2 pages "Our comments relate solely to the proposal that Part D sponsors should require their network retail and mail pharmacies to obtain patient consent to deliver new or refill prescriptions prior to each delivery.... An alternative approach that strengthens protections for both Medicare beneficiaries and the Part D program would be to develop balanced, workable guidelines that require affirmative written or electronic consent when patients opt in to an automatic refill program and the opportunity for beneficiaries to opt out of an automatic refill program entirely or for any particular medication."  MORE >>