Mrs. Hernandez is one of your clients. She has read that there is a new program that may help her manage prescription drug costs. What do you tell her about the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan?
Question 18Answer

a. Part D enrollees who choose to participate in the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan pay 25 percent of their drug costs at the point of service and the remainder during the rest of the plan year.

b. Part D enrollees can opt into the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan at the beginning of the plan year or any point during the year.

c. Opting into the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan will impact what counts toward their true out-of-pocket (TrOOP) costs.

d. Part D enrollees must opt into the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan at the beginning of the year.