tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610173961527980777.post5774514399280139874..comments2023-10-14T03:27:30.089-04:00Comments on TheCynicalPharmacist: Ah, Doctors. PharmaCYNIChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01445600000016751449noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4610173961527980777.post-45742061304125901102014-01-24T00:07:58.838-05:002014-01-24T00:07:58.838-05:00If you want to be "helpful" to the presc...If you want to be "helpful" to the prescriber, send back a lovely note telling them to stop sending out-of-date info to their patients. CMS updated guidance on discount cards back in August, see current reference in the Prescription Drug Benefit Manual at http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Prescription-Drug-Coverage/PrescriptionDrugCovContra/Downloads/Chapter14.pdf<br /><br />CMS even so kindly explicitly pointed out in the revision that a) discount cards are less useful these days with the gradual closing of the coverage gap post-ACA and b) it is the patient's responsibility to notify their Part D plan of purchases made using discount cards so that drug spend and TrOOP can be updated as needed. TLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150255221570369274noreply@blogger.com