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Many employers are adopting consumer driven health plans. Did you know that some of these plans don’t count as credible coverage for Medicare Part D? If you have a member of your workforce who’s working beyond retirement age and enrolls in a plan that doesn’t meet Medicare’s prescriptions guidelines, they could pay a higher rate for their Medicare plans for the rest of their lives.