Part 2 of...I am preparing a paper (for lack of a better word) to submit to PAN, regarding the process of obtaining, enrollment into and use of Medicare. I need input from anyone who would provide their personal experience.
Your Medicare Part D/Prescription Coverage experience:
- What state do you live in?
- If you have been eligible (without any employer coverage, or other similar coverage) and have not enrolled, why not?
- If you are enrolled in a Part D plan, what was your enrollment experience like...
finding a plan,
determining medication coverage,
enrollment,
etc.
- How do you feel about the penalty for those that don't enroll when first eligilbe?
- How do you feel about the fact that
the insurance companies have the ability for "re-write" Part D,
set their own premiums,
decide what medications they might cover that are not on the Medicare formulary
- If you were enrolled in a Part D plan during any part of 2006, and you are continuing with that same plan for 2007, will your current pharmacy continue to be under contract for 2007 with your insurance company?
- If you were enrolled in a Part D plan during any part of 2006, and you are continuing with that same plan for 2007, will your formulary continue to be the same into 2007? If not, how has it changed?
- If you were enrolled in a Part D plan during any part of 2006, and you had coverage through the Gap period (insurance company allowed the continuation of co-payment, rather than you paying 100%), is your 2007 plan going to continue to provide the same coverage during 2007? If not, how has this impacted your ability to purchase RX during 2007?
- If your coverage during 2006 did cover the Gap, how were you able to continue to pay for your medications during the Gap?
- If you coverage during 2007 will not cover the Gap, how will you pay for RX during the Gap in 2007.
- During 2006 did you reach the Catastrophic part of Part D?
- What has been your physician(s) reaction(s) to Medicare Part D?
Please provide any additional information.