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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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Endacott Society Computer Study Group 1
By Jerry Niebaum
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Endacott Society Computer Study Group 2
Start here to compare costs of Prescription Drug Plans
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Endacott Society Computer Study Group 3
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Endacott Society Computer Study Group 4
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Endacott Society Computer Study Group 5
Enter your personal info here
Then click here
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Endacott Society Computer Study Group 6
Then click here
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Endacott Society Computer Study Group 7
This is the one
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Endacott Society Computer Study Group 8
This is our choice for this example
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Endacott Society Computer Study Group 9
Lipitor
Enter a drug namethen click here
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Endacott Society Computer Study Group 10
Click here to add more
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Endacott Society Computer Study Group 11
Click here when list is complete
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Endacott Society Computer Study Group 12
For this example this option is taken
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Endacott Society Computer Study Group 13
My choice for this example
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Endacott Society Computer Study Group 14
We’ll make this choice here
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Endacott Society Computer Study Group 15
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Endacott Society Computer Study Group 16
We’re there! We made it!
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Endacott Society Computer Study Group 17
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Endacott Society Computer Study Group 18
Results shown here are specific to the choices made.
Your mileage may vary !
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Endacott Society Computer Study Group 19
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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Endacott Society Computer Study Group 20
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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Endacott Society Computer Study Group 21
That’
s all
Folks
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