CVS delay filling immunos with Medicare B?

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Has anyone else run into this recently? CVS has a new (at

least new to the pharmacies I am working with) form that we have to complete

for patients to have immunos covered by Medicare B – form not a problem to

complete (date of tx, discharge date, type of transplant, etc, etc) BUT the problem I am running into is that

CVS is saying it is taking a few days to get

the Medicare B coverage approved by Medicare so they are delaying filling the

meds. Yes, I am able to get a few days supply (if the patient or

the pharmacy calls me to tell me about the delay ....) while awaiting the

Medicare okay. I then need to keep checking with the CVS to make sure all set

so the patient can get his/her month’s supply of meds .....

Anyone else running into this? If yes, any suggestions on

ways to expedite the process with Medicare so that CVS will fill the full

prescription???

Ms. Daryl Battin, MSW/LICSW

Financial Coordinator/Social Worker

Department of Transplantation

Lahey Clinic, 41 Mall Road, Burlington

MA 01805

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