Omnicare and the Medicare Modernization Act


Medicare Modernization Act	Thursday, March 11, 2010

Important Dates

September 2008 — Loss of Deemed Status Letter mailed to those who will no longer qualify for extra help for Medicare Part D on 1/1/09.

Oct. 2008 — Annual Notice of Change (ANOC) will be mailed to plan enrollees outlining benefits and any changes.

Auto assignment of dual eligibles who are in a plan that will not have a zero premium or premium within $1 of the low income premium subsidy for 2009

Late Oct. - Nov. 2008 — Notification to duals or responsible party of plan re-assignment

Nov. 15, 2008 — Open enrollment begins for 2009 (Standard Benefit)

Dec. 31, 2008 — Open enrollment ends for 2009

As the nation's leading provider of pharmacy services to the elderly, Omnicare is committed to providing our customers and the residents we both serve with the latest information about MMA/Medicare Part D. If you have any questions about this information, please contact your local Omnicare pharmacy.

Recent Updates

The latest MMA information is available on our News & Updates page.

Additional information regarding the Special Enrollment Period and assistance with enrollment has been added to our Enrollment page.

Our PDP Regions page now provides a link to the PDP and MA-PD Plans by State section of the Medicare web site, where you can find a list of all plans available in a given area and information on each plan.

More details have been added to our Low Income Subsidy (LIS) page.

A new Fact Sheet, Questions to Ask in Evaluating Part D Plans for LTC Facility Residents, has been added to our Fact Sheets page.