they're...

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