Health Professionals

April 12, 2006 - Information on Part D Transition Coverage - Special Edition of Medicare Matters Newsletter [Adobe Acrobat PDF]

March 22, 2006 - Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage ~ Extra Help Available to Beneficiaries with Limited Incomes and Resources [More Information]

January 17, 2006 - CMS Announces Special CMS Open Door Forum on Tribal Consultation Policy on January 25, 2006 [More Information at nihb.org]

July 29, 2005 - CMS Announces Nursing Home Payments to Increase in 2006 [More Information]

June 29, 2005 - Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan Contracts Update [More Information]

Special Open Door Forum: Indian Health and Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage June 27, 2005 2:00 – 4:00 PM (ET) [More Information]

May 27, 2005 - Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan Contracts Coming ~ The Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans are in the process of sending contracts to IHS, Tribal and Urban (I/T/U) pharmacies. [More Information]

May 3, 2005 - Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan Contracts are currently being mailed to IHS, Tribal, and Urban pharmacies and health care programs. These contracts are extremely important and require legal review. A letter from Dr. Charles Grim will be mailed to Tribal Leaders and Chief Pharmacists on May 4. [More Information]

Enrollment for Medicare Drug Discount Card and Temporary Assistance Program
Many people in Indian Country have received training about the Medicare
Drug Discount Card and Temporary Assistance program. To obtain the
benefits of this program, you must enroll low income Medicare
beneficiaries as soon as possible. This assistance is on a sliding scale
and will be reduced quarterly. Please enroll your eligible
beneficiaries as soon as possible.

For more information, you may contact: http://www.ihs.gov/MedicalPrograms/PharmacyIssues/.

 

Contracting Guide for Tribal and Urban Indian Pharmacies (Adobe Acrobat PDF)

Information on Upcoming Trainings on Medicare Drug Discount Program (HTML)

Medicare Replacement Drug Demonstration Pamphlet - issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the Drug Replacement Program. (Adobe Acrobat PDF)