Frequently Asked Questions about Using Part D with Other Drug Programs

Yes.  Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage is voluntary and you can use a Drug Discount Coupon or Drug Discount Card to purchase your medications instead of your Medicare Part D plan covera . . .

Yes.  If you have Veterans Administration (VA) drug coverage, you can also join a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan (PDP) or Medicare Advantage plan that includes drug coverage (MAPD) - and . . .

Yes.  You may be use a drug discount card to buy prescriptions when you enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan.However, you will need to read the discount card's "fine print" as some drug discount . . .

If you get Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB), your coverage will not change. If you decide that your Federal Employee Health Benefits drug coverage meets your needs, you can choose not to join a . . .

As long as they still qualify, most people keep their TRICARE, VA, or FEHBP prescription drug coverage.Contact your benefits administrator or your insurer for information about your TRICARE, VA, or FE . . .

If you have drug coverage through an employer or union and will also get the extra help paying for your drug costs, talk to your employer/union or the benefits administrator of your employer or u . . .

Yes.  If a network pharmacy's retail price for a formulary prescription is lower than your Medicare Part D plan's negotiated retail price, and you are using co-insurance (for example you pay 25% . . .

Only very few types of drug plans (such as VA or TRICARE coverage) work together with a Medicare Part D plan - and, in general, drug store discount cards or private drug discount plans usually cannot . . .

This 2006 policy establishes that Medicare beneficiaries can purchase drugs at lower pharmacy prices without using their Medicare drug plan (during a time when the beneficiary pays 100% of the cost) - and ask the plan to add the purchase to their total out-of-pocket costs.

Probably not.  In most cases, your Employer (or Union) healthcare drug plan will not work together with a Medicare plan - and you probably will not be able to add supplemental Medicare Part D pre . . .

Medicare Part D prescription drug plans may work together with certain drug assistance programs, but in general, a person eligible for Medicare is not able to use both their Medicare Part D plan and a . . .

Yes.  If you have Veterans Administration (VA) drug coverage, you can also join a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan (PDP) or Medicare Advantage plan that includes drug coverage (MAPD) - and . . .

Yes.  Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage is voluntary and you can use a Drug Discount Coupon or Drug Discount Card to purchase your medications instead of your Medicare Part D plan covera . . .

This 2006 policy establishes that Medicare beneficiaries can purchase drugs at lower pharmacy prices without using their Medicare drug plan (during a time when the beneficiary pays 100% of the cost) - and ask the plan to add the purchase to their total out-of-pocket costs.

Probably not.  In most cases, your Employer (or Union) healthcare drug plan will not work together with a Medicare plan - and you probably will not be able to add supplemental Medicare Part D pre . . .

Yes.  You may be use a drug discount card to buy prescriptions when you enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan.However, you will need to read the discount card's "fine print" as some drug discount . . .

Yes.  If a network pharmacy's retail price for a formulary prescription is lower than your Medicare Part D plan's negotiated retail price, and you are using co-insurance (for example you pay 25% . . .

Only very few types of drug plans (such as VA or TRICARE coverage) work together with a Medicare Part D plan - and, in general, drug store discount cards or private drug discount plans usually cannot . . .

Medicare Part D prescription drug plans may work together with certain drug assistance programs, but in general, a person eligible for Medicare is not able to use both their Medicare Part D plan and a . . .

As long as they still qualify, most people keep their TRICARE, VA, or FEHBP prescription drug coverage.Contact your benefits administrator or your insurer for information about your TRICARE, VA, or FE . . .

If you get Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB), your coverage will not change. If you decide that your Federal Employee Health Benefits drug coverage meets your needs, you can choose not to join a . . .

If you have drug coverage through an employer or union and will also get the extra help paying for your drug costs, talk to your employer/union or the benefits administrator of your employer or u . . .