MEDICARE D: SOME FORMER “DUALS” TO GET AUTOMATIC LIS

All those with Medicare who were active in MassHealth (either full dual or partial dual/Medicare Savings Program) for at least one month between May 2005 and June 2006 automatically get the Medicare Part D Low Income Subsidy (LIS) for all of calendar year 2006.

All those with Medicare who are active in MassHealth (either full dual or partial dual/Medicare Savings Programs) for at least one month starting July 2006 will automatically get the LIS for the rest of 2006 AND also for all of 2007.

-Adapted from e-mail: “Re: Medicare D”, from Pragya Rizal, Partners Community Benefits, Health Access, October 26, 2006

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