All,

Thanks to all who continue to submit provide feedback and examples of ongoing issues with the new plan finder.  Please continue to provide feedback and issue you encounter to me and to CMS via the survey tool as the promised enhancements go live for 10/15 and beyond.   I recognize that your time will be short during open enrollment but only issues that are reported can be fixed. 

 

The plan finder has added the sort - lowest drug + premium cost and now shows estimated total drug + premium costs for prescription drug plans and MA plans.  So if you have any time in the next few days  – please test out the sort and total cost features so we can break it now and get a fix prior to 10/15.   

Sample for PDP:

  Sample Medicare Advantage plan:

 

Please note another enhancement which is our first clue as to how plan finders will display indication based formulary design.  Which is an option plans have beginning in 2020 to cover FDA approved drugs for only certain diagnosis/conditions and not others.  See the link for a fact sheet on indication based formulary design:   https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/indication-based-formulary-design-beginning-contract-year-cy-2020

The current examples are indeed blank, which supports the theory that this specific enhancement is not yet completed.      

 

 

 

Do not hesitate to contact me with any questions and thank you again for all the input.  

 

 

Ann Kayrish

Senior Program Manager for Medicare

National Council on Aging

251 18th Street South

Suite 500

Arlington, VA 22202

571-527-3945

 

 

 

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