Has New Jersey s PAAD program been discontinued?
NO! Please be assured that New Jersey’s PAAD program has not been discontinued. The State of New Jersey continues to offer state-funded pharmacy benefits under the PAAD program. PAAD participants eligible to enroll in Medicare Part D must do so – the federal government is the primary payer of prescription drugs for them, and PAAD pays all other costs in excess of the $6 per prescription co-payment for PAAD covered generic drugs or $7 per prescription co-payment for PAAD covered brand name drugs. All PAAD participants pay no more than the $6 or $7 per covered generic or brand name prescription, respectively. NOTE: PAAD will pay the premiums only for those basic Medicare prescription drug plans that are at or below the annual Medicare Part D benchmark premium in New Jersey. As a PAAD participant, who can help me choose a Medicare prescription drug plan? The PAAD program can assist PAAD participants and people who are applying to the program in choosing a Medicare prescription drug plan i
