PDP-Facts: 2011 Medicare Part D Plan Facts-
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2011 National Medicare Part D Plan Statistics* and Averages per Region Statistic 2011 Change 11-10 2010 Change 10-09 2009 Total Number of Part D Drug Plans 1007 -569 1576 -112 1688 Average Nbr of Part D Plans per Region 30 -16 46 -3 49 Nbr of Enhanced (EA) Plans 434 -361 795 -95 890 Avg. Enhanced Plans per Region 13 -10 23 -3 26 Nbr of Basic (BA, DS, AE) Plans 573 -208 781 -17 798 Avg. Nbr of Basic Plans per Region 17 -6 23 0 23 Nbr of $0 Deductible Plans 396 -233 629 -304 933 Avg. Nbr of $0 Ded. Plans per Region 12 -7 19 -8 27 Percent $0 Deductible Plans 39% -1% 40% -15% 55% Nbr of Plans with a Premium < $25 49 -42 91 -53 144 Avg Nbr of Plans - Premium < $25 1 -2 3 -1 4 Percent Plans with a Premium < $25 5% -1% 6% -3% 9% Lowest Cost PDP Plan (Premium) $14.80 $6.00 $8.80 $-1.50 $10.30 Highest Cost PDP Plan (Premium) $133.40 $13.20 $120.20 $-16.60 $136.80 Average PDP Plan Premium (Cost) $53.77 $7.19 $46.58 $1.12 $45.46 % Change in Avg. PDP Plan Costs -- 15% -- 2% -- Avg. Weighted PDP Plan Premium** $41.05 $4.15 $36.90 $2.37 $34.53 % Change Weighted Avg. PDP Costs** -- 11% -- 7% -- Number of PDP Plans with Any Gap Coverage in the Gap (Donut Hole) 331 23 308 -108 416 Percent of PDP Plans with Any Gap Coverage 33% 13% 20% -5% 25% Lowest Cost Plan with Any Gap Coverage View coverage type / premium details $32.90 $-7.50 $40.40 $8.50 $31.90 Number of LIS PDP Plans View List of LIS Qualified Plans 315 27 288 -20 308 Nbr of Unique LIS Qualified Plans View List of LIS Qualified Plans 24 -6 30 1 29 Premium Changes for Persons Staying in their Current Plan View premium detail chart Nbr of Plans with Premium Decrease 236 -207 443 192 251 Nbr of Plans with No Premium Change 44 -14 58 -34 92 Nbr of Plans with Premium Increase 699 -411 1110 -201 1311 % of People with a Premium Increase 64% -17% 81% -7% 88% Weighted Average Increase for People with a Premium Increase $6.74 $1.26 $5.48 $-2.75 $8.23

Note: *Stand-alone Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDP)s only. Data for MA-PD plans not included. The data for the sanctioned Aetna plans is NOT included on this page 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 2011 CMS Standard Plan including cost sharing, LIS benchmarks, etc.

Details for the Min. and Max. Premium Plans in 2011

H/L State Plan Name Prem. Ded. Gap Coverage Benefit Type Low WI Humana Walmart-Preferred Rx Plan (PDP) $14.80 $310.00 No Gap Coverage Basic High DC DE MD BlueRx Enhanced (PDP) $133.40 $0.00 All Generics Enhanced

» Click to see 2011 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 2011.

Min. and Max. Premium Plans in 2010 and their change in 2011

H/L Year State Plan Name Prem. Ded. Gap Coverage Benefit Type Low 2010 OR WA First Health Part D-Secure (PDP) $8.80 $175.00 No Gap Coverage Enhanced Low 2011 OR WA -- $0.00 $0.00 -- -- High 2010 DC DE MD Blue Rx Enhanced (PDP) $120.20 $0.00 All Generics Enhanced High 2011 DC DE MD BlueRx Enhanced (PDP) $133.40 $0.00 All 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 2010 and

plan features and costs should you stay in the same plan in 2011.

Gap Coverage Types and Minimum Premium for 2011 Part D Plans

2011 Gap Coverage Details Gap Coverage Type Nbr. Plans Min. Prem. No Gap Coverage 676 $14.80 Few Generics 68 $32.90 Some Generics 67 $34.70 Many Generics 117 $39.90 All Generics 7 $72.80 Some Generics and Some Brands 34 $79.10 Many Generics and Some Brands 38 $91.20 2010 Gap Coverage Details Gap Coverage Type Nbr. Plans Min. Prem. No Gap Coverage 1268 $8.80 Some Generics 7 $40.40 Many Generics 230 $54.20 Many Generics and Few Brand 35 $56.00 All Generics 35 $56.60 Few Generics 1 $61.10

Notes: 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 Healthcare Reform provides that for Plan Year 2011, ALL formulary generics will have at least a 7% discount and ALL brand drugs will have at least a 50% discount in the coverage gap. The Gap Coverage Types discussed in this section are in addition to the Healthcare Reform mandated discounts. 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 2011 Part D Plans

2011 LIS Qualifying Plans Plan Name Plan ID AARP MedicareRx Preferred (PDP) S5820 AARP MedicareRx Preferred (PDP) S5805 Advantage Star Plan by RxAmerica (PDP) S5644 AR Blue Cross - Medi-Pak Rx Basic (PDP) S5795 Blue MedicareRx Standard (PDP) S5596 BravoRx (PDP) S5998 CIGNA Medicare Rx Plan One (PDP) S5617 Community CCRx Basic (PDP) S5803 Community CCRx Basic (PDP) S5825 CVS Caremark Value (PDP) S5601 EnvisionRxPlus Silver (PDP) S7694 First Health Part D Premier (PDP) S5768 Health Net Orange Option 1 (PDP) S5678 HealthSpring Prescription Drug Plan -Reg12 (PDP) S5932 Humana Walmart-Preferred Rx Plan (PDP) S5552 Humana Walmart-Preferred Rx Plan (PDP) S5884 Medco Medicare Prescription Plan - Value (PDP) S5660 Medco Medicare Prescription Plan - Value (PDP) S5983 MedicareBlue Rx Standard (PDP) S5743 MedicareRx Rewards Standard (PDP) S5960 Sterling Rx (PDP) S4802 UA Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Cov (PDP) S5755 WellCare Classic (PDP) S5967 Windsor Rx (PDP) S2505 2010 LIS Qualifying Plans Plan Name Plan ID AARP MedicareRx Saver (PDP) S5921 Advantage Star Plan by RxAmerica (PDP) S5644 AdvantraRx Premier (PDP) S5674 Aetna Medicare Rx Essentials (PDP) S5810 AmeriHealth Advantage (PDP) S2770 AR Blue Cross - Medi-Pak Rx Basic (PDP) S5795 Blue MedicareRx - Value (PDP) S5715 Blue MedicareRx Standard (PDP) S5596 Blue MedicareRx Value (PDP) S5726 BlueRx Option I (PDP) S1030 BravoRx (PDP) S5998 CIGNA Medicare Rx Plan One (PDP) S5617 Community CCRx Basic (PDP) S5803 EnvisionRxPlus Silver (PDP) S7694 First Health Part D-Premier (PDP) S5768 Fox Value Plan (PDP) S5557 GHI Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) S5966 Health Net Orange Option 1 (PDP) S5678 HealthSpring Prescription Drug Plan -Reg 2 (PDP) S5932 HIP Part D New York (PDP) S5741 Humana Basic S5884-122 (PDP) S5884 Medco Medicare Prescription Plan - Value (PDP) S5983 Medco Medicare Prescription Plan - Value (PDP) S5660 MedicareRx Rewards Standard (PDP) S5960 PrescribaRx Bronze (PDP) S5597 PrescribaRx Bronze (PDP) S5825 SilverScript Value (PDP) S5601 UA Medicare Part D Rx Covg - Silver Plan (PDP) S5755 UnitedHealthcare MedicareRx (PDP) S5917 Windsor Rx (PDP) 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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