Medicare Part D

Anyone here have it?

How has your experience been with the prescription coverages/costs?

Alison

On Jul 21, 7:11 pm, Gelly <Gell...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Anyone here have it?
>
> How has your experience been with the prescription coverages/costs?
>
> Alison

From what I've been reading, it's a cruel nightmare.

That's what my mother has. Don't get it.

penguin

Medicare Part D comes with my HMO (Kaiser). It helps, but one has to keep
the annual HMO drug cost under about $2500. Above that there is a range of
non-coverage. Above that range, coverage kicks in again. They call it "the
doghnut hole."

For many scheezer meds, the $2500 will only cover 6 to 9 months of meds.

Some meds can be purchased at a deep discount from Canada.

Although Part D is flawed, the alternative may be buying all meds
out-of-pocket. In that case, it is better than nothing.

Medicaid programs might be better for a low income situation.

If no insurnce is available, Janssen had, and may still have, a program for
providing free risperdal. Ironically, when Part D became available to me,
it disqualified me for the free meds.

My mom pays at least $2000 a year out of pocket with medicare part D.

penguin