Medicare Part D Prescription Plans

Medicare offers prescription drug coverage to everyone with Medicare. If you decide not to join a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan when you're first eligible, and you don't have other creditable prescription drug coverage, or you don't get Extra Help, you'll likely pay a late enrollment penalty. To get Medicare drug coverage, you must join a plan run by an insurance company or other private company approved by Medicare. Each plan can vary in cost and drugs covered.

Drug coverage is only available during open enrollment Oct. 15th thru Dec. 7th each year. (aka AEP)

What drug plans cover

Each Medicare Prescription Drug Plan has its own list of covered drugs (called a formulary). Many Medicare drug plans place drugs into different "tiers" on their formularies. Drugs in each tier have a different cost.

A drug in a lower tier will generally cost you less than a drug in a higher tier. In some cases, if your drug is on a higher tier and your prescriber thinks you need that drug instead of a similar drug on a lower tier, you or your prescriber can ask your plan for an exception to get a lower copayment.

PART "D" - Prescription Drug Plans (PDP)

• Annual Deductible for 2023 is $505.00 for Most Plans – Several Plans offer a Zero Deductible, but the premiums are higher, but also the cost of drugs “MAY” be lower overall.
• There are several plans that offer the “Insulin Savings Program” where your Insulin is limited to only a $35.00 maximum charge per Insulin Drug per month
• Initial Coverage Limit or Threshold = $4,660 (Now you are in the Donut Hole or Coverage Gap) – You are now responsible for 25% of the retail cost of your drugs until you have spent $7,400
• Out of Pocket Threshold = $7,400. Once this is reached, you pay the greater of 5% of the retail drug cost or $4.15* copay for a Generic Drug or $10.35* for a Brand Name Drug.

There are 25 Available Drug Plans in South Florida for 2023 and they vary in premium from approx. $8.40 per month to $170.10 per month.

*Subject to change

IMPORTANT: DO NOT PICK A PLAN THAT HAS LESS THAN A 3 STAR RATING OR IS LISTED AS “TOO NEW TO BE MEASURED” AS IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED.