Medicare drug plans

ElCy

My DH doesn’t not have a Medicare drug plan, I know we will have to pay a penalty to get one. Right now, he is only on Arecept. Does anyone know which drug plans are best as we get further into the disease and he will need other meds?

Quilting brings calm

There’s no need to worry about down the line.  The drug plan ( Medicare part d) can be changed every fall during open enrollment.   You can go to Medicare.gov, enter the appropriate information as a guest and select search drug plans -  state, current drugs, preferred pharmacies.  Select lowest premium and drug cost. Then  just pick the first one that meets your needs  

We went through an insurance agent inn person to actually apply, but you can do so over the internet if you choose  

loveskitties

Until you get a plan, and even after, you may want to try GoodRx or another discount app.

I understand that they can help considerably with the price...but you may have to deal with someone other than your usual pharmacy.

jmlarue

Definitely consider GoodRx for discounted prescriptions. We've often been able to get them cheaper paying out of pocket than paying the insurance co-pays. The only time this isn't a good option is for folks living in very small towns with few pharmacy options nearby. If you live within driving distance of big box stores like Walmart, Costco, or major pharmacy chains like CVS, RiteAid, or Walgreen's, you can likely do just as well without the Part D drug plan.

Faith,Hope,Love

My husband has Aetna for his Medicare Part D.  But I've found that Good RX is cheaper.  You go to their website and type in the prescription name and the pharmacy you use.  They give you the approximate price and the code to use with the pharmacy.  You can also see if other pharmacies have it cheaper.  His prescription for Namenda would have been $293.00 with his Medicare Part D plan.  With Good RX was $23.00.  Big Difference.

Vitruvius

DW's Quetiapine was over $200 for 90 days with her part D. With Goodrx it was $12 for 90 days. How is this right?  Also look into the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company.

Ed1937

My wife and I never had Part D. I use Costco for almost all medications (with Good RX), but I actually found that Walgreen's works with another card like Good RX, but don't remember the name. I was able to get a prescription from Walgreen's about $40.00 cheaper than Costco could get it for me. I was really surprised, but it just shows you that you should check, even though you are pretty sure you're dealing with the right place for a particular prescription.