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C h o i c e s. A Biased Guide to Prescription Drug Programs Medicare Part D. By Jerry Niebaum. www.medicare.gov. Start here to compare costs of Prescription Drug Plans. Enter your personal info here. Then click here. Then click here. This is the one. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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By Jerry Niebaum
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Start here to compare costs of Prescription Drug Plans
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Enter your personal info here
Then click here
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Then click here
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This is the one
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This is our choice for this example
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Lipitor
Enter a drug namethen click here
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Click here to add more
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Click here when list is complete
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For this example this option is taken
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My choice for this example
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We’ll make this choice here
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We’re there! We made it!
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Results shown here are specific to the choices made.
Your mileage may vary !
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Example: Medicare participant and spouse
Both on Medicare
Currently enrolled in KS Senior Plan C
For 2006 the monthly costs are:
With drugs $ 746.50 without drugs $342.50
Thus, drug cost for this plan is $3,648 / yearPlus any co-pay. In this example the co-pay Was approximately $900/year for a totalAnnual drug cost of about $4,548
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With Plan D married couples may choose a different planfor each of them depending on cost and convenience.
Drug costs can be lowered by choosing generic brand drugs.
Drug costs can be lowered by choosing mail delivery.
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That’
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Folks
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