CMS has updated the Part D performance standards for 2007 to require drug plans to operate a toll-free pharmacy technical help call center that is open for the entire period during which network pharmacies in their service areas are open. Thus, if a network includes pharmacies open 24 hours, the plan's technical help desk must also be open round-the-clock.
Help desks must match business hours
CMS has updated the Part D performance standards for 2007 to require drug plans to operate a toll-free pharmacy technical help call center that is open for the entire period during which network pharmacies in their service areas are open. Thus, if a network includes pharmacies open 24 hours, the plan's technical help desk must also be open round-the-clock.
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