Ross,
I guess that's why people really have to do their homework, because it's different in every state. Like I said around here advantage plans are out of sight, and if the government gets it's way they may cease to exist.
As an example we have freinds that live about 150miles north of us. The plan they signed up for with a private insurer costs them about $99/mo, so we had the agent come down to our house. For the exact same plan as our friends have our premium would have been $155/mo for each of us. It didn't make sense but we have seen it over and over.
Our Part D plans have been pretty good though. People also need to be aware that many Part D plans are charging a yearly deductible this year, previously we had none. These can range anywhere from $100/yr to $300/yr.
We are doing OK with the Part D plans we have.
Under the GM plan Coumadin was costing me about $65 for a 90 day supply.
Last year my Part D plan charged me $46 for a 90 day supply.
This year the same exact plan is charging me $16.26 for a 90 day supply. And that's for the brand, not warfarin. I can live with that since I had problems trying to go with the generic.
It really would be nice for everyone if all these things were the same from state to state.
It can be a really confusing nightmare for people to pick and choose.
Rich
I guess that's why people really have to do their homework, because it's different in every state. Like I said around here advantage plans are out of sight, and if the government gets it's way they may cease to exist.
As an example we have freinds that live about 150miles north of us. The plan they signed up for with a private insurer costs them about $99/mo, so we had the agent come down to our house. For the exact same plan as our friends have our premium would have been $155/mo for each of us. It didn't make sense but we have seen it over and over.
Our Part D plans have been pretty good though. People also need to be aware that many Part D plans are charging a yearly deductible this year, previously we had none. These can range anywhere from $100/yr to $300/yr.
We are doing OK with the Part D plans we have.
Under the GM plan Coumadin was costing me about $65 for a 90 day supply.
Last year my Part D plan charged me $46 for a 90 day supply.
This year the same exact plan is charging me $16.26 for a 90 day supply. And that's for the brand, not warfarin. I can live with that since I had problems trying to go with the generic.
It really would be nice for everyone if all these things were the same from state to state.
It can be a really confusing nightmare for people to pick and choose.
Rich