SOME PRESCRIPTION ADVANTAGE MEMBERS TERMINATED APRIL 30TH

Prescription Advantage requires eligible members to apply for Extra Help through Social Security. In September 2006, Prescription Advantage identified 4,429 members that could be eligible for Extra Help. An outreach campaign was conducted to call these members and explain the requirement. Members that could not be reached by phone were sent a letter.

In early April a second letter was sent to remind members that they will lose their Prescription Advantage benefits on April 30, 2007 if they fail to provide Prescription Advantage with a copy of a confirmation receipt and/or determination letter from Social Security or attest to having assets over the limit. In mid-March, 617 members had not responded to Prescription Advantage's request for information. Their Prescription Advantage membership was terminated as of April 30, 2007. Members who were terminated but wish to re-enroll should contact Prescription Advantage directly, or call their local SHINE office.

Click here for a list of SHINE offices by town: www.compartners.org/pdf/news/11-21-05_shine_contacts_town.pdf

--From: http://www.compartners.org/node/722, created May 15, 2007 and Prescription Advantage Bulletin, April 30, 2007 retrieved from: www.compartners.org/pdf/news/5-9-07_lis_term.pdf.

 

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