| 1 | PSOTPCLW ;BIRM/PDW-ROUTINE FOR STORE & PRINT LETTERS
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| 2 | ;;7.0;OUTPATIENT PHARMACY;**145**;DEC 1997
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| 3 | Q
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| 4 | LOADTMP ;Load letter text into ^TMP($J,"TPCLW","Px")
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| 5 | ;This builds the patient letter for TIME NEW ROMAN 12 POINT (NOT 12 PITCH)
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| 6 | K ^TMP($J,"TPCLW"),INDENT
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| 16 | S X=132 X ^%ZOSF("RM")
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| 19 | Q
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| 38 | Q
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| 45 | MMLETTER ;;
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| 46 | ;;Dear Veteran:
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| 47 | ;;
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| 48 | ;;I am pleased to tell you that you may be eligible for a new, temporary
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| 49 | ;;prescription benefit, called the VA Transitional Pharmacy Benefit. The
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| 50 | ;;goal is to reduce the costs of your medication while you are waiting to
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| 51 | ;;see a VA primary care doctor.
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| 52 | ;;
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| 53 | ;;1. AM I ELIGIBLE FOR THIS NEW BENEFIT?
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| 54 | ;;
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| 55 | ;;You are eligible for this benefit if you meet all of the following
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| 56 | ;;requirements.
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| 57 | ;;
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| 58 | ;; a. You are enrolled in the VA health care system prior to July
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| 59 | ;;25, 2003; and
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| 60 | ;; b. You have requested your first primary care appointment with
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| 61 | ;;VA prior to July 25, 2003; and
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| 62 | ;; c. You have been waiting more than 30 days for the initial
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| 63 | ;;primary care appointment as of September 22, 2003.
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| 64 | ;;
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| 65 | ;;2. WHAT IS THE NEW BENEFIT?
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| 66 | ;;
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| 67 | ;; The new benefit allows VA to fill your prescriptions written by a
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| 68 | ;;non-VA doctor, until you have your first primary care appointment with
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| 69 | ;;VA. VA will only provide your medications by mail. VA may also bill
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| 70 | ;;your health insurance, and you may have to pay a co-payment based on your
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| 71 | ;;eligibility and financial status.
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| 72 | ;;
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| 73 | ;; The medications provided by this benefit include many of the drugs
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| 74 | ;;listed on the VA National Formulary List. We have enclosed a shortened
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| 75 | ;;version of that list for your doctor's use. Under this program, VA will
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| 76 | ;;not provide controlled substances (such as narcotics), intravenous
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| 77 | ;;medications, over-the-counter medications (except insulin and
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| 78 | ;;syringes), medical supplies, and one-time medications for acute illnesses
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| 79 | ;;(such as antibiotics). Additionally, VA will not provide medications
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| 80 | ;;required to be administered only by a medical professional.
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| 81 | ;;
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| 82 | ;;3. HOW DO I START?
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| 83 | ;;
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| 84 | ;; To obtain your medications, please do the following:
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| 85 | ;;
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| 86 | ;; a. Fill out the top portion of the attached VA Form 10-0411,
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| 87 | ;;VA Transitional Pharmacy Benefit (the Patient Information part).
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| 88 | ;; b. Take the attached letter ("Dear Doctor"), the enclosed
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| 89 | ;;Transitional Pharmacy Benefit Drug Formulary Summary brochure, and VA
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| 90 | ;;Form 10-0411, VA Transitional Pharmacy Benefit, to your private doctor.
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| 91 | ;; c. Ask your doctor to:
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| 92 | ;;
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| 93 | ;; (1) Complete the Doctor Information section of VA Form 10-0411.
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| 94 | ;; (2) Attach a prescription for each medication and include your
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| 95 | ;;name and social security number; and
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| 96 | ;; (3) Mail these documents to the following address using the
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| 97 | ;;enclosed envelope.
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| 98 | ;;
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| 99 | ;;*****
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| 100 | ;;
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| 101 | ;;4. HOW WILL I GET MY MEDICATIONS?
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| 102 | ;;
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| 103 | ;; Prescriptions from your non-VA doctor must be mailed in the
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| 104 | ;;enclosed envelope to the address shown above. Our goal is to mail your
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| 105 | ;;medications to you within 7 to 10 days after receiving your
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| 106 | ;;prescription. If you have questions or concerns about your mailed
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| 107 | ;;medications, you may contact
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| 108 | ;;*****
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| 109 | ;;VA will provide sufficient medication to meet your needs until your first
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| 110 | ;;primary care appointment. Please make sure your doctor mails the
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| 111 | ;;enclosed form and prescriptions. VA is not able to process these
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| 112 | ;;prescriptions by fax, phone, or email. If your doctor does not provide
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| 113 | ;;all the requested information, VA cannot send your medication.
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| 114 | ;;
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| 115 | ;;5. WHERE CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION?
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| 116 | ;;
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| 117 | ;; More information about this benefit can be found on the VA's
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| 118 | ;;Internet Web site, at http://www.va.gov/elig/tpb.htm. If you still have
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| 119 | ;;questions, please call 1-877-222-8387.
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| 120 | ;;
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| 121 | ;;6. PLEASE KEEP YOUR FIRST PRIMARY CARE APPOINTMENT!
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| 122 | ;;
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| 123 | ;; Once VA has scheduled your first primary care appointment, please
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| 124 | ;;remember that it is very important to keep that appointment. If you must
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| 125 | ;;cancel your appointment, please advise the appointment clerk that you are
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| 126 | ;;a VA Transitional Pharmacy Benefits patient and explain why you are
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| 127 | ;;canceling. VA understands that there are occasions when you must cancel
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| 128 | ;;your appointment. However, if you cancel your appointment simply for
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| 129 | ;;your own convenience, or if you fail to show up for your scheduled
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| 130 | ;;appointment without an acceptable reason, you may no longer be eligible
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| 131 | ;;for this benefit.
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| 132 | ;;
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| 133 | ;; During your first primary care appointment, your VA doctor will
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| 134 | ;;review all treatments, including all your medications, and make changes
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| 135 | ;;as appropriate and give you refills.
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| 136 | ;;
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| 137 | ;; VA is committed to serving you by providing this benefit to
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| 138 | ;;reduce your medication costs while you wait for your first primary care
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| 139 | ;;appointment. Thank you for your patience. We hope to see you soon.
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| 140 | ;;*****
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