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Lisa Baxter, Aging Service Specialist

I Changed Prescription Drug Plan - Now What?

As of January 1, you will no longer be on your old plan and your new plan begins. You will want to discard your old plan’s insurance card and put your new one in its place. You will want to give your drug store/ provider your new insurance card information for billing.

Those people who chose to pay their premiums via coupon book can pay monthly or make as many payments as they want by sending in the amount required.

Those that chose to have their premiums taken out of their Social Security check or Railroad Retirement may have lag time depending on when they switched plans. Its best to make sure premiums are paid and not assume it will come out of your Social Security check.

IT IS BENEFICIAL TO REVIEW AND CHANGE PLANS EARLY IN OPEN ENROLLMENT.

In some instances, individuals have gotten letters from the Social Security stating: “We will no longer deduct money for your Medicare prescription drug plan costs from your monthly benefits." What does this mean?

When you enr...