PacifiCare's Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans Approved by CMS; Company to Market Prescription Solutions From PacifiCare N
2005年9月24日 - 12:29AM
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- Three Flexible Plans in Each Region Have Affordable Monthly
Premiums and No Deductibles CYPRESS, Calif., Sept. 23
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. (NYSE:PHS)
announced that its standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug
plans (PDPs) have been approved by the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) in all 50 states. Three different plans --
PacifiCare Saver Plan, PacifiCare Comprehensive Plan and PacifiCare
Select Plan -- form the heart of PacifiCare's PDP offering to
Medicare-eligible seniors, retirees and other consumers across the
United States, with coverage starting Jan. 1, 2006. PacifiCare's
prescription drug plans offer a wide range in savings and choices
of benefit options intended to meet individual needs, and each plan
has no annual deductible. The range in monthly premiums reflects
the variety of benefits offered and the variation in utilization in
each region of the country, with premiums ranging from $19.02 to
$34.88 for the Saver Plan, from $33.91 to $54.51 for the
Comprehensive Plan, and from $29.64 to $47.61 for the Select Plan.
Concurrently, PacifiCare will offer beneficiaries -- for an
additional $5 a month -- the opportunity to purchase a PacifiCare
dental and vision plan that offers discounts ranging from 20 to 70
percent on exams and procedures. In addition, each plan offers
broad access to brand-name and generic drugs and a national network
of more than 50,000 pharmacies. Customers can realize additional
savings by having their prescription drugs delivered to their homes
via mail. PacifiCare has signed contracts with CMS and will market
its standalone PDPs nationwide -- in all 34 regions established by
CMS -- under the brand name Prescription Solutions from PacifiCare.
PacifiCare is qualified for auto-enrollment in 31 of 34 PDP
regions, creating the opportunity to access up to 620,000
dual-eligible beneficiaries (i.e., beneficiaries eligible for both
Medicare and Medicaid). Through the Medicare Part D prescription
drug benefit, Medicare beneficiaries are guaranteed access to
prescription drugs. Those enrolled in traditional Medicare can sign
up for the Part D benefit as a standalone PDP or choose to enroll
in a Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO or private fee-for-service plan.
The first open enrollment period for standalone PDPs begins Nov.
15, 2005, and runs through May 15, 2006. "For the first time in
Medicare's 40-year history, seniors will have access to a
standalone prescription drug benefit, and we are excited about the
opportunity to offer Medicare beneficiaries nationwide the kind of
flexible and affordable prescription drug benefits they have been
asking for," said Howard Phanstiel, PacifiCare's chairman and chief
executive officer. "We believe that seniors will appreciate
Prescription Solutions from PacifiCare's combination of choice,
value and flexibility, and we look forward to continually
delivering innovative senior health care coverage solutions as we
have for more than 20 years." In August, PacifiCare launched
http://www.partdandme.com/, an innovative, educational Web site
designed to help seniors, caregivers and consumers learn more about
the federal government's new Part D program. Additionally, English-
and Spanish-speaking customer-service representatives are available
Monday through Friday 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. (PT) and Saturday 10 a.m. - 1
p.m. (PT) toll-free at (866) 91PARTD to answer questions and
provide more educational information. On Oct. 1, when health plans
are able to begin marketing their standalone prescription drug
plans, PacifiCare will announce specific details -- including
premiums, co-payments and formularies -- of its PDP plans in each
region. The http://www.partdandme.com/ Web site and toll-free
customer-service line will also offer a benefit comparison, a tool
to look up specific prescription drugs and a cost-estimator
function. PacifiCare Health Systems is one of the nation's largest
consumer health organizations with nearly 3.3 million health plan
members and approximately 11.3 million specialty plan members
nationwide. PacifiCare offers individuals, employers and Medicare
beneficiaries a variety of consumer-driven health care and life
insurance products. Today, PacifiCare is the nation's
second-largest senior health insurance company with more than 20
years' experience delivering affordable, quality health care
coverage to America's seniors. PacifiCare's specialty plan
operations include behavioral health and dental and vision, as well
as complete pharmacy benefit management with more than a decade of
experience specializing in the senior prescription-drug market.
More information on PacifiCare Health Systems is available at
http://www.pacificare.com/. DATASOURCE: PacifiCare Health Systems
Inc. CONTACT: Media Relations, Tyler Mason, +1-714-226-3530, , or
Investor Relations, Dan Yarbrough, +1-714-226-3540, , both of
PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. Web site: http://www.partdandme.com/
http://www.pacificare.com/
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