What’s the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan?

The Medicare Prescription Payment Plan is a new payment option in the prescription drug law that works with your current drug coverage to help you manage your out-of-pocket costs for drugs covered by your plan by spreading them across the calendar year (January–December).

Starting in 2025, anyone with a Medicare drug plan or Medicare health plan with drug coverage (like a Medicare Advantage Plan with drug coverage) can use this payment option.

All plans offer this payment option, and participation is voluntary.

This payment option might help you manage your monthly expenses, but it doesn’t save you money or lower your drug costs.

Questions: Before signing up, please contact the Hartsville pharmacy staff at 843-339-5530 to speak with someone directly.

CareSouth Carolina postpones Spring Fling, Ribbon Cutting in McColl

CareSouth Carolina postpones Spring Fling, Ribbon Cutting in McColl

In an abundance of caution for the community, CareSouth Carolina has announced the postponement of the Spring Fling, Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening at the McColl Health & Wellness Center, originally scheduled for Saturday, March 28.

The event, which will celebrate the opening of CareSouth Carolina’s state-of-the-art McColl Health & Wellness Center, will be rescheduled at a later date.

“We felt it was in the best interest of our communities and all involved to postpone the event at this time,” Chief of Community Health Joe Bittle said. “CareSouth Carolina is regularly monitoring the COVID-19 situation and have introduced several initiatives moving forward to provide the safest experience for our patients who visit our facilities.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended that large events and mass gatherings of 50 or more people be postponed for the next eight weeks as a way to prevent and slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

CareSouth Carolina has been in regular contact with the CDC, as well as SC-DHEC, to ensure the best practices are in place for patient care, safety and staff education. The organization has formed a COVID-19 Strategic Team and has posted signs within its facilities to assist in identifying those who may be affected.

“CareSouth Carolina will continue to provide excellent care to its patients at this time,” Bittle said. “The COVID-19 Strategic Team is insuring that CareSouth Carolina is following all of SC-DHEC and the CDC’s guidelines.”

CareSouth Carolina is a private, non-profit community health center delivering patient-centered health and life services in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina. CareSouth Carolina operates centers in Bennettsville, Bishopville, Cheraw, Chesterfield, Dillon, Hartsville, Lake View, Latta, McColl and Society Hill.

Services provided by CareSouth Carolina include family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, women services, OB/GYN, HIV/AIDS primary care, dental, chiropractic services, pharmacy, geriatrics, social services, clinical counseling, laboratory, 4D ultrasound, X-Ray, migrant services and veterans choice provider.

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