The card is available to Medicare recipients who do not have prescription drug coverage through Medicaid, and it can cost up to $30 a year to sign up. Critics say seniors can get similar prices ...

WASHINGTON – A day before the first presidential debate, the government's health policy watchdog raised concerns that early mailings to seniors about the new Medicare prescription discount cards ...

Calling Medicare Rx Card Users. May 10, 2004 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. ... Curious to know how the new Medicare prescription cards, scheduled to become effective on June 1, will work for you?

Millions of seniors are being taken back to school by the government. The new Medicare drug discount card reached consumers this week, but the elderly consumers who want to take advantage of potent… ...

Beneficiaries can use the Medicare Web site or call 1-800-MEDICARE to make card-to-card comparisons of prescription drug discounts. According to HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson, the discount cards ...

The new Medicare prescription drug card program is ending its first week with befuddled seniors staying away in droves even as the government said that interest in the benefit is building ...

Phone: You can call the Medicare office at 800-MEDICARE (800-633-4227; TTY: 877-486-2048) to request a new Medicare card. You can also call this number if you’re worried someone else is using ...

Try telling that to millions of American seniors who are now faced with a daunting task: choosing from 73 different Medicare-sponsored prescription drug discount cards.For several weeks, seniors ...

Plan for $200 Medicare Rx card hits snags by RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | October 17, 2020 at 4:52 a.m.

The CMS states that the general purpose of the initiative is to assist Medicare beneficiaries in making optimal use of their Medicare-covered services and to provide beneficiaries with information ...

Medicare cards typically renew automatically each year, except in certain situations. ... If your Part D plan doesn’t renew for the next year, you can choose a new prescription drug plan.

Your Medicare card may be one of the most important items in your wallet, helpful for any time you visit a doctor or pharmacy and want to show your benefit information. See: 6 Things Social ...