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Book Description

September 29, 2008
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 coverage. You’ll find ways to compare plans, identify the one that covers your drugs at the least cost, and make sure you sign up at the right time. And you’ll learn how to minimize your expenses, use the “right” pharmacies, and troubleshoot any problems with your coverage. Discover how to:

  • Decide whether you need Part D
  • Understand how Part D works, from costs to coverage
  • Choose and enroll in the best plan for you
  • Get up and running with Part D
  • Handle the coverage gap
  • Lower your drug costs
  • Join and switch plans
  • Comply with long-term-care rules and rights
  • Challenge plan decisions
  • Avoid scams and hard-sell marketing

Now, more than ever, you need clear, reliable information that helps you understand Part D and make smart, cost-saving healthcare decisions. You need Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage For Dummies.


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Book Description

Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage For Dummies offers strategies to cut through the confusions of Part D, either for yourself or for someone you're helping. It explains the program's ins and outs in plain words. It shows you how to avoid or cope with pitfalls and suggests how you can lower your costs or find a better deal. Best of all, it convinces you that you can - yes, you can - handle Medicare Part D! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Cut through the complexities of Medicare Part D and make the choices that meet your needs

Confused by Medicare's drug coverage? This consumer-friendly guide explains Part D in plain English and shows you how to find the best deal among numerous plan options. Whether you're new to Medicare or already in the program, you'll navigate the system more easily and confidently, avoid pitfalls and scams — and choose the plan that's right for you!

  • Decide whether you need Part D — find out whether it affects any drug coverage you already have and weigh the consequences of going without coverage

  • Choose and enroll in the best plan for you — compare plans to find the one that covers your drugs at the least cost and sign up at the right time

  • Get up and running with Part D — minimize your expenses, use the "right" pharmacies, and troubleshoot any problems with your coverage

Open the book and find:

  • Details of how Part D works, from costs to coverage

  • Ways to get extra help paying for drugs if your income is limited

  • Step-by-step guidance on how to compare drug plans

  • Tips on handling the coverage gap

  • Practical advice on lowering your drug costs

  • Clear instructions for joining and switching plans

  • Rules and rights that apply to people in long-term care

  • Procedures for challenging plan decisions


Product Details

  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (September 29, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470276762
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470276761
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #79,071 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on Medicare, September 5, 2009
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How can you make the best choices about medical insurance when you reach 65? There is endless information on the internet and several books cover the subject. I bought most of these books and did extensive research but was still uncertain and undecided. This was the one book that stood out: well-written and covered the subject very well. In addition, the author's clear, straightforward writing style explained the other parts of Medicare and the choices available better than any other source.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Worse than useless, September 1, 2011
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What a shock? I expected something.

This "book" is 26 pages long and in really really big print (26 lines per page).

Written at the senility level, it spends half the book letting you know how helpful the book with be and the second half telling you almost nothing.

Do not waste your money.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Outdated, November 16, 2011
This review is from: Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage For Dummies (Paperback)
This was written in 2008. Many of the rules and reg have changed due to health care reform and is outdated.
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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
independent review entity, plan ratings, initial coverage period, other drug coverage, plan details page, prescription drug plan finder, cover your drugs, creditable drug coverage, current drug coverage, plan membership card, include drug coverage, pharmacy assistance program, call your plan, pharmacy receipts, special enrollment period, initial enrollment period, late penalty, annual enrollment period, total drug costs, skilled nursing facility benefit, creditable coverage, coverage determination, coverage gap, network pharmacies, pharmacy network
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Extra Help, Social Security, Medicare Advantage, Deciding Whether, Smart Choice, Medicare Cost, Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder, State Health Insurance Assistance Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Plans, State Pharmacy Assistance Program, Better Deal, Private Fee-for-Service, The First Cut, Deciding How You Want, Receive Your Medical Benefits, Evidence of Coverage, Holler Louder, Department of Veterans Affairs, Puerto Rico, Special Needs Plan, Buyer Beware, United States, The Big Question, Annual Notice of Change, Bringing Down Your Drug Costs
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