Medicare Part D coverage is complex, particularly when a prescription drug claim crosses multiple phases of the benefit. These "straddle claims" make it particularly challenging to determine what a beneficiary owes, but it is important to be … [Read more...] about Part Covered, Part Not: "Straddle Claims" in Medicare Part D
Medicare Part D / Prescription Drugs
ADAPs to Offer Free Hepatitis C Drugs
Patients enrolled in AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) with chronic hepatitis C will now have free access to a new combination drug therapy. Schering-Plough Corporation announced in late February that it will provide a new combination … [Read more...] about ADAPs to Offer Free Hepatitis C Drugs
MS Drug, Tysabri, Suspended
On February 28, 2005 the manufacturers of Tysabri, Biogen Idec and Elan Corporation, announced the voluntary suspension of the Multiple Sclerosis drug from the market and from all clinical trials. According to the companies’ press … [Read more...] about MS Drug, Tysabri, Suspended