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Update on Part D Payment Responsibility for Drugs for Beneficiaries Enrolled in Medicare
Hospice

Guidance for: This memorandum provides a summary of some recent analysis of Part D claims data for beneficiaries enrolled in hospice with stakeholders and are also taking this opportunity to reinforce guidance relative to Part D payments for drugs for beneficiaries enrolled in the Medicare hospice benefit.

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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: November 15, 2016

DISCLAIMER: The contents of this database lack the force and effect of law, except as authorized by law (including Medicare Advantage Rate Announcements and Advance Notices) or as specifically incorporated into a contract. The Department may not cite, use, or rely on any guidance that is not posted on the guidance repository, except to establish historical facts.