CMS Regulation Would Eliminate Premiums For Some Low-Income Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Beneficiaries

CMS on Monday announced a proposed regulation that would allow Medicare drug benefit plans to offer reduced premiums to some beneficiaries who qualify for the program’s low-income subsidy, CQ HealthBeat reports. The eligible plans would be located in regions where there are fewer than five “zero-premium” plans available.

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Filed under: Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare on January 9th, 2008