How To Get Help with Part D drug costs
People who have limited income can get help with Part D drug costs – but finding the application on the Social Security web site is not easy. There used to be a link for “Extra Help” right on the home...
View ArticleChoosing a Part D Plan Is Confusing
For people who turn 65 in the last three months of the year, choosing a Part D plan is confusing. I am looking at Medicare.gov Part D plans and I must compare 2014 plan information with 2015. The post...
View ArticleWhy is Part D so complicated?
Even someone with a masters degree cannot understand Medicare Part D and how to choose the best plan. The post Why is Part D so complicated? appeared first on Medicareblog.org.
View ArticleHow Medicare Part D works
How Medicare Part D works The post How Medicare Part D works appeared first on Medicareblog.org.
View ArticlePart D mistake
When selecting a Medicare Advantage plan with Part D (drug coverage), it is important to check all of a person’s prescriptions to be sure they are covered by the plan and what the co-pay will be. I...
View ArticleHigh Drug Costs
Medicare is a good deal if you are healthy, but for the unlucky 10-15% who have serious problems, healthcare costs and drug costs can add up quickly. Frank is turning 65 in May and had planned to keep...
View ArticleEnbrel Cost with Part D
I have been talking to two people using the drug Enbrel who were shocked and disappointed to learn how expensive Enbrel will be when they get on Medicare and sign up for Part D drug coverage. ENBREL is...
View ArticleMedicare and Insulin
Novolin N and R can be bought at Walmart for $24.88 without insurance. With a Medicare Part D plan, the cost is $110. Why? The post Medicare and Insulin appeared first on Medicareblog.org.
View ArticleShe Can’t Afford Her Insulin
I got a call yesterday from a woman who takes a lot of insulin to control her diabetes. She said she went to pick up her insulin at the pharmacy and was told her cost would be $340 - which is eight...
View ArticleMedicare Part D Explained
Part D is kind of confusing, especially if you take one or more expensive brand drugs. This video explains Part D, its rules, and how a person goes into the donut hole/coverage gap. The post Medicare...
View ArticleLidocaine Patch Not Covered by Part D
Medicare seems to be cracking down on drugs that are prescribed for "off label" usage. I got an email from a client who has been using the Lidocaine Patch for years. Now she's being told her Part D...
View ArticlePart D Preferred Pharmacies
I got a call from a client complaining about how her drug costs have gone way up, even though they are generics. Her co-pays should not change during the year, so I did some research by putting her...
View ArticleWhen will I go into the donut hole?
How to use medicare.gov to figure out if and when you will go into the donut hole. The post When will I go into the donut hole? appeared first on Medicareblog.org.
View ArticleEnbrel Cost with Part D
I have been talking to two people using the drug Enbrel who were shocked and disappointed to learn how expensive Enbrel will be when they get on Medicare and sign up for Part D drug coverage. ENBREL is...
View ArticleMedicare and Insulin
Novolin N and R can be bought at Walmart for $24.88 without insurance. With a Medicare Part D plan, the cost is $110. Why? The post Medicare and Insulin appeared first on Medicareblog.org.
View ArticleShe Can’t Afford Her Insulin
I got a call yesterday from a woman who takes a lot of insulin to control her diabetes. She said she went to pick up her insulin at the pharmacy and was told her cost would be $340 - which is eight...
View ArticleLidocaine Patch Not Covered by Part D
Medicare seems to be cracking down on drugs that are prescribed for "off label" usage. I got an email from a client who has been using the Lidocaine Patch for years. Now she's being told her Part D...
View ArticlePart D Preferred Pharmacies
I got a call from a client complaining about how her drug costs have gone way up, even though they are generics. Her co-pays should not change during the year, so I did some research by putting her...
View ArticleInsulin Prices are Skyrocketing
Insulin prices are skyrocketing. I have written about clients of mine who are severe diabetics and are clobbered by the cost of their insulin. Their stories are sad and disturbing. The post Insulin...
View ArticleCould Not Afford Her Medicine. Man Kills Wife.
Florida man says he killed his sick wife because he could not afford her medicine. 86-year old William Hager told deputies his 78-year old wife was in pain and he could not afford her medicine – so he...
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