Definition
Private Prescription Drug Plans that are approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to offer prescription drug coverage for Medicare beneficiaries and accept applications for enrollment. Beneficiaries may also select a plan using the online enrollment application available on the CMS website. The application provides a tool for comparing different plans which vary in costs and specific drugs covered.
URL Name
NS-8000-5000-660
Third Level Code
NS-8000
Taxonomy Code
NS-8000.5000-660
Parent Code
NS-8000.5000
Family Code
N
Second Level Code
NS
Fifth Level Code
NS-8000-5000-660
Fourth Level Code
NS-8000-5000
Use References
Medicare Part D Enrollment, Medicare Prescription Coverage, Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage
Publication Status
Draft