PDP-Facts: 2009 Medicare Part D Plan Facts -
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2009 National Medicare Part D Plan Statistics* and Averages per Region Statistic 2009 Change 09-08 2008 Change 08-07 2007 Total Number of Part D Drug Plans 1688 -136 1824 -51 1875 Average Nbr of Part D Plans per Region 49 -4 53 -2 55 Nbr of Enhanced (EA) Plans 890 -35 925 38 887 Avg. Enhanced Plans per Region 26 -1 27 1 26 Nbr of Basic (BA, DS, AE) Plans 798 -101 899 -89 988 Avg. Nbr of Basic Plans per Region 23 -3 26 -3 29 Nbr of $0 Deductible Plans 933 -132 1065 -62 1127 Avg. Nbr of $0 Ded. Plans per Region 27 -4 31 -2 33 Percent $0 Deductible Plans 55% -3% 58% -2% 60% Nbr of Plans with a Premium < $20 58 -73 131 27 104 Avg Nbr of Plans - Premium < $20 2 -2 4 1 3 Percent Plans with a Premium < $20 3% -4% 7% 1% 6% Lowest Cost PDP Plan (Premium) $10.30 $0.50 $9.80 $0.30 $9.50 Highest Cost PDP Plan (Premium) $136.80 $29.30 $107.50 $-28.20 $135.70 Average PDP Plan Premium (Cost) $45.46 $5.44 $40.02 $3.23 $36.79 % Change in Avg. PDP Plan Costs -- 14% -- 9% -- Avg. Weighted PDP Plan Premium** $34.61 $4.59 $30.02 $2.63 $27.39 % Change Weighted Avg. PDP Costs** -- 15% -- 10% -- Number of PDP Plans with Any Gap Coverage in the Gap (Donut Hole) 416 -113 529 -9 538 Percent of PDP Plans with Any Gap Coverage 25% -4% 29% 0% 29% Lowest Cost Plan with Any Gap Coverage View coverage type / premium details $31.90 $3.20 $28.70 $3.10 $25.60 Number of LIS PDP Plans View List of LIS Qualified Plans 308 -187 495 12 483 Nbr of Unique LIS Qualified Plans View List of LIS Qualified Plans 29 -18 47 5 42 Premium Changes for Persons Staying in their Current Plan View premium detail chart Nbr of Plans with Premium Decrease 251 -219 470 Nbr of Plans with No Premium Change 92 -23 115 Nbr of Plans with Premium Increase 1311 274 1037 % of People with a Premium Increase 88% 16% 72% Weighted Average Increase for People with a Premium Increase $8.23 $0.23 $8.00

Note: *Stand-alone Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDP)s only. Data for MA-PD plans not included. The data is calculated per region. For example. A plan which is avalilable in CMS Region 6 which includes PA and WV is counted once, not twice. **The plan premium weighted averages are calculated by multiplying the plan premium by the number of enrollees in the plan to give more "weight" to plans with more members.

Links above will take you to examples for California (or select your state once in PDP-Finder or PDP-Compare) » Details of the 2009 CMS Standard Plan including cost sharing, LIS benchmarks, etc.

Details for the Min. and Max. Premium Plans in 2009

H/L State Plan Name Prem. Ded. Gap Coverage Benefit Type Low NM First Health Part D-Secure $10.30 $175.00 No Gap Coverage Enhanced High NY Aetna Medicare Rx Premier $136.80 $0.00 Many Generics Enhanced

» Click to see 2009 Part D Plan details for California or choose your state.

The chart above shows the details of the least expensive and most expensive

plans available for 2009.

Min. and Max. Premium Plans in 2008 and their change in 2009

H/L Year State Plan Name Prem. Ded. Gap Coverage Benefit Type Low 2008 AZ MedicareRx Rewards Standard $9.80 $275.00 No Gap Coverage Basic Low 2009 AZ MedicareRx Rewards Standard $18.60 $295.00 No Gap Coverage Basic High 2008 NY Humana PDP Complete S5552-002 $107.50 $0.00 All Preferred Generics Enhanced High 2009 NY Humana PDP Complete S5552-002 $100.80 $0.00 Many Generics Enhanced

» Click to see change details for all plans in California or choose your state.

The chart above details the least (and most) expensive plan in 2008 and

plan features and costs should you stay in the same plan in 2009.

Gap Coverage Types and Minimum Premium for 2009 Part D Plans

2009 Gap Coverage Details Gap Coverage Type Nbr. Plans Min. Prem. No Gap Coverage 1272 $10.30 Some Generics 76 $31.90 Many Generics 229 $39.00 All Generics 108 $46.40 All Generics and Few Brands 1 $64.00 Many Generics and Few Brands 2 $79.90 2008 Gap Coverage Details Gap Coverage Type Nbr. Plans Min. Prem. No Gap Coverage 1295 $9.80 All Generics 262 $28.70 All Preferred Generics 220 $30.00 All Generics and Some Brands 1 $49.40 Some Generics 46 $51.90

Note: Click the Gap Coverage Type above to see plan details in California                or choose your state.

Gap coverage descriptions apply to formulary drugs only. The percentage of "Generic" and "Brand" drugs covered in the gap are each separately calculated and the following descriptions are used: "All": 100% of formulary drugs of this type (generic or brand as noted) are covered through the gap. Ex: "All Generics", "Many": >=65% to <100% of formulary drugs of this type (generic or brand as noted) are covered through the gap. Ex: "Many Generics", "Some": >=10% to <65 % of formulary drugs of this type (generic or brand as noted) are covered through the gap. Ex: "Some Generics", "Few": >0% to <10% of formulary drugs of this type (generic or brand as noted) are covered through the gap (and must also be >15 products covered through the gap), "No Gap Coverage": 0% of drugs are covered through the gap (or <=15 products covered through the gap).

$0 Premium LIS Qualified 2009 Part D Plans

2009 LIS Qualifying Plans Plan Name Plan ID AARP MedicareRx Saver S5921 Advantage Star Plan by RxAmerica S5644 Aetna Medicare Rx Essentials S5810 AmeriHealth Advantage Rx Option I S2770 AR Blue Cross - Medi-Pak Rx Basic S5795 Blue Medicare Rx - Value S5715 Blue MedicareRx Value S5596 BravoRx S5998 CIGNA Medicare Rx Plan One S5617 Citrus Part D FL. S8465 Community CCRx Basic S5803 EnvisionRxPlus Silver S7694 First Health Part D-Premier S5768 Fox Value Plan S5557 GHI Medicare Prescription Drug Plan S5966 Health Net Orange Option 1 S5678 HealthSpring Prescription Drug Plan -Reg 1 S5932 HIP Part D New York S5741 Medco Medicare Prescription Plan - Value S5660 Medco Medicare Prescription Plan - Value S5983 MedicareBlue Rx Option 1 S5743 MedicareRx Rewards Standard S5960 Prescriba Rx Bronze S5825 Prescriba Rx Bronze S5597 SierraRx S5917 SilverScript Value S5601 UA Medicare Part D Rx Covg - Silver Plan S5755 WellCare Classic S5967 Windsor Rx S2505 2008 LIS Qualifying Plans Plan Name Plan ID AARP MedicareRx Preferred S5820 AARP MedicareRx Saver S5921 Advantage Star Plan by RxAmerica S5644 Aetna Medicare Rx Essentials S5810 Alliance Medicare RX S3440 AmeriHealth Advantage Rx Option I S2770 AmeriHealth NJ Rx Option I S4496 AR Blue Cross - Medi-Pak Rx Basic S5795 Blue Medicare Rx - Value S5715 Blue MedicareRx Value S5726 Blue MedicareRx Value S5596 BlueRx Option I S1030 BlueRx Value S5593 BravoRx S5998 BravoRx S5822 BravoRx S1566 CIGNA Medicare Rx Plan One S5617 Community CCRx Basic S5803 DeanCare Rx Classic S5954 First Health Part D-Premier S5569 First Health Part D-Premier S5768 Fox Value Plan S5557 GHI Medicare Prescription Drug Plan S5966 Health Net Orange Option 1 S5678 HealthSpring Prescription Drug Plan -Reg 1 S5932 Humana PDP Standard S5884-092 S5884 InStil Rx S5946 MedBlue Rx S5953 Medco Medicare Prescription Plan - Value S5660 Medco Medicare Prescription Plan - Value S5983 Medicare Blue Rx Basic Plus S5566 MedicareBlue Rx Option 1 S5743 MedicareRx Rewards Standard S5960 Paramount Basic Prescription Drug Plan S5588 PerformRx Option I S5650 Prescription Pathway Bronze Plan Reg 1 S5597 Prescription Pathway Bronze Plan Reg 3 S5825 Quality Rx S8475 Scott & White Health Plan Texas Rx Value S5915 Secure Rx - Option 4 S8067 SierraRx Basic S5917 SilverScript S5601 Sterling Rx S4802 UA Medicare Part D Rx Covg - Silver Plan S5755 UPMC for Life Prescription Drug Plan S3389 WellCare Classic S5967 Windsor Rx S2505

Note: Click heading above to see plan details in California or choose your state.                Please note, not all plans are available in every state.

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(Chart Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid files: 2009LandscapeSourceData_PDP_09_18_08.xls, 2008LandscapeSourceData_PDP_09_25_07.xls, 2007LandscapeSource Data_PDP_09.26.06.xls, State Data Fact Sheet Source - HKH.xls.)





Last updated on: 09/20/2009

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