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In the [[United States of America]], [[Medicare Part D]] is a "stand-alone drug plan offered by insurers and other private companies to beneficiaries that receive their Medicare Part A and/or B benefits through the Original Medicare Plan. | In the [[United States of America]], [[Medicare Part D]] is a "stand-alone drug plan offered by insurers and other private companies to beneficiaries that receive their Medicare Part A and/or B benefits through the Original Medicare Plan.<ref name="MedicarePartD">{{MeSH}}</ref> | ||
==Who is eligible for coverage== | ==Who is eligible for coverage== | ||
Anyone with [[Medicare]] Part A or [[Medicare]] Part B is eligible for Part D. | Anyone with [[Medicare]] Part A or [[Medicare]] Part B is eligible for Part D. | ||
==Components== | |||
Medicare Part D "includes Medicare Private [[Fee-for-service plan|Fee-for-Service Plans]] that do not offer prescription drug coverage and Medicare Cost Plans offering Medicare prescription drug coverage."<ref name="MedicarePartD">{{MeSH}}</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 10:00, 12 July 2008
In the United States of America, Medicare Part D is a "stand-alone drug plan offered by insurers and other private companies to beneficiaries that receive their Medicare Part A and/or B benefits through the Original Medicare Plan.[1]
Who is eligible for coverage
Anyone with Medicare Part A or Medicare Part B is eligible for Part D.
Components
Medicare Part D "includes Medicare Private Fee-for-Service Plans that do not offer prescription drug coverage and Medicare Cost Plans offering Medicare prescription drug coverage."[1]
History
Medicare Part D was enacted as the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003."[1] Coverage provided by the plan began January 1, 2006.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Anonymous (2024), Medicare Part D (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.