Debunking Common Medicare Part D Myths

Friday, March 1, 2019

(NAPSA)—It’s important to evalu- ate your Medicare Prescription Drug Plan every year. Your plan benefits can change, including your prescription drug coverage, premiums, deductibles and pharmacy benefits. As you do your research, you mayrun into a few misconceptions. Walgreens vice president ofspecialty andretail pharmacy operations Rina Shah debunks five common myths about Medicare Part D. ‘Myth 1: Your Medicare prescriptions cost the sameatall pharmacies. Fact: You often pay less on copays whenyoufill a Medicare Part D-covered prescription at a preferred pharmacyin your plan’s network. These savings can quickly add up. Myth 2: Medicare Part D and Medi- care Advantage plans can require you to fill prescriptions by mail. Fact: Medicare prevents plans from requiring patients to use a mail-order pharmacyexclusively. Myth 3: Once you pick a plan, you don't needtoreviewit each year. Fact: Changes in the prescriptions youtake, plan design and coverage may You may beable to save money on medications by using a preferred pharmacy in your Medicare plan’s network. friend may notbe the right choice for you. ‘Myth 5: Changing your plan means you mustchange your pharmacy. Fact: Getting a new plan doesn’t always result in having to use a new right for you. Yourinsurance provider pharmacy. Whenevaluating your plan options, always consider your preferred Myth4: It’s a goodidea to pick a plan that a friend recommends. make sure your pharmacy ofchoice is in yourplan’s preferred network. Walgreensis a preferred network pharmacy tions and doctors are likely different means you can save money on your copays. are an important part of the overall Medicare costs, what works for your make prescription managementeasier, visit Walgreens.com/Medicare. cause your existing plan to no longer be sendsa letter that describes any changes to yourplan.It is important to review these changesas they could impact your total cost. Fact: While your friends may have good recommendations,their prescripfrom yours. Because copaysfor drugs pharmacyas an importantpart of your evaluation. Whenyoustartto research coverage, with many plans nationwide, which For more information on tools to

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