Medicare Part D Payment for Drugs for Beneficiaries Enrolled in Hospice

On May 1, 2014, Medicare implemented a new policy to ensure that beneficiaries receiving hospice benefits receive all drugs or biologicals needed to manage the terminal condition through the hospice, not Medicare Part D. The policy requires that hospice organizations communicate with Medicare Part D plans to prevent duplicate payments. In advance of implementing the new policy, Medicare released this guidance memo to Part D sponsors and hospice organizations . . .