{"id":1922,"date":"2016-03-18T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/2016\/03\/18\/medicare-part-d-opt-inopt-out-deadline-extended-to-february-2017\/"},"modified":"2017-08-07T15:35:31","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T19:35:31","slug":"medicare-part-d-opt-inopt-out-deadline-extended-to-february-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/medicare-part-d-opt-inopt-out-deadline-extended-to-february-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Medicare Part D: Opt-In\/Opt-Out Deadline Extended to February 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Healthcare providers can breathe a little easier, as the federal government has once again delayed until February 2017 the requirements that all providers who prescribe under Medicare Part D either &#8220;opt in&#8221; or &#8220;opt out&#8221; of Medicare. The &#8220;opt in\/opt out&#8221; requirement has been in effect for other Medicare services since July 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Endodontists were not impacted by the July 2015 deadline because they rarely provide services covered under Medicare Parts A and B; however, the February 2017 deadline will have an impact because endodontists do prescribe to Medicare recipients. If a provider does not &#8220;opt in&#8221; or &#8220;opt out, pharmacists will not be reimbursed by Medicare for the cost of prescriptions, and the prescribing provider will be responsible for reimbursing the pharmacist.<\/p>\n<p>The ADA continues to work hard for repeal of the Medicare Part D requirement. However, unless t<a id=\"_GoBack\" name=\"_GoBack\"><\/a>hat happens, providers will have no choice but to comply with the mandate or face covering the costs of Medicare Part D prescriptions<\/p>\n<p>AAE members who have attempted to register report that the process is very confusing and time consuming. This has been a universal problem across dentistry, and healthcare in general, and unfortunately, there is no short cut. The ADA has produced<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ada.org\/en\/member-center\/member-benefits\/legal-resources\/publications-and-articles\/reimbursement\/medicare-enrollment-decision-tool-introduction-medicare-enrollment\/medicare-enrollment-faq\" title=\"excellent resources\" target=\"_blank\">excellent resources<\/a> to help navigate the system.<\/p>\n<p>The AAE will keep members apprised of any new developments.<\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<p>Healthcare providers can breathe a little easier, as the federal government has once again delayed until February 2017 the requirements that all providers who prescribe under Medicare Part D either &#8220;opt in&#8221; or &#8220;opt out&#8221; of Medicare. 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