SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- FOX Insurance Company (FOX) of Scottsdale, Arizona, announced today that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved FOX to administer Medicare Part D stand-alone prescription drug plan benefits in Arizona, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming.
The FOX Rx Care benefit plan will be available to Medicare beneficiaries for the benefit year that begins January 1, 2006. The enrollment period begins November 15, 2005.
"We are honored to receive the prescription drug plan contract from the government. We look forward to providing Medicare eligible citizens with an outstanding prescription drug plan option that helps transform Medicare benefits as we know them today," said Dr. Susan J. Fox, Chairman of the Board and President of FOX.
"At FOX, we understand how important prescription benefits are to the Medicare-eligible population. We are reaching out to this population with a broad assortment of covered drugs and the gold standard for customer service. Medicare beneficiaries can feel confident in the coverage provided by the FOX Rx Care program because we take their care personally," added Dr. Fox.
FOX is a premier health benefits management company headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona since 1987. Founded by Dr. Susan Fox, FOX has worked with over 27 states and with CMS at the federal level to assist in both health benefits administration and administrative simplification.
"Healthcare management organizations must deliver solutions that enhance the quality, improve the efficiency, and reduce the administrative costs of healthcare delivery and payment. Our experience working on healthcare issues at the local, state, and federal level enables us to develop strategic solutions ideally suited to Medicare beneficiaries," Dr. Fox said.
Currently FOX is administering the implementation of a uniform National Provider Identifier for all healthcare providers nationwide under a multi year contract with CMS. When implemented in 2007, the National Provider Identifier will establish uniformity for all health benefit plans and improve claims administration and health information.
FOX Insurance is licensed and domiciled in Arizona, and provides FOX Rx Care for Medicare beneficiaries in Arizona, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming with an expansive base of participating pharmacies nationwide.
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