Payer Landscape
Acronyms
Resources
Medicare
100

A percentage of healthcare service or prescription benefit that the patient is responsible for paying

What is coinsurance?

100

A group of healthcare industry companies and professionals working together to provide healthcare at affordable rates & at the same time control the costs of these services

What is an MCO or Managed Care Organization?

100

A nonprofit charitable organization that helps patients with financial need receive their prescribed Lilly medications at no cost

What is Lilly Cares?

100

This acronym refers to assistance provided for people with limited income on Medicare to pay for out of pocket costs for prescription drugs

What is LIS or Low Income Subsidy?

200

This mechanism refers to when insurance companies require the use of a particular medication first before approving another

What is a Step Edit?

200

A digital record of a patients chart or medical history

What is an EMR or Electronic Medical Record OR What is an EHR or Electronic Health Record?

200

Use this tool on your iPad to show up-to-date HCP specific payer landscape information based on their patient population

What is the IVA Formulary?

200

This sweet treat used to describe the percentage Medicare patients pay until total drug costs reach catastrophic coverage

What is the donut hole or coverage gap?

300

A health plan cost-control process by which HCPs must obtain advance approval before a specific service or medication will qualify for payment coverage

What is a Prior Authorization?

300

A 3rd party managing prescription drug benefits on behalf of health plans

What is a PBM or Pharmacy Benefit Manager?

300

This tool can be used to create specific payer leave behinds for your HCPS

What is One Connect formulary?

300

You qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid 

What is Dual Eligible?

400

This is a level of cost for your medication

What is a tier?

400

A list of medications that are available without a prior authorization

What is a PDL or Preferred Drug List?

400

Used to reduce or eliminate out of pocket prescription costs for a patient, often used in lieu of samples when initiating a patient on new therapy 

What is a voucher?

400

Federally funded drug coverage for elderly and some disabled 

What is Medicare Part D?

500

A drug list established by Payer or Pharmacy Benefit Manager

What is a formulary?

500

A federal law that protects patient sensitive information from being shared without their consent

What is HIPAA or Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

500

This resource can help office staff assist their Medicare eligible patients find extra help when paying for their medications 

What is Checklist: Eligibility for Medication Assistance Programs (PP-LD-US-2222)?

500

You could use this resource when an HCP says they don’t prescribe your medication for their elderly patients because it’s too expensive 

What is the Medicare Part D Coverage Gap Discount Program (PP-MH-US-0506)?