Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Low-income beneficiaries have new ways to save with drug discount cards

Published in Medicine and Law Weekly, October 15th, 2004

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced new steps to make it easier for people on Medicare with limited incomes to get large savings on their drug costs, paying as little as $15, by enrolling in Medicare-approved drug discount cards plus transitional financial assistance.

"With the Medicare drug discount card, no one on Medicare with limited means should be choosing between drugs and other basic necessities like food and rent, so we're going to keep doing all we can to make sure that as many beneficiaries as possible take advantage of the savings in this program," said Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Director Mark B. McClellan, MD,...

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Source: Medicine and Law Weekly (2004-10-15)

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