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Names omited for confidentiality ...time to mass email these sites with your concerns if you live in CA ..

 

Date: Mar 2, 2006 11:57 AM
Subject: Re: Problems with Medicare Part D / California ADAP


Regarding the message I posted yesterday containing the article from The
Body's newsletter: I posted to all three email addresses listed.

One of the recipients forwarded my message to several other people at the
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMA) just over an hour after I
sent it.  I'm amazed by this .. because it was just after 9:30 p.m.

I received a message from Elizabeth R. Kegler at CMA this morning,
requesting my phone number for contact by the Regional CMA office in San
Francisco.  Minutes after I sent my full contact information, she replied
that she had forwarded the information to San Francisco.

At least I'm stirring up some interest.

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Today's email message from TheBody had the following:

Having Trouble With Medicare Part D?

Since the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit took effect on January
1, there have been an overwhelming number of reported problems with the
benefit. These problems have been prominently covered by many media sources,
and news of the difficulties beneficiaries are having has also reached
Congress. According to these reports, a high concentration of dual eligible
beneficiaries -- those receiving both Medicare and Medicaid benefits -- are
among those experiencing problems with the new prescription drug benefit.
Most of the people living with HIV who are receiving drugs through Part D --
approximately 60,000 people -- are dual eligibles.

If you or your clients have had trouble filling a prescription(s) under the
new Medicare Part D drug program, let the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) know so that the agency is aware of the problem and can work
to fix it.

Send an e-mail describing your problem to: lorraine.zicha@...,
Ekegler@... and hivma@....

Suggested information to include in the e-mail (just include what you can):

. A description of what happened
. The names your medication(s), especially if it is an HIV drug
. Pharmacy name and general location (city and state, at a minimum)
. Name of your prescription drug plan
. What you think caused the problem
. Any additional information you wish to provide
. You do NOT Need to Include Any Personal Information

The HIV Medicare and Medicaid Working Group -- of which AIDS Action is a
member -- will be sharing Medicare Part D stories with Administration
officials, Congressional staff, and the media. We will remove all personal
information before sharing stories. If you prefer to have your e-mail sent
anonymously to CMS, e-mail hivma@... directly, and the HIV
Medicine Association staff will remove personal identifying information and
forward the information to CMS.

TAKE AIDS ACTION!
If you or your clients have had trouble filling a prescription(s) under the
new Medicare drug program, let the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) know so that the agency is aware of the problem and can work
to fix it.

Our thanks to AIDS Action Council, which provided this article to The Body.

From: http://www.thebody.com/aac/medicare_d.html

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Needless to say, I've posted a narrative regarding my troubles to the three
above email addresses.

I'm so beyond personal information.  I posted contact information .. I'm
more than happy to talk!