It's that time again!

As many of you have heard (or read), Wednesday, November 15th, was the first day of the Medicare drug benefit enrollment period which ends December 31. Even if you signed up for the benefit last year, you may want to verify the plan you chose is still the best one for you. Many (if not all) of the plans have changed --- including (but not limited to) higher monthly premiums and drugs covered under each plan. As a result, the plan you thought was perfect for you… may not be.

To help with this, the Medicare website has received a new redesign and has improved their utilities including:

• Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder which allows you to look up plans by state or area and compare the benefits/costs of each plan
• Medicare Options Compare (formerly the Medicare Personal Plan Finder) which focuses on the Medicare Advantage Plans and the Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plans is completely redesigned to provide better navigation and flow enhancements from the Medicare Prescription Drug Finder. Out-of-pocket costs have also been added in.
• The ability to enroll online in a Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plan
• Plans in Your Area, a dynamic version of last year's Landscape of Local Plans and a subset of the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder, allows you to get a snapshot of the plans in your area --- down to the county level.

All in all, many people have worked hard to make enrolling online easier for you. Go check it out--- it’ll save you money on your prescription drug costs.

Enroll now!