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    <title>topic Re: What do you pay for Medicare Part D in Medicare &amp; Insurance</title>
    <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Medicare-Insurance/What-do-you-pay-for-Medicare-Part-D/m-p/2569599#M9776</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;a href="https://community.aarp.org/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3514073"&gt;@tjbitt&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I answered your same question in another thread. &amp;nbsp;What you have is a Medicare Part D prescription Drug ENHANCED plan - it differs from the standard or basic plan because it has extra benefits - which I hope to you cause you are paying for them.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;An enhanced plan may have things like NO deductible, a wider formulary, perhaps more access to some name-brand drugs instead of just generic or biosimilar versions.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;2025 plans are going thru some radical changes and EVERYBODY needs to review their Part D plan options very carefully and pick the one that is best for their needs. &amp;nbsp;These 2025 plans are limiting out of pocket cost to $2000, insulin will be at $ 35 per month limit, like now, some drugs will change tiers and may be more expensive &amp;nbsp;but others will be less expensive because the government is having the manufacturer and plan pick up more of the cost during the different phases of Part D - The phases of Part D are also changing. &amp;nbsp;And there is gonna be an installment option available to those who have very high medical cost ( I head at no interest but I haven’t seen any new plan designs yet.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;You will probably be getting a an Annual Notice of Change (ANOC) to your current part D plan - look over it in detail - not just the premiums. &amp;nbsp;Then in a few weeks all Part D insurers will be introducing their 2025 plans and then you will be able to pick and choose by what’s available in your area, a 2025 plan that meets your needs -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Open enrollment goes from October 15 - December 7 for plans that will be effective January 01, 2025. &amp;nbsp;So Review and Shop carefully for the plan that best meets your needs and for your wife too - you both don’t have the same plan because each may be very different in their medication needs - so you both need to shop plans for yourself - there shouldn’t be an “OUR” plan unless the same plan is the one that is best for each of you.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;A lot is changing to these Prescription Drug Plans for plan year 2025 -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/cms-releases-2025-medicare-part-d-bid-information-and-announces-premium-stabilization-demonstration" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;CMS releases 2025 Medicare Part D Bid Info and announces Premium Stabilization Demonstration&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 16:35:19 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>GailL1</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2024-09-17T16:35:19Z</dc:date>
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      <title>What do you pay for Medicare Part D</title>
      <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Medicare-Insurance/What-do-you-pay-for-Medicare-Part-D/m-p/2569480#M9770</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Just curious what others pay for Medicare Part D.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;My wife and I have AARP Medicare RX Preferred from United Health Care.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Our policy went from $58/mo in 2023 to $108/mo&amp;nbsp; this year and now going up to $180 for 2025.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thats more than tripled in 2 yrs 9 2023 to 2025).&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I hate to change but this is getting out of hand . Any thoughts most appreciated. Tnx&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 21:26:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>tjbitt</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-09-16T21:26:10Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: What do you pay for Medicare Part D</title>
      <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Medicare-Insurance/What-do-you-pay-for-Medicare-Part-D/m-p/2569599#M9776</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;a href="https://community.aarp.org/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3514073"&gt;@tjbitt&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I answered your same question in another thread. &amp;nbsp;What you have is a Medicare Part D prescription Drug ENHANCED plan - it differs from the standard or basic plan because it has extra benefits - which I hope to you cause you are paying for them.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;An enhanced plan may have things like NO deductible, a wider formulary, perhaps more access to some name-brand drugs instead of just generic or biosimilar versions.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;2025 plans are going thru some radical changes and EVERYBODY needs to review their Part D plan options very carefully and pick the one that is best for their needs. &amp;nbsp;These 2025 plans are limiting out of pocket cost to $2000, insulin will be at $ 35 per month limit, like now, some drugs will change tiers and may be more expensive &amp;nbsp;but others will be less expensive because the government is having the manufacturer and plan pick up more of the cost during the different phases of Part D - The phases of Part D are also changing. &amp;nbsp;And there is gonna be an installment option available to those who have very high medical cost ( I head at no interest but I haven’t seen any new plan designs yet.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;You will probably be getting a an Annual Notice of Change (ANOC) to your current part D plan - look over it in detail - not just the premiums. &amp;nbsp;Then in a few weeks all Part D insurers will be introducing their 2025 plans and then you will be able to pick and choose by what’s available in your area, a 2025 plan that meets your needs -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Open enrollment goes from October 15 - December 7 for plans that will be effective January 01, 2025. &amp;nbsp;So Review and Shop carefully for the plan that best meets your needs and for your wife too - you both don’t have the same plan because each may be very different in their medication needs - so you both need to shop plans for yourself - there shouldn’t be an “OUR” plan unless the same plan is the one that is best for each of you.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;A lot is changing to these Prescription Drug Plans for plan year 2025 -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/cms-releases-2025-medicare-part-d-bid-information-and-announces-premium-stabilization-demonstration" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;CMS releases 2025 Medicare Part D Bid Info and announces Premium Stabilization Demonstration&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 16:35:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Medicare-Insurance/What-do-you-pay-for-Medicare-Part-D/m-p/2569599#M9776</guid>
      <dc:creator>GailL1</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-09-17T16:35:19Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: What do you pay for Medicare Part D</title>
      <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Medicare-Insurance/What-do-you-pay-for-Medicare-Part-D/m-p/2569716#M9782</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;My wife and I have Wellcare Value Script for which we currently pay $6/year. Last year, it was $6/month. I'm not sure how they make their money, but not much of it is coming from us.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:19:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Medicare-Insurance/What-do-you-pay-for-Medicare-Part-D/m-p/2569716#M9782</guid>
      <dc:creator>DirkB349973</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-09-18T15:19:18Z</dc:date>
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