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HEALTH--PHARMACARE 1-800 LINE OPEN THIS WEEKEND
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The Department of Health announced today the 1-800
Pharmacare telephone number will be operating this weekend,
Saturday and Sunday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Seniors calling after hours during the week and on the
weekend can leave their name and number on the answering
machine. Their calls will be returned as soon as possible.
"The 1-800 telephone number will be open all weekend to
respond to seniors questions about Pharmacare," said Eleanor
Hubbard, director of pharmaceutical services, Department of
Health. "We are making every effort to answer all
information requests as soon as we can."
The new seniors' Pharmacare program was introduced this past
April. Pharmacare has been operating under the new program
since April 1. Under the new program, seniors are asked to
pay a $215 insurance premium and a 20 per cent co-payment of
their prescription costs to a maximum of $200 per year.
Under the old program, the maximum co-payment was $400.
Seniors who paid more than $200 in co-payments this year
have been reimbursed accordingly.
The deadline to join Pharmacare is Nov. 1. There is some
flexibility in the deadline to allow seniors time to
respond. A seniors' Pharmacare coverage will not be
cancelled unless they are contacted. All seniors are
encouraged to respond as soon as possible.
The toll-free telephone number for Pharmacare is
1-800-563-8880.
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Contact: Sue McKeage 902-424-3581
trp Oct. 26, 1995