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1 online resource |
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--For dummies |
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--For dummies.
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| Contents |
Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage For Dummies; About the Author; Dedication; Author's Acknowledgments; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; What You're Not to Read; Foolish Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; Part I: The Nuts and Bolts of Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage; Part II: Deciding Whether to Sign Up for Part D; Part III: Choosing and Enrolling in the Right Part D Plan for You; Part IV: You're In! Navigating Part D from the Inside; Part V: The Part of Tens; Part VI: Appendixes; Icons Used in This Book |
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Where to Go from HerePart I: The Nuts and Bolts of Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage; Chapter 1: The ABCs (And D) of Medicare; Knowing Your Place in the Wide World of Medicare; Examining Costs and Coverage in Medicare's Four Parts; Part A; Part B; Part C; Part D; Comparing different types of Medicare insurance; Getting with the Program: When and How to Sign Up for Parts A and B; It's all in the timing: When to sign up; Taking the plunge: How to sign up; Lowering Costs and Adding Benefits; Medicare supplementary insurance (also known as Medigap); Medicare Advantage plans (Part C) |
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Veterans benefitsMedicaid; State Medicare savings programs; Chapter 2: The Rules of the Game: How Part D Works; Qualifying for Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage; Voluntary Enrollment and All the Strings Attached; Picking a Plan, Any Plan -- but Only One; Making Sense of Drug Coverage That Can Vary throughout the Year; Getting Coverage for the Drugs You Take; Paying for Your Drugs and Filling Your Prescriptions; Being Locked into One Plan for a Year; Chapter 3: The Big Question: What Will Part D Cost (And Save) You?; Decoding the Jargon of Medicare Drug Payments |
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Making a commitment: Monthly premiumForking over the first financial slice: Annual deductible; Sharing the pain: Co-payments and coinsurance; Leveling on costs: Tiers of charges; Getting out your wallet: Full price; Counting the cost: True out-of-pocket costs; Grasping How Costs Fit Together and Add Up; The importance of the drugs you take; The importance of the plan you choose; Putting together drug costs and plan designs: Three common examples; Knowing the Costs That Plans Can (And Can't) Change during a Calendar Year; The costs your plan can't change; The costs your plan can change |
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Being aware of your rightsUnderstanding How Costs May Change from Year to Year; Chapter 4: Delving into Drug Coverage under Part D; Finding Out about Formularies; The drugs that Part D plans must cover; The drugs that Medicare doesn't pay for; The off-label uses for some drugs; The rules of formulary changes; Making Sense of Special Restrictions on Some Covered Drugs; Getting the Drugs You Need When They're Restricted or Not Covered; Sidestepping the hoops; Understanding the 30-day rule; Trying another drug; Requesting an exception with your doctor's help; Obtaining excluded drugs |
| Summary |
Confused about Medicare's drug coverage? You're not alone. Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage For Dummies explains Part D in plain English and shows you how to find the best deal among numerous drug-coverage plan options. Whether you're new to Medicare or already in the program, you'll navigate the system with more ease and confidence, avoid pitfalls and scams, and have plenty of help choosing the plan that's right for you. This easy-to-understand, consumer-friendly guide helps you find out whether Part D affects any drug coverage you already have and weigh the consequences of going without co |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Medicare -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Medicare -- Popular works
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Pharmaceutical services insurance -- United States -- Popular works
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Prescription pricing -- United States -- Popular works
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Insurance -- Health.
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Medicare
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Pharmaceutical services insurance
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Prescription pricing
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United States
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Reference works
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Handbooks and manuals
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Popular works
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Reference works.
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Ouvrages de référence.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2008935260 |
| ISBN |
0470436247 |
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9780470436240 |
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9780470477106 |
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0470477105 |
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9780470436714 |
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0470436719 |
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1281946117 |
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9781281946119 |
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